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Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf: Report
Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf, The Wall ...
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 ...
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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Google DeepMind Hires Windsurf Top Brass After OpenAI Fails to Acquire Start-Up
After failed talks with OpenAI, AI coding startup Windsurf’s top talent, including Indian-origin CEO Varun Mohan, joins ...
Google Poaches Windsurf’s Founder as Top AI Talent Chooses a Big Paycheck Over Building Their Own Company
The acquihire-on-steroids trend is unique to this tech boom, and could have big implications for current and future AI founders.
OpenAI’s Windsurf Deal Collapses as Google DeepMind Snaps Up Key Talent and Tech Rights
Google snags Windsurf’s leadership and licenses its tech for $2.4B, while OpenAI loses a major acquisition opportunity.