Google has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and other senior research and development employees for $2.4 billion. As part of the acquisition of key talent, Google has also gained a non exclusive license to Windsurfs technology, but it isnt acquiring the company outright. For those scratching their heads wondering what happened to the OpenAI acquisition of Windsurf, that deal didnt end up completing in time and expired. OpenAI had concerns about Microsofts IP rights and the access it would have to...
