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SpaceX Secures $60 B Deal to Acquire Cursor AI

4/24/2026

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SpaceX Acquires Cursor

SpaceX signed a $60 billion agreement on April 21, 2026 to acquire Cursor, with a $10 billion partnership option.
Microsoft examined a purchase of Cursor but did not make an offer.
The deal gives Cursor access to xAI’s Colossus supercomputer, a million H100-equivalent training system.
Cursor was valued at $50 billion, according to CNBC.
SpaceX merged with xAI in February 2026, placing both under SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s control.

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Sualeh Asif Leads

Sualeh Asif, co-founder of Cursor, is steering the company as a $60 billion acquisition target after it posted over $1 billion in annualised revenue.
Its AI-powered code editor serves millions of developers at roughly 50,000 enterprises, such as Nvidia, Adobe, Uber and Shopify.
Former Pakistani IT minister Umar Saif called Asif a role model for Pakistani youth, citing his Karachi upbringing and self-made success.

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SpaceX IPO

SpaceX’s planned IPO could value the company at $1.75 trillion, potentially the largest ever.
Elon Musk plans to retain control through special voting shares.
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Security experts warned that Cursor’s Composer model relies on an open-source codebase from Chinese start-up Moonshot AI.
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called CODE RED a must-read for conservative AI policy.

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SpaceX Acquires Cursor

SpaceX signed a $60 billion agreement on April 21, 2026 to acquire Cursor, with a $10 billion partnership option.
Microsoft examined a purchase of Cursor but did not make an offer.
The deal gives Cursor access to xAI’s Colossus supercomputer, a million H100-equivalent training system.
Cursor was valued at $50 billion, according to CNBC.
SpaceX merged with xAI in February 2026, placing both under SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s control.

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