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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 hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions
Alphabet's Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, the companies announced on ...
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 ...
Google to Pay $2.4 Billion in Deal to License Tech of Coding Startup, Hire CEO
The deal comes after acquisition talks between startup Windsurf and OpenAI broke down.
Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports
Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of artificial intelligence-assisted coding ...
Windsurf's head of product engineering says a successful software engineer is proficient in these 3 skill categories
Windsurf's Kevin Hou said technical fundamentals, knowing when to seek help, and "metalearning" are the marks of experienced ...
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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 Poaches Windsurf’s Founder as Top AI Talent Chooses a Big Paycheck Over Building Their Own Company
The acquihire-on-steroids trend is unique to this tech boom, and could have big implications for current and future AI founders.