OpenAI's planned acquisition of Windsurf is canceled. Instead, Google hired Windsurf's CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some R&D employees to join DeepMind. Their primary focus will be on agentic coding efforts, particularly on the Gemini model. Google will not control Windsurf but will obtain a non-exclusive license for some of its technology. Windsurf's leadership has shifted, with Jeff Wang as interim CEO and Graham Moreno as new president. Google has not disclosed the financial details of this hiring move.
"Gemini is one of the best models available and we've been investing in its advanced capabilities for developers," Chris Pappas, a spokesperson for Google, told The Verge in a statement. "We're excited to welcome some top AI coding talent from Windsurf's team to Google DeepMind to advance our work in agentic coding."
"We are excited to be joining Google DeepMind along with some of the Windsurf team," Mohan and Chen said in a statement. "We are proud of what Windsurf has built over the last four years and are excited to see it move forward with their world class team and kick-start the next phase."
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