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A Windsurf AI engineer says Google gave him a job offer that would 'explode same day.' He ultimately went a 'different direction.'
The latest sign that the AI talent wars are heating up? An early Windsurf engineer said Google's job offer came with a lit ...
Microsoft poaches more Google DeepMind AI talent as it beefs up Copilot
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence group has been growing under Mustafa Suleyman, a co-founder of the DeepMind research lab ...
Why this Windsurf AI engineer turned down a big Google offer
Windsurf’s Prem Nair reveals why he turned down a job at Google DeepMind after losing 99% of his expected payout. He’s now ...
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Windsurf AI engineer says he ditched Google DeepMind offer and joined Cognition after losing 99% of payout
Prem Nair, a top Windsurf engineer, has revealed that he rejected an offer from Google DeepMind because they skimped on money ...
Windsurf was a startup Cinderella story. Now it's become a cautionary tale.
The whipsawing of Windsurf employees and the unusual cleaving of the company into separate parts have left a bitter taste in ...
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OpenAI Windsurf negotiations collapse: From OpenAI’s rejection to Google’s talent grab
After the collapse of OpenAI’s $3B deal with Windsurf, Google DeepMind seizes top talent and licenses key AI coding tools, ...
Who is Varun Mohan? Indian-origin CEO of Windsurf faces backlash after quitting startup for Google, derailing $3B OpenAI deal
Varun Mohan, Windsurf co-founder, faced criticism for joining Google DeepMind. This happened after a $3 billion OpenAI ...
'I was given an offer that would explode same day': Ex-Windsurf AI engineer talks acquisition by Google DeepMind
After a dramatic exit from Windsurf with just a fraction of his expected payout, Prem Qu Nair has joined AI startup Cognition ...
The Prompt: VCs Aren’t Happy About AI Founders Jumping Ship For Big Tech
Last week, Google poached Windsurf’s cofounders and some key AI researchers for $2.4 billion while AI coding startup ...
“I was given an offer that would explode same day.”
The AI talent wars are intense! Here’s Windsurf’s second hire describing the way Google came in and reverse acquihired the core AI research team. He didn’t take the deal and is now at another AI ...