It's been a wild ride for vibe-coding platform Windsurf. Google poached its founder and top talent, and now it's being bought by Cognition.

Questions swirled about Windsurf's future after Google's surprise deal. Now, Windsurf will have a new owner.

Last Thursday, more than 40 researchers and engineers at Windsurf, a startup that has developed an artificial intelligence–powered coding tool, began gathering at a hotel in Mountain View, Calif., after receiving an invitation to a mysterious meeting from the startup’s management.

Cognition AI acquires WindSurf to strengthen its AI engineer Devin, adding talent and tech to boost autonomous software development.

The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.

OpenAI's $3 billion deal to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf collapsed due to Microsoft tensions over intellectual property access. Google swiftly s

Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin into Windsurf

Hot on the heels of a leadership shakeup at Windsurf last week, Cognition announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire Windsurf. The whiplash here explains at least some of last week's turmoil surrounding Google's hiring of top talent at Windsurf.

Google has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and several top R&D staff in a $2.4 billion licensing and compensation deal, intensifying the AI coding talent war. According to CNBC, the search giant will not invest in Windsurf but secured a nonexclusive license to parts of its technology.