(Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, a Google spokesperson said on Friday, in a surprise move following an attempt by its rival OpenAI to acquire the startup. Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and select members of the coding tool's research and development team will join Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence division, the...

* Deal structure mirrors other 'acquihires' by tech firms, could draw regulatory scrutiny * Windsurf investors will receive liquidity, sources say * OpenAI was in talks to acquire Windsurf for $3 billion (Updates with background, context and additional details of the partnership) July 11 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf,...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

July 11 (Reuters) - * GOOGLE TO PAY $2.4 BILLION IN DEAL TO LICENSE TECH OF CODING STARTUP WINDSURF, HIRE CEO- WSJ Source: https://tinyurl.com/jj62axpd Further company coverage: ...