SpaceX pays $60B for Cursor’s maker, banking on AI‑driven coding
SpaceX announced a $60 billion all‑stock deal to acquire Anysphere, the startup behind the Cursor AI coding assistant. The move stakes SpaceX’s AI arm, xAI, with a powerful developer‑product and extra compute to compete in the booming enterprise AI market. It marks one of the largest AI‑tool acquisitions ever, underscoring how code‑generation is becoming a core strategic asset.