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OpenAI Windsurf negotiations collapse: From OpenAI’s rejection to Google’s talent grab
After the collapse of OpenAI’s $3B deal with Windsurf, Google DeepMind seizes top talent and licenses key AI coding tools, ...
Who is Varun Mohan? Indian-origin CEO of Windsurf faces backlash after quitting startup for Google, derailing $3B OpenAI deal
Varun Mohan, Windsurf co-founder, faced criticism for joining Google DeepMind. This happened after a $3 billion OpenAI ...
Windsurf was a startup Cinderella story. Now it's become a cautionary tale.
The whipsawing of Windsurf employees and the unusual cleaving of the company into separate parts have left a bitter taste in ...
Vinod Khosla says Windsurf's founders abandoned their team: 'I definitely would not work with their founders next time'
The founders of Windsurf, an AI startup, left the company for Google Deepmind just after a deal to sell it to OpenAI fell ...
Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal
Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf exec Jeff Wang took to X to ...
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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Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan Criticised for Exit to Google After Failed $3 Billion Deal with OpenAI
Varun Mohan, CEO and co-founder of AI startup Windsurf, is facing sharp criticism across the tech world after he left ...
OpenAI wants to expand 'economic pie.' You might ask ChatGPT what that means
OpenAI says that more than a quarter of U.S. workers use ChatGPT and that AI is a potential boon for productivity and expanding the "economic pie." But this technological revolution might be different ...
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Cognition agrees to buy what’s left of Windsurf
The move is the culmination of a turbulent period for Windsurf, and indicates that agentic IDEs have become a new ...
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Google Goes Windsurfing in the AI War for Talent
The "acqui-hire" strategy is on fire in this battle among tech titans seeking AI dominance and a Goliath just beat David ...
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, ...
Varun Mohan’s Controversial Exit from Windsurf Sparks Backlash
Silicon Valley was left reeling after Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of promising AI startup Windsurf, abruptly left the company to join Google’s DeepMind.