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Google to Pay $2.4 Billion for Windsurf Staff, IP After Startup Ends OpenAI Talks
OpenAI’s discussions to buy Windsurf, the maker of a popular artificial intelligence coding assistant formerly known as ...
Google Poaches Windsurf’s Founder as Top AI Talent Chooses a Big Paycheck Over Building Their Own Company
The acquihire-on-steroids trend is unique to this tech boom, and could have big implications for current and future AI founders.
Rs 206054160000: This company bets big on AI, poaches Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, R&D talent for..., company is..., not Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI
Besides CEO Varun Mohan, several key R&D staff of Windsurf, including co-founder Douglas Chen, have joined Google.
Sundar Pichai-Led Google Pips OpenAI To Hire AI Startup Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan And Staff For $2.4 Billion
Sharing the same, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Laureate Demis Hassabis welcomed the duo and the rest of ...
OpenAI’s Windsurf Deal Collapses as Google DeepMind Snaps Up Key Talent and Tech Rights
Google snags Windsurf’s leadership and licenses its tech for $2.4B, while OpenAI loses a major acquisition opportunity.
OpenAI: Latest news and insights
April 17, 2025: OpenAI has released o3 and 04-mini, two reasoning AI models designed to be extra good at programming, math, ...
Opinion: Why California’s attorney general must continue investigating OpenAI
The artificial intelligence giant’s dizzying corporate structure and acquisitions raise privacy and safety concerns.