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Social media declared Cursor dead. Then SpaceX handed the AI startup a $60 billion lifeline.

MarketWatch · Jun 19, 2026, 11:30 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Written off after the rise of Anthropic’s Claude Code, Cursor now looks to reclaim its crown as a vibe-coding heavyweight with SpaceX’s backing

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