SpaceX has agreed to acquire Cursor AI parent Anysphere for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, days after SpaceX's blockbuster Nasdaq debut. The acquisition hands xAI's Grok a foothold in AI coding tools, tapping Cursor's $2 billion annualized revenue and rapid enterprise adoption. Closing is expected in Q3 2026. Now the bigger question is whether Cursor AI can help xAI challenge Anthropic's lead in enterprise AI coding.

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.

SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge…