SpaceX mulls $60B Cursor takeover to turbocharge AI coding before IPO

With an IPO looming for SpaceX/xAI/X, SpaceX proposed to either acquire Cursor for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for the ongoing collaboration, a move meant to boost AI coding tools to better compete with Anthropic and other players. The NYT reported the potential deal and SpaceX confirmed it, with Cursor granted an option to be bought later this year; the plan would pair Cursor’s coding platform with SpaceX’s massive training infrastructure to accelerate model development.