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72 Hours After Google Poached Its Founder, Windsurf Is Now Being Acquired by Cognition
It's been a wild ride for vibe-coding platform Windsurf. Google poached its founder and top talent, and now it's being bought by Cognition.
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.
Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates
The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.
Windsurf is Acquired by Cognition
Just days after Google hired acquired some of its top talent, AI coding editor maker Windsurf was acquired by Cognition.
Remaining Windsurf team and tech acquired by Cognition, makers of Devin: ‘We’re friends with Anthropic again’
Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin into Windsurf ...
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Windsurf Is Now Part of Cognition But Will It Still Be the Tool You Signed Up For?
Hot on the heels of a leadership shakeup at Windsurf last week, Cognition announced today it has signed an agreement to ...
Why and how Microsoft may have 'killed' OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition of WindSurf
OpenAI's $3 billion deal to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf collapsed due to Microsoft tensions over intellectual property ...
Google Hires Windsurf CEO as AI Hiring Battle Intensifies
Google has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and several top R&D staff in a $2.4 billion licensing and compensation deal, ...