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Musk's SpaceX buys AI coding start-up for $60bn days after IPO

BBC Business · Jun 16, 2026, 12:11 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Archie Mitchell Business reporter Reuters Space X has agreed to buy AI coding start-up Cursor for $60bn (£45bn) just days after its bumper initial public offering (IPO).
  • Elon Musk's rocket company will take over Anysphere, which makes the artificial intelligence coding agent.
  • The move comes after Space X joined New York's tech-focused Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday in the biggest ever listing, valuing it at more than $2tn and raising $85.7bn.

Archie Mitchell Business reporter Reuters Space X has agreed to buy AI coding start-up Cursor for $60bn (£45bn) just days after its bumper initial public offering (IPO).

Elon Musk's rocket company will take over Anysphere, which makes the artificial intelligence coding agent.

The move comes after Space X joined New York's tech-focused Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday in the biggest ever listing, valuing it at more than $2tn and raising $85.7bn.

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