Google to Pay $2.4 Billion in Deal to License Tech of Coding Startup, Hire CEO

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Google to Pay $2.4 Billion in Deal to License Tech of Coding Startup, Hire CEO

The Wall Street Journal07-12

Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of AI coding startup Windsurf and hire its CEO and some of its employees, according to people familiar with the matter....

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