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SpaceX to buy AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion

SpaceX to buy AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion

Summary

SpaceX announced it will buy the AI coding assistant company Cursor for $60 billion in stock. The purchase is expected to finish by the third quarter of 2026, making Cursor a fully owned part of SpaceX.

Key Facts

  • SpaceX recently completed a large initial public offering (IPO), raising $75 billion.
  • The company plans to buy Cursor, an AI tool that helps write computer software.
  • Cursor was created by the startup Anysphere in San Francisco and started in 2022.
  • The deal will be paid in SpaceX stock and is set to close in late 2026.
  • Cursor calls itself a "coding agent for building ambitious software."
  • After the deal news, SpaceX shares rose 5% in early trading to $202.11.
  • SpaceX and Cursor did not comment immediately after the announcement.
  • The acquisition follows a growing trend of using AI to assist or automate software creation.
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