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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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Google Hires Top Talent From Windsurf in Silicon Valley’s Latest ‘Acqui-Hire’ Deal
In one of the largest acqui-hires to date, Meta last month recruited Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, along with members of ...
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 ...
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Google Hires Windsurf CEO as AI Hiring Battle Intensifies
Google has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and several top R&D staff in a $2.4 billion licensing and compensation deal, ...
Google deal with Windsurf applies pressure to GitLab, JFrog: BofA
B deal with the artificial intelligence code generation tool company Windsurf for its licensing rights and talent will likely ...
Google strikes $2.4 bn deal with Windsurf, to hire CEO Varun Mohan, get AI licensing rights after OpenAI talks collapse
Alphabet Inc. has finalised a $2.4 billion deal to recruit executives from AI startup Windsurf after negotiations with OpenAI ...