Cognition, maker of AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf
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Google then stepped in to hire Windsurf’s leadership and secure licensing rights, acquiring technology and talent—but not the company itself. Now, Cognition has stepped up to purchase what remained: Windsurf’s product portfolio, including its agent ...
Windsurf faces acquisition by Cognition AI. This follows a collapsed deal with OpenAI. Google hired Windsurf's CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen. Google DeepMind also secured a license to Windsurf's tech for $2.
Bay Area tech companies are battling to build popular, useful artificial intelligence — and the fight just ripped apart a startup. Windsurf, an AI company based in Mountain View, began last week as a reported $3 billion acquisition target for OpenAI.
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