Cursor AI is a popular coding tool that helps developers write and fix code using AI. Learn what it does and who founded the startup.

Analysts differ on the likely impact, some arguing that the deal gives Cursor the compute expansion it needs, while others worry that Cursor’s trustworthiness could be threatened.

SpaceX exercised its option to buy Cursor for $60 billion in all stock, the largest startup acquisition ever, arming xAI and Grok against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI.