Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of AI coding startup Windsurf and hire its CEO and some of its employees, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal comes after talks for OpenAI to acquire Windsurf stalled, the people said. The Alphabet unit is hiring a small number of Windsurf employees to focus on agentic coding within its DeepMind division, and the tech giant will also acquire a nonexclusive license to some of Windsurf’s technology. Read More...
Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of AI coding startup Windsurf and hire its CEO and some of its employees, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal comes after talks for OpenAI to acquire Windsurf stalled, the people said. The Alphabet unit is hiring a small number of Windsurf employees to focus on agentic coding within its DeepMind division, and the tech giant will also acquire a nonexclusive license to some of Windsurf’s technology.
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