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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Google hires Windsurf CEO and researchers to advance AI ambitions; OpenAI acquisition falls apart
Synopsis Mohan and the Windsurf team will focus on agentic coding initiatives at Google DeepMind, primarily working on the Gemini project. The development comes as tech giants including Alphabet and Meta Platforms aggressively chase high-profile acquisitions and offer multi-million-dollar pay packages to attract top talent in the race to lead the next wave of AI.
The Verge
2 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
OpenAI's Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf's CEO is going to Google
OpenAI's deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf's R&D employees and bring them onto the Google DeepMind team, Google and Windsurf announced Friday. Mohan and the Windsurf employees will focus on agentic coding efforts at Google DeepMind and work largely on Gemini. Google will not have any control over nor a stake in Windsurf, but it will take a non-exclusive license to some of Windsurf's technology. Effective immediately, Jeff Wang, Windsurf's head of business, has become interim CEO, and Graham Moreno, its VP of global sales, will be Windsurf's new president. 'Gemini is one of the best models available and we've been investing in its advanced capabilities for developers,' Chris Pappas, a spokesperson for Google, told The Verge in a statement. 'We're excited to welcome some top AI coding talent from Windsurf's team to Google DeepMind to advance our work in agentic coding.' 'We are excited to be joining Google DeepMind along with some of the Windsurf team,' Mohan and Chen said in a statement. 'We are proud of what Windsurf has built over the last four years and are excited to see it move forward with their world class team and kick-start the next phase.' Google didn't share how much it was paying to bring on the team. OpenAI was previously reported to be buying Windsurf for $3 billion.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Google hires Windsurf CEO and researchers to advance AI ambitions
GOOGLE has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and select members of the coding tool's research and development team to join its DeepMind division, a Google spokesperson said on Friday, in a move to strengthen itself in the race for AI leadership. Mohan and the Windsurf team will focus on agentic coding initiatives at Google DeepMind, primarily working on the Gemini project. The development comes as tech giants including Alphabet and Meta Platforms aggressively chase high-profile acquisitions and offer multi-million-dollar pay packages to attract top talent in the race to lead the next wave of AI. 'We're excited to welcome some top AI coding talent from Windsurf's team to Google DeepMind to advance our work in agentic coding,' a Google spokesperson told Reuters. Google will not acquire any stake in Windsurf, but will receive a non-exclusive license to certain Windsurf technologies. The Verge reported on Friday Windsurf's head of business, Jeff Wang, has been appointed its interim CEO, and Graham Moreno, vice president of global sales, will be president, effective immediately. The majority of Windsurf's roughly 250 employees will remain with the company, which has announced plans to prioritize innovation for its enterprise clients. The move effectively ends OpenAI's planned acquisition of Windsurf. Previously, OpenAI had agreed to acquire the company for about $3 billion, Bloomberg News reported in May.- REUTERS
The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Google Hires Windsurf CEO, Team to Boost AI Coding Efforts
GOOGLE has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and select members of the coding tool's research and development team to join its DeepMind division, a Google spokesperson said on Friday, in a move to strengthen itself in the race for AI leadership. Mohan and the Windsurf team will focus on agentic coding initiatives at Google DeepMind, primarily working on the Gemini project. The development comes as tech giants including Alphabet and Meta Platforms aggressively chase high-profile acquisitions and offer multi-million-dollar pay packages to attract top talent in the race to lead the next wave of AI. 'We're excited to welcome some top AI coding talent from Windsurf's team to Google DeepMind to advance our work in agentic coding,' a Google spokesperson told Reuters. Google will not acquire any stake in Windsurf, but will receive a non-exclusive license to certain Windsurf technologies. The Verge reported on Friday Windsurf's head of business, Jeff Wang, has been appointed its interim CEO, and Graham Moreno, vice president of global sales, will be president, effective immediately. The majority of Windsurf's roughly 250 employees will remain with the company, which has announced plans to prioritize innovation for its enterprise clients. The move effectively ends OpenAI's planned acquisition of Windsurf. Previously, OpenAI had agreed to acquire the company for about $3 billion, Bloomberg News reported in May.- REUTERS
CNA
2 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Google hires Windsurf CEO and researchers to advance AI ambitions
Google has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and select members of the coding tool's research and development team to join its DeepMind division, a Google spokesperson said on Friday, in a move to strengthen itself in the race for AI leadership. Mohan and the Windsurf team will focus on agentic coding initiatives at Google DeepMind, primarily working on the Gemini project. The development comes as tech giants including Alphabet and Meta Platforms aggressively chase high-profile acquisitions and offer multi-million-dollar pay packages to attract top talent in the race to lead the next wave of AI. "We're excited to welcome some top AI coding talent from Windsurf's team to Google DeepMind to advance our work in agentic coding," a Google spokesperson told Reuters. Google will not acquire any stake in Windsurf, but will receive a non-exclusive license to certain Windsurf technologies. The Verge reported on Friday Windsurf's head of business, Jeff Wang, has been appointed its interim CEO, and Graham Moreno, vice president of global sales, will be president, effective immediately. The majority of Windsurf's roughly 250 employees will remain with the company, which has announced plans to prioritize innovation for its enterprise clients. The move effectively ends OpenAI's planned acquisition of Windsurf. Previously, OpenAI had agreed to acquire the company for about $3 billion, Bloomberg News reported in May.
