Google secures Windsurf AI talent and tech in multi-billion dollar deal, disrupting OpenAI's plans
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Windsurf's founders and top researchers are joining Google's DeepMind, ending OpenAI's $3 billion bid to acquire the startup. Google paid around $2.4 billion to hire Windsurf's team, primarily to develop its Gemini AI platform, while Windsurf remains independent. This move exemplifies how tech giants are poaching top talent from startups to enhance their AI capabilities without full acquisitions, amidst a rapidly evolving AI coding landscape.
- Google hires Windsurf founders, derailing OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition TechSpot
- Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal CNBC
- Google Hires Top A.I. Leaders From Windsurf, Which OpenAI Was Courting The New York Times
- Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports Reuters
- OpenAI's $3 billion deal with AI coding startup Windsurf collapses, as Google swoops in for licensing deal Fortune
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