Viral claim: SpaceX bought Cursor for $60B, likened to Google-YouTube and Facebook-WhatsApp deals
AJChadha · x · 2026-10-30
A claim circulating on X says SpaceX acquired AI coding company Cursor (Anysphere) for $60B. @thisiskp compared it to Google buying YouTube ($1.65B), Android ($50M), Facebook buying Instagram ($1B) and WhatsApp ($19B), arguing it's strategically cheap in the grand scheme; AJChadha agreed. The deal is unconfirmed and discussed as a rumor.
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