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Google snatches Windsurf CEO

Google snatches Windsurf execs in a $2.4B deal, derailing OpenAI’s biggest acquisition yet
In a stunning reversal, Google DeepMind acquires Windsurf’s top talent just weeks after OpenAI’s $3B deal collapsed over IP tensions with Microsoft.
Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart
As of Friday, Windsurf’s head of business, Jeff Wang, will take over as the startup’s interim CEO, he announced in a post on social media. Most of Windsurf’s 250 person team is not headed to Google DeepMind and will continue offering its AI coding tools for enterprise customers.
Cognition to buy AI startup Windsurf days after Google poached CEO in $2.4 billion licensing deal
AI startup Cognition on Monday said it’s acquiring Windsurf in a deal that will include the coding company’s IP and user base.
The Windsurf Story So Far, Windsurf’s Wild Ride : OpenAI, Google and Acquisition By Cognition
Explore Cognition AI’s acquisition of Windsurf and its impact on AI, software development, and employee ownership in the tech industry.
AI Startup Cognition to Buy Windsurf After Google Licensing Deal
Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI Inc. has agreed to buy what remains of Windsurf for an undisclosed sum days after Alphabet Inc.’s Google struck a $2.4 billion deal for Windsurf’s top talent and licensing rights.
OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf’s R&D employees and bring them onto the Google DeepMind team, Google and Windsurf announced Friday.
Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal
Google wants its AI models to become bigger in coding. It has now hired the CEO of one of the top startups in that area.
Windsurf's CEO is headed to Google DeepMind — not to OpenAI
Windsurf's CEO and several key researchers at the AI coding assistant startup are headed to Google.
Google snatches Windsurf CEO after OpenAI deal dissolves
CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Big Tech's AI talent raid.
Google secures Windsurf talent in $2.4bn AI technology deal
Key Windsurf figures, including CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen, will join Google DeepMind to focus on agentic coding.
Google Spends $2.4B on Windsurf to Advance Its ‘Agentic Coding’
OpenAI’s $3B bid to acquire Windsurf collapsed after talks stalled, clearing the path for Google to license its AI coding ...
Cognition will buy AI coding startup Windsurf, which is losing its leadership to Google
Questions swirled about Windsurf's future after Google's surprise deal. Now, Windsurf will have a new owner.
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Google to pay $2.4 billion for AI executives from Windsurf
With a $2.4 billion agreement to license technology and hire top talent from AI coding startup Windsurf, Google has stepped ...
Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf
Cognition is acquiring Windsurf days after Google DeepMind hired its CEO and research leaders, and months after OpenAI ...
Windsurf's remains got snapped up quickly. Here's the intriguing reason why.
Cognition swiftly snapped up the remnants of Windsurf. The deal highlights the essential role of data in AI advancement.
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Cognition agrees to buy what’s left of Windsurf
The move is the culmination of a turbulent period for Windsurf, and indicates that agentic IDEs have become a new ...
The Prompt: Windsurf Acquisition Is The Latest Salvo In The Battle For AI Talent
In a surprising move, Cognition– the makers of autonomous coding tool Devin— acquired what was left of its rival Windsurf ...
Bay Area startup plundered by Google, bought by rival in 'rollercoaster' weekend
Bay Area tech companies are battling to build popular, useful artificial intelligence — and the fight just ripped apart a ...