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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 ...
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 ...
The Windsurf Story So Far, Windsurf’s Wild Ride : OpenAI, Google and Acquisition By Cognition
Explore Cognition AI’s acquisition of Windsurf and its impact on AI, software development, and employee ownership in the tech ...
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 ...
Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal
Google wants its AI models to become bigger in coding. It has now hired the CEO of one of the top startups in that area.
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Google Goes Windsurfing in the AI War for Talent
The "acqui-hire" strategy is on fire in this battle among tech titans seeking AI dominance and a Goliath just beat David ...
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Google secures Windsurf talent in $2.4bn AI technology deal
Key Windsurf figures, including CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen, will join Google DeepMind to focus on agentic ...
Windsurf's remains got snapped up quickly. Here's the intriguing reason why.
Cognition swiftly snapped up the remnants of Windsurf. The deal highlights the essential role of data in AI advancement.