Varun Mohan

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BigTech Companies

Inside Windsurf’s Google Deal: How VCs and Founders Profited

Google's $2.4 billion deal with Windsurf allocated $1.2 billion to investors and $1.2 billion to 40 employees hired by Google,…

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Artificial Intelligence

Windsurf CEO Shares Struggles Before Cognition Deal Success

Windsurf's acquisition by Cognition followed a failed OpenAI deal and a licensing agreement with Google DeepMind, which led to key…

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Artificial Intelligence

Cognition to Acquire Remaining Windsurf Assets

Cognition has acquired Windsurf's remaining assets, intensifying competition in AI-powered coding environments where innovation is crucial. Google recruited Windsurf's leadership…

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AI & Tech

Google Acquires Windsurf for $2.4B, Beating OpenAI to Major Deal

Google acquired top talent from AI coding startup Windsurf in a $2.4 billion deal, disrupting OpenAI's earlier $3 billion takeover…

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Acquires AI Talent in $2.4B Deal, Hires Windsurf CEO

Google acquired top AI talent through a $2.4 billion deal with Windsurf, gaining access to its agentic coding tools while…

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AI & Tech

Microsoft Backs Google in Poaching OpenAI’s CEO

Google secured a $2.4 billion partnership with coding startup Windsurf, outmaneuvering OpenAI after their negotiations collapsed, gaining access to Windsurf's…

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Artificial Intelligence

Windsurf CEO: Billion-dollar startups need teams, not solo founders

Windsurf's AI-powered coding platform has rapidly gained over one million developers, with AI generating more than half of user-committed code,…

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Artificial Intelligence

$205B Tech Chief: AI Is Reshaping Engineers’ Careers

AI is reshaping engineering careers by automating routine tasks like coding and debugging, shifting the focus of junior engineers toward…

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Restricts Windsurf’s Direct Access to Claude AI Models

Anthropic abruptly restricted Windsurf's direct access to Claude AI models, disrupting developers relying on the platform for AI-assisted coding and…

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