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922 SpaceX To Acquire AI Coding Startup Cursor For $60 Billion

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 06/16/2026 14:00 EDT

SpaceX To Acquire AI Coding Startup Cursor For $60 Billion

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Cursor for $60 billion in stock, adding the popular AI coding assistant to Elon Musk's newly public aerospace-and-AI conglomerate. CNBC reports: Cursor built a popular AI coding tool that helps software developers generate, edit and review code, and the company has experienced explosive growth since its founding in 2022. In November, Cursor said it crossed $1 billion in annualized revenue, according to a release at the time. Cursor was also ranked at No. 37 on the annual CNBC Di

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