SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60bn as AI race with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the popular AI coding tool Cursor, in an all-stock deal valuing the startup at $60 billion (€51.7bn), just days after Elon Musk's firm had a record-breaking IPO.

calendar_today June 16, 2026 schedule 12:21 visibility 2 views

Source: Euronews

newspaper

Originally published at

Euronews

open_in_new Read Full Article

Science

Mass rollout planned across Southern Africa for new HIV drug

Administered just twice a year, the drug Lenacapavir offers near-complete protection — more than 99% — against HIV. After years of research and clinical trials, the preventive treatment has been approved and is now set to be rolled out on a large...

France 24 2 hours ago

Science

SpaceX is officially buying Cursor for $60 billion

Days after its massive IPO, SpaceX says it is spending $60 billion to buy Cursor - a bet designed to help Elon Musk's sprawling rocket / AI / social media behemoth win over lucrative enterprise customers and close the gap with AI rivals like...

The Verge 3 hours ago

Science

Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human.

NPR News 6 hours ago

Science

Hubble'en 1000 kat daha hızlı: Kozmosun sırlarını çözecek NASA teleskobu fırlatılıyor

NASA'nın yeni nesil uzay teleskobu Nancy Grace Roman için geri sayım başladı. Yaklaşık 20 yıllık geliştirme sürecinin, 4,3 milyar dolarlık bütçenin ve yüzlerce bilim insanı ile mühendisin emeğinin ürünü olan teleskop, fırlatılmasına üç aydan az bir...

TRT Haber 9 hours ago

Science

Face aux affaires de pédocriminalité, le sentiment d’abandon des maires : « Quand ça arrive, c’est un tsunami »

Les édiles se retrouvent en première ligne en cas de signalement de faits parfois très graves, comme récemment dans le périscolaire. Plusieurs d’entre eux témoignent d’un sentiment d’abandon. Mais ils ont conscience qu’ils portent aussi une...

Le Monde 10 hours ago

Science

Scientists drill into Spain's only meteorite crater for clues to Mars

Researchers are drilling 500 metres into Spain's only internationally recognised meteorite crater, hoping to learn more about an ancient impact event and gather insights that could help scientists understand Mars.

Euronews 10 hours ago

Science

Social media becomes world’s leading news source, report warns

News consumers worldwide are increasingly turning to social media and video platforms for information, overtaking traditional outlets for the first time, according to a Reuters Institute report. The study warns that shifting habits, driven by...

France 24 12 hours ago

SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60bn as AI race with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies

Related Articles

Mass rollout planned across Southern Africa for new HIV drug

SpaceX is officially buying Cursor for $60 billion

Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it

Read More

Hubble'en 1000 kat daha hızlı: Kozmosun sırlarını çözecek NASA teleskobu fırlatılıyor

Face aux affaires de pédocriminalité, le sentiment d’abandon des maires : « Quand ça arrive, c’est un tsunami »

Scientists drill into Spain's only meteorite crater for clues to Mars

Social media becomes world’s leading news source, report warns