[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  AIM [@Analyticsindiam](/creator/twitter/Analyticsindiam) on x 18.5K followers Created: 2025-07-18 12:28:02 UTC The AI boom is revealing a harsh new reality startups rise fast, only to be hollowed out by Big Tech through “reverse-acquihires.” Windsurf, once poised to rival Cursor, saw its OpenAI deal collapse after CEO Varun Mohan quietly exited for Google, which licensed its IP for $XXX billion and hired both Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen. “The company that once brimmed with promise was suddenly left hollow.” Scale AI followed a similar path. Just weeks after Meta acquired a XX% stake and brought on CEO Alexandr Wang to co-lead its Superintelligence Lab, clients like Google and Microsoft cut ties, fearing data exposure. Internal documents showed customers’ unease, and thousands of client files were found exposed online. Wang’s personal stake now stands at over $X billion, while the company faces layoffs and distrust. Inflection AI, once hailed as the future of personal AI assistants, unraveled in days. Microsoft paid $XXX million for IP, added $XX million to avoid legal complications, and hired co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan. “The product no longer exists in any meaningful form,” a source said, as just a dozen of its XX employees remain. Founders cite infrastructure access as a reason Suleyman said Azure clusters were something “they could never build themselves” but early employees, contractors, and investors are left behind. A former engineer summed it up: “We went from building something we believed in to being told to sit tight while the founders walked away.” @GoogleDeepMind @windsurf_ai @_mohansolo @Google @character_ai @NoamShazeer @dan_defr @Meta @scale_AI @alexandr_wang @amazon @AdeptAILabs @jluan @Microsoft @inflectionAI @mustafasuleyman  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [open ai](/topic/open-ai) [windsurf](/topic/windsurf) [coins ai](/topic/coins-ai) [$googl](/topic/$googl) [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services) [Post Link](https://x.com/Analyticsindiam/status/1946185189702631582)
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The AI boom is revealing a harsh new reality startups rise fast, only to be hollowed out by Big Tech through “reverse-acquihires.” Windsurf, once poised to rival Cursor, saw its OpenAI deal collapse after CEO Varun Mohan quietly exited for Google, which licensed its IP for $XXX billion and hired both Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen. “The company that once brimmed with promise was suddenly left hollow.”
Scale AI followed a similar path. Just weeks after Meta acquired a XX% stake and brought on CEO Alexandr Wang to co-lead its Superintelligence Lab, clients like Google and Microsoft cut ties, fearing data exposure. Internal documents showed customers’ unease, and thousands of client files were found exposed online. Wang’s personal stake now stands at over $X billion, while the company faces layoffs and distrust.
Inflection AI, once hailed as the future of personal AI assistants, unraveled in days. Microsoft paid $XXX million for IP, added $XX million to avoid legal complications, and hired co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan. “The product no longer exists in any meaningful form,” a source said, as just a dozen of its XX employees remain.
Founders cite infrastructure access as a reason Suleyman said Azure clusters were something “they could never build themselves” but early employees, contractors, and investors are left behind. A former engineer summed it up: “We went from building something we believed in to being told to sit tight while the founders walked away.”
@GoogleDeepMind @windsurf_ai @_mohansolo @Google @character_ai @NoamShazeer @dan_defr @Meta @scale_AI @alexandr_wang @amazon @AdeptAILabs @jluan @Microsoft @inflectionAI @mustafasuleyman
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