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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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What Happened with Windsurf
Windsurf is an AI-powered developer tool that enables users to build full-stack applications using natural language prompts.
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 ...
AI startup Windsurf sold to AI engineer Devin’s maker Cognition just days after OpenAI acquisition fails and Google ‘poaches’ CEO
Windsurf faces acquisition by Cognition AI. This follows a collapsed deal with OpenAI. Google hired Windsurf's CEO Varun ...
OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some ...
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Zuckerberg Says His AI Will Solve ‘Simpler Things’ Than Its Rivals; Why Cognition Was Probably Smart to Buy Windsurf
Before we get to today’s column about Cognition buying Windsurf, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday spoke to ...
$300 billion, 500 million users, and no time to enjoy it: The sharks are circling OpenAI
OpenAI is the world's leading AI startup. For how long will depend on how well it fends off multi-front attacks from ...
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Windsurf Walks Away from OpenAI, Joins Google DeepMind Instead
OpenAI’s $3B Windsurf deal falls through as Google DeepMind picks up key talent and tech in a non-exclusive agreement.
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Anatomy of a Collapse: The Wild Takeover Saga of Windsurf, Featuring OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google, and Cognition
How OpenAI's $3B Windsurf deal was sabotaged by Anthropic and vetoed by Microsoft, leading to a Google poach and a final ...