In a $2.4B move, Google DeepMind hires Windsurf’s top AI coders after OpenAI's $3B acquisition fails. A new chapter begins in ...

Google is paying about USD 2.4 billion for talent and licensing rights from AI startup Windsurf, after a planned acquisition by OpenAI fell through over conflicts tied to Microsoft’s access to IP.

The already fierce rivalry between AI titans is heightened by this development. Microsoft is developing its own AI-driven coding tools through "agent mode" in Visual Studio Code, and Meta recently ...

The transaction, structured as a non-exclusive licensing agreement, gives Google access to Windsurf’s advanced AI coding ...

Google scores a major win in the AI talent war by snapping up key minds behind one of coding AI’s most promising startups.

OpenAI is the world's leading AI startup. For how long will depend on how well it fends off multi-front attacks from ...

In the high-stakes battle for AI supremacy, Big Tech has found a new weapon: buying a company’s brainpower without buying the ...

Ah, another week in the tech world where deals linger like that last slice of pizza at a party, and drama unfolds with all ...

The deal comes after acquisition talks between startup Windsurf and OpenAI broke down.

OpenAI’s discussions to buy Windsurf, the maker of a popular artificial intelligence coding assistant formerly known as ...

The acquihire-on-steroids trend is unique to this tech boom, and could have big implications for current and future AI founders.

Sources told Bloomberg that Google agreed to pay about $2.4 billion to hire Windsurf founders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen, ...