Explore Cognition AI’s acquisition of Windsurf and its impact on AI, software development, and employee ownership in the tech industry.

Cognition acquires Windsurf to integrate IDE with AI agent Devin, promoting synergy and innovation in AI-assisted coding.

In a surprising move, Cognition– the makers of autonomous coding tool Devin— acquired what was left of its rival Windsurf after the company’s cofounders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen and other staff members were poached by Google DeepMind for $2.

Before we get to today’s column about Cognition buying Windsurf, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday spoke to Jessica Lessin, our editor in chief, for the inaugural episode of TITV, a new daily tech show,

Windsurf faces acquisition by Cognition AI. This follows a collapsed deal with OpenAI. Google hired Windsurf's CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen. Google DeepMind also secured a license to Windsurf's tech for $2.

Microcap Cognition Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CGTX) has skyrocketed 35% in Thursday trading after stating the company had a positive end-of-phase 2 meeting with the U.S. FDA for the oral Alzheimer's asset zervimesine and sees a path forward for a phase 3 program.

Goldman Sachs just hired its first AI coder: Goldman is the first major bank to try out Cognition's agentic AI coder, Devin, signaling a seismic shift in how finance works alongside software https://t.co/5CEvbmAPWX pic.twitter.com/Yngj54XCyF — Quartz (@qz) July 11, 2025