The Verge AIJun 16, 2026, 11:41 AMRobert Hartimportant 78

SpaceX Acquires Cursor for $60 Billion in Enterprise AI Push

Original: SpaceX is officially buying Cursor for $60 billion

SpaceX is buying AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI in the enterprise market.

SpaceX has announced a $60 billion acquisition of Cursor, the AI-powered code editor, days after its own IPO. The deal is framed as a strategic move to attract enterprise customers and narrow the competitive gap with Anthropic and OpenAI. The takeover was signaled in advance and represents one of the largest AI-sector acquisitions to date.

SpaceX has officially announced it will acquire Cursor, the AI-assisted code editor built by Anysphere, in a deal valued at $60 billion. The announcement came just days after SpaceX completed a major initial public offering, signaling that the newly public company intends to deploy capital aggressively toward artificial intelligence capabilities.

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