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OpenAI's Windsurf deal is off -- and Windsurf's CEO is going to Google Comments Drawer * AI / * OpenAI OpenAI's Windsurf deal is off -- and Windsurf's CEO is going to Google Key researchers from the AI coding startup are also heading to Google. Key researchers from the AI coding startup are also heading to Google. by Hayden Field Jul 11, 2025, 9:22 PM UTC * * * Allen & Co Brings Together Media And Tech Titans In Sun Valley Allen & Co Brings Together Media And Tech Titans In Sun Valley Photo: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Hayden Field Hayden Field is The Verge's senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. OpenAI's deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf's R&D employees and bring them onto the Google DeepMind team, Google and Windsurf announced Friday. Mohan and the Windsurf employees will focus on agentic coding efforts at Google DeepMind and work largely on Gemini. Google will not have any control over nor a stake in Windsurf, but it will take a non-exclusive license to some of Windsurf's technology. Effective immediately, Jeff Wang, Windsurf's head of business, has become interim CEO, and Graham Moreno, its VP of global sales, will be Windsurf's new president. "Gemini is one of the best models available and we've been investing in its advanced capabilities for developers," Chris Pappas, a spokesperson for Google, told The Verge in a statement. "We're excited to welcome some top AI coding talent from Windsurf's team to Google DeepMind to advance our work in agentic coding." "We are excited to be joining Google DeepMind along with some of the Windsurf team," Mohan and Chen said in a statement. "We are proud of what Windsurf has built over the last four years and are excited to see it move forward with their world class team and kick-start the next phase." Google didn't share how much it was paying to bring on the team. OpenAI was previously reported to be buying Windsurf for $3 billion. See More: * AI * Exclusive * Google * OpenAI * Tech Most Popular Most Popular 1. OpenAI's Windsurf deal is off -- and its CEO is going to Google 2. Lego's first buildable Decepticon Transformer is a talking Soundwave 3. X's CEO is out after failing at basically everything she claimed she wanted 4. Dbrand says its new Switch 2 Joy-Con grips fix the detachment issue 5. Anker's fast power bank with two built-in USB-C cables is 30 percent off for Prime Day Installer A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge's universe. 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