Rumor: SpaceX to Acquire AI Coding Tool Cursor for $60 Billion
brianryhuang · x · 2026-08-22
A widely circulating rumor on X suggests SpaceX plans to acquire AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion. The post narrates the story of Cursor's four MIT dropout founders, who started as a side project in 2022, pivoted to create the beloved AI coding tool, and hit a $10B valuation. The rumor claims Elon Musk decided to skip the R&D race and buy Cursor to catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic. Note: This is widely regarded as a meme or fake news, not a real event.
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