<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Google has struck a deal to acquire talent and licensing rights from AI coding startup Windsurf for about $2.4 billion after OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf fell through.</li><li>The deal highlights the importance of talent over technology, the impact of regulatory constraints on deal structures, and the growing significance of the coding assistant market in the AI economy.</li><li>Google's strategic move involves hiring talent and licensing technology without equity to sidestep antitrust scrutiny, reflecting a new trend in tech M&A.</li><li>The AI talent wars intensify as companies vie for key engineers, leading to strategic shifts in approach, such as Google's focus on aggressive talent acquisition.</li></ul>

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