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Questions swirled about Windsurf's future after Google's surprise deal. Now, Windsurf will have a new owner.
AI startup Cognition on Monday said it’s acquiring Windsurf in a deal that will include the coding company’s IP and user base ...
Google hired Windsurf’s core team and licensed its AI tech for $2.4B to support agentic coding in DeepMind’s Gemini project.
Windsurf faces acquisition by Cognition AI. This follows a collapsed deal with OpenAI. Google hired Windsurf's CEO Varun ...
Cognition is acquiring Windsurf days after Google DeepMind hired its CEO and research leaders, and months after OpenAI ...
In one of the largest acqui-hires to date, Meta last month recruited Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, along with members of ...
The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.
Bay Area tech companies are battling to build popular, useful artificial intelligence — and the fight just ripped apart a ...
"Among all the teams in the AI space, Cognition was literally the one we have respected the most, and they are a perfect fit ...
It's been a wild ride for vibe-coding platform Windsurf. Google poached its founder and top talent, and now it's being bought by Cognition.
Cognition acquires AI coding startup Windsurf, gaining its IP, talent, and user base, strengthening its position to compete ...
Cognition AI aims to incorporate Windsurf's IDE platform and technology into its products, including the autonomous agent ...