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SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor, a start-up that makes artificial-intelligence tools for writing software. The deal became effective on August 14. The report describes it as one of the largest technology takeovers and says it is intended to strengthen the Elon Musk-led company's efforts to build more advanced AI tools, including for coding, which it calls a lucrative market for AI.
At $60 billion, the Cursor purchase is among the largest prices paid for an AI application company and puts a listed buyer, SpaceX, in direct competition for AI coding revenue with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, Anthropic and OpenAI. For software developers and IT services firms, AI coding tools are a cost line and a productivity input. The report does not say how the price was paid or give Cursor's revenue.
Reported by Bloomberg Government — “SpaceX Completes $60 Billion Acquisition of AI Startup Cursor” ↗ on 14 Aug 2026.
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