Google strikes $2.4 bn deal with Windsurf, to hire CEO Varun Mohan, get AI licensing rights after OpenAI talks collapse

Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., has finalised a $2.4 billion deal to recruit top executives and licensing rights of artificial intelligence startup Windsurf. The deal comes after talks between Windsurf and Google’s competitor OpenAI stalled, news agency Bloomberg reported, citing people aware of the development.

Google is recruiting Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen and a few staff members, who will join its DeepMind artificial intelligence team unit.