SpaceX Acquires Cursor for $60B: AI Coding Empire Grows

SpaceX has finalized its $60 billion acquisition of the AI coding pioneer, Cursor. This makes Cursor a subsidiary of SpaceX, bringing its AI coding assistant under Elon Musk's technological empire. The deal, one of the largest in tech history, follows a strategic partnership initiated in April to accelerate Cursor’s model training. Cursor states that joining SpaceX gives them access to "the largest fleet of GPUs in the world." This computing power will allow Cursor to train faster and offer low-latency AI coding tools at a reduced cost. This acquisition is part of a larger restructuring. Earlier this year, SpaceX merged with xAI, rebranding as SpaceXAI. This unified entity combines aerospace engineering with artificial general intelligence research. The synergy has already produced results. Grok 4.5 was released, built by the combined teams of SpaceXAI and Cursor. This model excels at complex coding and autonomous tasks with reduced inference costs. Recently, Grok 4.6 was rolled out, fine-tuned for real-world engineering tasks like full-stack web development and computer-aided design. This development could impact the future of AI and software creation.