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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, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf
Cognition is acquiring Windsurf days after Google DeepMind hired its CEO and research leaders, and months after OpenAI ...
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Cognition AI to buy Windsurf, doubling down on AI-driven coding
Earlier, Windsurf had been engaged in months-long discussions with OpenAI regarding a potential acquisition that could ...
AI coding assistant startup Cognition acquires rival Windsurf
In a blog post, Cognition co-founder and CEO Scott Wu disclosed that Windsurf has hundreds of thousands of daily active users ...
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.
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Google to Pay $2.4 Billion for Windsurf Staff, IP After Startup Ends OpenAI Talks
OpenAI’s discussions to buy Windsurf, the maker of a popular artificial intelligence coding assistant formerly known as Codeium, have ended. Instead, Google will hire Windsurf’s CEO, Varun Mohan, and ...
OpenAI: Latest news and insights
April 17, 2025: OpenAI has released o3 and 04-mini, two reasoning AI models designed to be extra good at programming, math, ...
OpenAI closes its deal to buy Jony Ive’s io and build AI hardware
OpenAI has officially closed its nearly $6.5 billion acquisition of io, the hardware startup co-founded by famed former Apple ...