SpaceX has partnered with Cursor, the leading AI coding startup, and gained an option to acquire it for $60 billion by year-end. The deal pairs Cursor's popular coding AI product with SpaceX's Colossus supercomputer (equivalent to 1 million Nvidia H100s). The move appears timed to SpaceX's anticipated IPO and reflects escalating competition for AI infrastructure, following xAI's recent compute rental deal with Cursor and departures of two senior Cursor engineers to xAI.
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SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion
SpaceX secures a $60 billion acquisition option for Cursor, pairing its leading AI coding product with the company's Colossus supercomputer (1 million H100 equivalents), escalating the race for AI infrastructure dominance.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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