By Christine Ji and William Gavin

Elon Musk's SpaceX, fresh off its record-breaking IPO, told U.S. securities regulators on Tuesday that it would acquire Anysphere, the firm behind...

The deal comes just days after SpaceX went public in the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion to help fund its expansion.

It's the largest acquisition ever of a VC-backed startup

Separately, neither could compete. Now they hope they can.

Separately, neither could compete. Now they hope they can.