SpaceX Buys AI Coding Startup Cursor for $60 Billion
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SpaceX ( SPCX) disclosed this morning that it is officially acquiring artificial intelligence startup Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, for $60B in stock. The disclosure follows the curious announcement in April, which gave SpaceX the option to acquire Cursor for $60B or pay it $10B for its work.
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SpaceX signed a $60 billion all-stock merger Tuesday to buy Anysphere, maker of AI coding tool Cursor, four days after its record $75 billion Nasdaq IPO. The deal gives xAI an immediate enterprise foo
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