SpaceX Buys AI Coding Startup Cursor for $60 Billion
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SpaceX will buy Cursor parent Anysphere in a $60B all-stock deal, giving Elon Musk’s company a major AI coding asset days after its IPO.
The move comes as Musk works to improve the coding capabilities of his Grok family of AI models. Musk recently combined his AI company, xAI, with SpaceX to form a mega-sized firm, which he took public last week.
SpaceX has announced the $60 billion acquisition of AI coding assistant Cursor to aggressively bolster Elon Musk’s xAI division and challenge market rivals OpenAI and Anthropic. Cursor, a pioneer in the popular “vibe coding” movement, will transition ...
The all-stock deal would make Cursor a wholly owned SpaceX subsidiary and deepen the company's push into AI following its blockbuster IPO.
Some of Cursor's biggest AI features were bottom-up projects started by its engineers, says Jason Ginsberg.Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Some of Cursor's most important AI features didn't come from a formal road map.
With the features and performance of AI transforming so rapidly, navigating the world of AI coding tools can feel a little confusing. If you’ve been pondering which AI coding assistant to incorporate into your workflow, you’re not alone. Many ...
