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Windsurf's CEO and several key researchers at the AI coding assistant startup are headed to Google.
In a stunning reversal, Google DeepMind acquires Windsurf’s top talent just weeks after OpenAI’s $3B deal collapsed over IP ...
OpenAI’s $3B bid to acquire Windsurf collapsed after talks stalled, clearing the path for Google to license its AI coding ...
The "acqui-hire" strategy is on fire in this battle among tech titans seeking AI dominance and a Goliath just beat David ...
In a $2.4B move, Google DeepMind hires Windsurf’s top AI coders after OpenAI's $3B acquisition fails. A new chapter begins in ...
The move is the culmination of a turbulent period for Windsurf, and indicates that agentic IDEs have become a new ...
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 ...
OpenAI’s $3B Windsurf deal falls through as Google DeepMind picks up key talent and tech in a non-exclusive agreement.
Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin ...
Alphabet has acquired talent and licensing rights from AI startup Windsurf, hiring its top executives for DeepMind. Windsurf ...
OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some ...
In one of the largest acqui-hires to date, Meta last month recruited Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, along with members of ...