OpenAI's Windsurf deal collapses; Google pays $2.4B for the founders

The moment OpenAI's exclusivity lapses, Google licenses Windsurf's tech non-exclusively for $2.4B and hires CEO Varun Mohan, his co-founder, and the research team into DeepMind — taking no equity and leaving 250 employees behind. The reverse-acquihire becomes the template regulators and founders argue about all year.

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