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Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf’s CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and research leaders in a $2.4 billion deal, a reverse-acquihire that left the rest …

Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates  The New York Times Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal  CNBC AI Startup Cognition to Buy Windsurf After Google Licensing Deal  Bloomberg.com Grok 4 is the Real Deal  The Information Exclusive | Google to Pay $2.4 Billion in Deal to License Tech of Coding Startup, Hire CEO – WSJ  The …