<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Google is hiring Windsurf Chief Executive Officer Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen, along with a small group of staffers, to work at its DeepMind artificial intelligence unit.</li><li>OpenAI was set to purchase Windsurf for $3 billion, but the deal fell through due to tension with Microsoft Corp., a major OpenAI investor, over access to Windsurf's intellectual property.</li><li>After the exclusivity period of OpenAI's acquisition offer lapsed, Windsurf is now free to consider other bids.</li><li>Big tech companies have been acquiring talent and technology from AI startups in deals that avoid full acquisitions, prompting scrutiny for potential antitrust concerns.</li></ul>

Google is said to pay $2.4 billion for Windsurf assets, talent

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