Cognition to buy AI startup Windsurf days after Google poached CEO
In this photo illustration, the US artificial intelligence company saw a smartphone in front of the website of Cognition AI Inc.
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Artificial Intelligence Beginning Cognition announced AI coding company Windsurf and several other senior employees who lose their CEO Google Only days ago.
Cognition said on Monday that Windsurf will buy intellectual property, product, trademark, brand and ability, but will not explain the conditions of the agreement. The latest development in a AI talent war like companies MetaGoogle and Openai are strongly competing for the best engineers and researchers.
Openai made talks to buy Windsurf for about $ 3 billion in April, but the agreement was torn apart, and Google said he hired Windsurf’s founding partner and CEO Varun Mohan. Google, as CNBC has already reported, pays $ 2.4 billion license fees and compensation.
“Every new cognitive employee will be handled in the same way as existing employees: transparency, justice and talents and values with deep respect for their abilities and values.” “Our efforts after today will be a united and aligned team. There is only one boat and all of us together.”
Cognition did not respond immediately to CNBC’s request for comments. Windsurf directed CNBC to the way.
Cognition is known for its AI coding agent, which is designed to help engineers to create software faster. As of March, the beginning collected hundreds of millions of dollars in a valuation of close to $ 4 billion. Bloomberg.
Both companies are supported by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. Other investors in Windsurf include Greenoaks, Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst.
“I was overwhelmed by excitement and optimism, but most importantly, gratitude, J Jeff Wang wrote Jeff Wang Send it to x On Monday. “The trial period revealed the character and I was not proud of how each person in Windsurf shows these last three days for each other and our users.”
Wu said that all Windsurf employees purchased “respectful and well -being in this process”. According to Memo, all employees will financially participate in the agreement and will receive the rights they renounce their work to date.
“No more exciting time to build, Wu Wu wrote.
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