AI coding startup Cognition acquired fellow AI startup Windsurf’s intellectual property, product, and staff last month in a deal with an undisclosed price.
This week, The Information reported that after cutting 30 employees from the Windsurf team last week, Cognition is giving the remaining 200-person group a choice: Accept a buyout equivalent to nine months’ salary, or stay on the team and work long hours, at least six days or 80 hours a week. According to an internal email viewed by the outlet, Windsurf employees have until August 10 to decide to stay or take the buyout.
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