Meta has acquired PlayAI, a voice technology startup. The entire PlayAI team will join Meta, reporting to Johan Schalkwyk.

Just weeks after news about Meta’s interest in voice-cloning artificial intelligence (AI) start-up PlayAI emerged, the ...

Although OpenAI had reportedly been in exclusive acquisition talks with Windsurf earlier this year for about dollar 3 billion ...

Meta is on a relentless pursuit for AI specialists, with remuneration packages that outstrip those of professional sports ...

The acquihire-on-steroids trend is unique to this tech boom, and could have big implications for current and future AI founders.

In its latest salvo in the war for AI supremacy, Google has poached Varun Mohan co-founder and CEO of Windsurf, as well as ...

Google has secured an agreement with Windsurf's CEO, Varun Mohan, for AI talent and licensing, aiming to enhance their ...

As tech giants compete for talents, the AI gold rush displaces programmers and software engineers whose jobs were once envied ...

Alphabet has acquired talent and licensing rights from AI startup Windsurf, hiring its top executives for DeepMind. Windsurf ...

Google's $2.4B Windsurf deal followed the collapse of OpenAI's acquisition, which was reportedly blocked by a Microsoft IP rights objection.

The acquisition is expected to significantly strengthen Meta’s capabilities in natural speech generation and real-time voice interaction across its product suite.

Financial terms of the purchase weren’t disclosed. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the acquisition, but declined further ...