In a surprising move, Cognition– the makers of autonomous coding tool Devin— acquired what was left of its rival Windsurf after the company’s cofounders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen and other staff members were poached by Google DeepMind for $2.

After OpenAI’s failed bid, Windsurf's leadership joined Google, while Cognition Labs acquired the startup in a strategic AI shake-up.

Cognition AI has acquired Windsurf after Google hired its CEO and top executives in a $2.4 billion deal, securing Windsurf’s product, team, and growing business.

Google's strategic acquisition of Windsurf leaders strengthens its AI coding efforts amidst intense competition for top talent.

Varun Mohan, MIT-educated co-founder of AI startup Windsurf, was hired by Google in a move that came after OpenAI’s reported bid to acquire the company.

Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan & co-founder Douglas Chen to lead its Gemini AI project, signalling a major move in the AI talent war against rivals like OpenAI

Google scores a major win in the AI talent war by snapping up key minds behind one of coding AI’s most promising startups.

Google infuses $2.4B into AI coding, appointing Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan to lead the initiative aiming to revolutionize software development