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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 ...
'This breaks the Silicon Valley social contract:' The whipsawing of Windsurf employees has left a bitter taste in tech
The whipsawing of Windsurf employees and the unusual cleaving of the company into separate parts have left a bitter taste in ...
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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OpenAI Windsurf negotiations collapse: From OpenAI’s rejection to Google’s talent grab
After the collapse of OpenAI’s $3B deal with Windsurf, Google DeepMind seizes top talent and licenses key AI coding tools, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan Criticised for Exit to Google After Failed $3 Billion Deal with OpenAI
Varun Mohan, CEO and co-founder of AI startup Windsurf, is facing sharp criticism across the tech world after he left ...
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 ...
Indian-origin CEO faces backlash for leaving startup to join Google after $3 billion deal falls through
Varun Mohan, CEO of Windsurf, faces backlash after quitting for Google’s DeepMind, abandoning a $3 billion deal with OpenAI. Critics label him a 'generational villain,' citing a breach of trust with ...
Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal
Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf exec Jeff Wang took to X to ...
Vinod Khosla says Windsurf's founders abandoned their team: 'I definitely would not work with their founders next time'
The founders of Windsurf, an AI startup, left the company for Google Deepmind just after a deal to sell it to OpenAI fell ...
72 Hours After Google Poached Its Founder, Windsurf Is Now Being Acquired by Cognition
Cognition, the AI software engineering startup, has announced a deal to buy Windsurf. The deal comes just days after Google ...