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Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates
The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.
Cognition AI to buy Windsurf, doubling down on AI-driven coding
Artificial intelligence startup Cognition AI on Monday agreed to acquire Windsurf, an integrated development environment ...
Remaining Windsurf team and tech acquired by Cognition, makers of Devin: ‘We’re friends with Anthropic again’
Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin into Windsurf ...
$300 billion, 500 million users, and no time to enjoy it: The sharks are circling OpenAI
OpenAI is the world's leading AI startup. For how long will depend on how well it fends off multi-front attacks from ...
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 ...
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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 Indian-origin Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan to boost Gemini's AI coding ambitions
Google scores a major win in the AI talent war by snapping up key minds behind one of coding AI’s most promising startups.
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 ...