GOOGL secures top Windsurf talent and tech in a $2.4B move, boosting its AI edge ahead of key earnings next week.

In a stunning reversal, Google DeepMind acquires Windsurf’s top talent just weeks after OpenAI’s $3B deal collapsed over IP ...

OpenAI's $3 billion deal to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf collapsed due to Microsoft tensions over intellectual property ...

The agreement is valued at around $2.4 billion and involves a non-exclusive license, allowing Windsurf to remain independent.

The move is the culmination of a turbulent period for Windsurf, and indicates that agentic IDEs have become a new ...

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 ...

OpenAI was set to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf in May for $3 billion, but Microsoft refused to authorize the ...

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

Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin ...

Windsurf's CEO and several key researchers at the AI coding assistant startup are headed to Google.

It's been a wild ride for vibe-coding platform Windsurf. Google poached its founder and top talent, and now it's being bought by Cognition.