SpaceX says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60B later this year
SpaceX says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60B later this year
Publish Date: 2026-04-22 13:26:00
Source Domain: www.nbcnews.com
- SpaceX announced it has the option to buy the AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion later this year, aiming to compete against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI.
- Alternatively, SpaceX could opt to collaborate with Cursor for $10 billion, utilizing their respective strengths in AI and software engineering.
- Cursor, developed by San Francisco startup Anysphere, is popular among expert software engineers and offers “vibe coding,” a rising trend facilitated by AI coding assistants.
- The partnership will enable Cursor to leverage SpaceX’s subsidiary xAI’s AI data center complex Colossus in Memphis, Tennessee, to scale its AI models.
- Cursor has previously partnered with larger AI research firms like Anthropic and OpenAI, contributing to the “vibe coding” trend coined by a prominent researcher.
