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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.
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.
Cognition Scoops Up Windsurf After OpenAI Deal Breaks Down; Key Execs Head to Google
AI startup Windsurf is officially off the marketbut not to OpenAI. Instead, Cognition has stepped in with a deal to acquire the company after OpenAIs $3 billion bid fell apart. And in a surprising twist,
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 snatches Windsurf CEO after OpenAI deal dissolves
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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.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT Agent

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.
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 ...
Google Hires A.I. Leaders From a Start-Up Courted by OpenAI
In a $2.4 billion deal, Google recruited the chief executive and a co-founder of Windsurf, which OpenAI had been in talks to ...
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AI Talent Wars Heat Up As Cognition Scoops Up Windsurf After OpenAI Deal Falls Apart
In an unexpected turn of events, artificial intelligence startup Cognition announced this week that it is acquiring AI coding ...
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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 ...
From intern to ₹2,00,00,00,00,000: How a 28-yr-old techie who interned for 4 years triggered a Google-OpenAI war
From interning at five tech firms during college to building a billion-dollar AI startup, 28-year-old Varun Mohan’s journey ...
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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 ...