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The Windsurf Story So Far, Windsurf’s Wild Ride : OpenAI, Google and Acquisition By Cognition
Explore Cognition AI’s acquisition of Windsurf and its impact on AI, software development, and employee ownership in the tech ...
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 ...
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Microsoft Wants a Larger Stake in OpenAI Amid For-Profit Restructuring
At the heart of the dispute is OpenAI's desire to restructure to a for-profit business, a move that requires Microsoft's ...
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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 ...
Varun Mohan education qualifications: How an Indian-origin MIT engineer secured Google’s $2.4 billion AI investment
Varun Mohan, a math prodigy turned MIT engineer, co-founded Windsurf, an AI startup revolutionizing software development.
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Windsurf's CEO says big teams can kill new ideas
Early-stage product teams should ideally have three to four people, said Windsurf's CEO, Varun Mohan.
Who Is Varun Mohan? Tech Giant Hires Indian-Origin CEO Of AI Startup Who Rejected $3 Billion OpenAI Deal For Google DeepMind
The deal between Google and Windsurf follows earlier talks between the AI coding startup and OpenAI for a potential $3 ...
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Navigating The Shift: Tech's Journey From Easy Capital To ... - Forbes
The tech industry's shift from easy money to creating real impact demonstrates its dynamism and capacity for self-renewal.
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OpenAI Is in Talks to Acquire Programming Tool Windsurf for $3 Billion ...
The acquisition could gain OpenAI thousands of new customers in the tech industry, which is rapidly embracing tools, like Windsurf, that can instantly generate computer code.