SpaceX buys AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI

—SpaceX acquired Cursor, the AI-powered coding assistant, for $60 billion following the company's IPO, in a deal that positions Musk's aerospace giant as a direct competitor in the AI software development space. The acquisition gives SpaceX its own advanced coding AI to rival tools from Anthropic and OpenAI. The deal cements SpaceX's expanding footprint beyond aerospace into artificial intelligence.