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Google to Pay $2.4 Billion for Windsurf Staff, IP After Startup Ends OpenAI Talks
OpenAI’s discussions to buy Windsurf, the maker of a popular artificial intelligence coding assistant formerly known as ...
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 ...
Google recruits Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder, and several AI researchers for $2.4B investment after OpenAI's $3B deal falls apart
Google has acquired top AI coding talent from Windsurf, including CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen, for its ...
Google Poaches Windsurf’s Founder as Top AI Talent Chooses a Big Paycheck Over Building Their Own Company
The acquihire-on-steroids trend is unique to this tech boom, and could have big implications for current and future AI founders.
OpenAI: Latest news and insights
April 17, 2025: OpenAI has released o3 and 04-mini, two reasoning AI models designed to be extra good at programming, math, ...
Opinion: Why California’s attorney general must continue investigating OpenAI
The artificial intelligence giant’s dizzying corporate structure and acquisitions raise privacy and safety concerns.
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