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OpenAI deal for Windsurf falls apart

Computerworld · 1d

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 tensions with Microsoft.

TechCrunch on MSN · 3d

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 social media. Most of Windsurf’s 250 person team is not headed to Google DeepMind and will continue offering its AI coding tools for enterprise customers.

The New York Times · 3d

Google Hires A.I. Leaders From a Start-Up Courted by OpenAI

In a $2.4 billion deal, Google recruited the chief executive and a co-founder of Windsurf, which OpenAI had been in talks to buy, as the battle to dominate artificial intelligence escalates.

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Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf

Cognition is acquiring Windsurf days after Google DeepMind hired its CEO and research leaders, and months after OpenAI ...

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The Prompt: Windsurf Acquisition Is The Latest Salvo In The Battle For AI Talent

In a surprising move, Cognition– the makers of autonomous coding tool Devin— acquired what was left of its rival Windsurf ...

The American Bazaar2h

Cognition acquires AI coding startup Windsurf to compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor

Cognition acquires AI coding startup Windsurf, gaining its IP, talent, and user base, strengthening its position to compete ...

Crunchbase News2h

AI Talent Wars Heat Up As Cognition Scoops Up Windsurf After OpenAI Deal Falls Apart

In an unexpected turn of events, artificial intelligence startup Cognition announced this week that it is acquiring AI coding ...

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Cognition will buy AI coding startup Windsurf, which is losing its leadership to Google

Questions swirled about Windsurf's future after Google's surprise deal. Now, Windsurf will have a new owner.

Developer Tech2h

Google hires Windsurf team in a bid to boost AI coding projects

Google hired Windsurf’s core team and licensed its AI tech for $2.4B to support agentic coding in DeepMind’s Gemini project.

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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 ...

1don MSN

$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 ...

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 ...

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