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New Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang recounts a frantic weekend of dealmaking to save the startup: 'I was on the verge of tears'
Windsurf had a wild weekend earlier this month. A deal with OpenAI fell apart. Google then poached its CEO. 48 hours later, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Google to pay $2.4 billion for AI executives from Windsurf
With a $2.4 billion agreement to license technology and hire top talent from AI coding startup Windsurf, Google has stepped ...
Silicon Valley's AI boom turns into a battle for brains – and billions
Nowhere has that power struggle played out more dramatically than inside Windsurf, a fast-growing AI company that had, until ...
Google Invests $2.4 Billion in AI Coding, Taps Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan
Google infuses $2.4B into AI coding, appointing Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan to lead the initiative aiming to revolutionize ...
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S4 Capital's Monks Technology Services Launches Dev², an Enterprise ...
LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- S4 Capital's Monks Technology Services today announced the launch of Dev² (Dev Squared) as part of Monks.Flow, a next-generation AI development ...
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Who is Varun Mohan? Google’s newest addition to $2.4 billion AI-talent deal
Google has hired Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of Windsurf, as part of its push to strengthen its AI team. The talent race ...
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S4 Capital's Monks Technology Services Launches Dev², an Enterprise ...
S4 Capital's Monks Technology Services Launches Dev², an Enterprise-Grade AI Development Hub, in Strategic Partnership with Windsurf ...