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Despite Meta’s billion-dollar offers, not a single researcher from Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab has jumped ship—signaling a shift toward mission-driven AI ventures.

Google has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and key team members, following a $2.4B tech licensing deal. The move boosts Google’s AI coding push as Meta and OpenAI race for top AI talent. While the OpenAI acquisition deal did not take place.