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SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60bn as AI race with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies

Euronews · Jun 16, 2026, 12:21 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the popular AI coding tool Cursor, in an all-stock deal valuing the startup at $60 billion (€51.7bn), just days after Elon Musk's firm had a record-breaking IPO.

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