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 …
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In brief: The founders and top researchers of AI coding startup Windsurf have announced that they will join Google’s DeepMind team, effectively ending OpenAI’s $3 billion bid to purchase the company. Windsurf will remain independent as Google will not be taking a stake and its new licensing deal with the firm is non-exclusive. Sources told Bloomberg that Google agreed to …
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OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf’s R&D employees and bring them onto the Google DeepMind team, Google and Windsurf announced Friday. Mohan and the Windsurf employees will focus on agentic coding efforts at Google DeepMind and work largely on Gemini. Google will not …
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Google has struck a licensing deal with coding startup Windsurf, upending OpenAI’s $3 billion offer to acquire the startup after the clock on the deal’s exclusivity period expired. The deal with Google means that Windsurf will continue to operate as an independent startup while key members of the team join Google, a source familiar with the matter told Fortune. “We’re …
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Read More »OpenAI’s $3 Billion Deal to Buy AI Startup Windsurf Falls Apart Bloomberg.com Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal CNBC Google Hires Top A.I. Leaders From Windsurf, Which OpenAI Was Courting The New York Times OpenAI’s $3 billion deal with AI coding startup Windsurf collapses, as Google swoops in for licensing deal Fortune OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off …
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