AI, Cognition and Windsurf
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Explore Cognition AI’s acquisition of Windsurf and its impact on AI, software development, and employee ownership in the tech industry.
Cognitions acquisition of Windsurf highlights the ongoing competition for AI talent among tech giants. Discover details of this significant move.
AI startup Cognition on Monday said it’s acquiring Windsurf in a deal that will include the coding company’s IP and user base.
Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin into Windsurf.
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.