Google scores a major win in the AI talent war by snapping up key minds behind one of coding AI’s most promising startups.

Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, a Google spokesperson said.

As of Friday, Windsurf’s head of business, Jeff Wang, will take over as the startup’s interim CEO, he announced in a post on social media. Most of Windsurf’s 250 person team is not headed to Google DeepMind and will continue offering its AI coding tools for enterprise customers.