SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion
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SpaceX Secures $60B Option to Acquire AI StartupSpaceX may pay $10B or acquire Cursor for $60B by late 2026 to advance AI coding and knowledge work technologies.
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- SpaceX partnered with Cursor to create next-generation AI focused on coding and knowledge work.
- The deal includes an option to purchase Cursor for $60 billion later this year.
- Cursor is training its AI models using tens of thousands of xAI chips from SpaceX.
- This alliance aims to address competitive gaps against leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic.
product and distribution to expert software engineers— SpaceX described the partnership as a project combining Cursor's “product and distribution to expert software engineers” with SpaceX’s Colossus supercomputer.
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