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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 ...
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Google hires Windsurf team in a bid to boost AI coding projects
Google hired Windsurf’s core team and licensed its AI tech for $2.4B to support agentic coding in DeepMind’s Gemini project.
Bay Area tech startup plundered by Google, bought by rival in 'rollercoaster' weekend
Bay Area tech companies are battling to build popular, useful artificial intelligence — and the fight just ripped apart a ...
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 ...
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Google Hires Top Talent From Windsurf in Silicon Valley’s Latest ‘Acqui-Hire’ Deal
In one of the largest acqui-hires to date, Meta last month recruited Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, along with members of ...
Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions
Alphabet's Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, the companies announced on ...
Google deal with Windsurf applies pressure to GitLab, JFrog: BofA
B deal with the artificial intelligence code generation tool company Windsurf for its licensing rights and talent will likely ...
Google strikes $2.4 bn deal with Windsurf, to hire CEO Varun Mohan, get AI licensing rights after OpenAI talks collapse
Alphabet Inc. has finalised a $2.4 billion deal to recruit executives from AI startup Windsurf after negotiations with OpenAI ...