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 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.

Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf, The Wall ...

Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, a Google spokesperson said.

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

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