Google hires Windsurf’s leadership and licenses its code‑gen tech for $2.4B
Google DeepMind snapped up Windsurf's CEO Varun Mohan, co‑founder Douglas Chen, and key researchers in a $2.4 billion talent‑and‑license deal. The agreement gives Google a non‑exclusive license to Windsurf's code‑generation tech while the startup stays independent. It ends OpenAI's stalled $3 billion acquisition bid and reshapes the AI talent wars.