Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports
- - - Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports
July 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
(Reuters) -Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool Windsurf, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
Earlier on Friday, a Google spokesperson told Reuters that the company has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and select members of the coding tool's research and development team to join its DeepMind division, in a move to strengthen itself in the race for AI leadership.
(Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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