Google Acquires AI Coding Startup Windsurf, Bolstering DeepMind Team
Summary
Google acquires AI coding startup Windsurf in a major coup, bolstering its DeepMind team and beating out OpenAI's previous $3 billion offer for the promising generative AI company.
Key Points
- Google strikes licensing deal with AI coding startup Windsurf, welcoming key team members to Google DeepMind
- The deal upends OpenAI's previous $3 billion offer to acquire Windsurf after exclusivity period expired
- AI coding startups using generative AI to assist programmers have become a hot category in tech