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SPACEX IS WORKING WITH CURSOR AND HAS AN OPTION TO BUY THE STARTUP FOR $60B

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SpaceX has partnered with AI coding platform Cursor to develop next-generation coding AI, with an option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion later this year. The deal combines Cursor's software engineering expertise with SpaceX's Colossus supercomputer and comes as Cursor's valuation has skyrocketed from $2.5 billion in early 2023 to potentially $60 billion. This partnership may help both companies compete against Anthropic and OpenAI while potentially supporting SpaceX's anticipated public offering.