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Vinod Khosla says Windsurf's founders abandoned their team: 'I definitely would not work with their founders next time'
The founders of Windsurf, an AI startup, left the company for Google Deepmind just after a deal to sell it to OpenAI fell ...
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Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan Criticised for Exit to Google After Failed $3 Billion Deal with OpenAI
Varun Mohan, CEO and co-founder of AI startup Windsurf, is facing sharp criticism across the tech world after he left ...
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OpenAI Windsurf negotiations collapse: From OpenAI’s rejection to Google’s talent grab
After the collapse of OpenAI’s $3B deal with Windsurf, Google DeepMind seizes top talent and licenses key AI coding tools, ...
Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal
Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf exec Jeff Wang took to X to ...
Windsurf’s Varun Mohan slammed as a villain for ‘abandoning’ startup to join Google: ‘Cashing out as team left behind’
Windsurf’s Indian-origin CEO Varun Mohan is facing backlash for joining Google after a deal to sell the startup to OpenAI for $3 billion fell through.
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 ...
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 Spends $2.4B on Windsurf to Advance Its ‘Agentic Coding’
OpenAI’s $3B bid to acquire Windsurf collapsed after talks stalled, clearing the path for Google to license its AI coding ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...