SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition

In Brief Posted: 9:30 AM PDT · August 15, 2026 Image Credits: Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch Anthony Ha SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX, according to an announcement on the Cursor blog . Elon Musk’s SpaceX — which also acquired Musk’s xAI earlier this year — announced a deal in April for the companies to develop technology together; the deal also gave SpaceX the option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion. Two months later, as SpaceX became a public company, the companies said they were moving forward with the acquisition . In its announcement that the deal has closed, Cursor repeatedly referenced SpaceX’s computing infrastructure, which the company has been renting out to customers including Anthropic and Google . (SpaceX also faces a lawsuit over the pollution created by its data center gas turbines .) Cursor said that by becoming part of SpaceX, it will have “access to the largest fleet of GPUs in the world.” “SpaceX is building the computing capacity needed to scale intelligence far beyond what exists today,” the company added. “Cursor will be one place where that intelligence becomes useful.” Topics AI , cursor , Elon Musk , SpaceX , Startups October 13 – 15 San Francisco Scale faster. Grow your portfolio. Gain practical expertise. No matter your goal, Disrupt can empower you. Save up to $300 toda y! REGISTER NOW Newsletters See More Subscribe for the industry’s biggest tech news TechCrunch Daily News Every weekday and Sunday, you can get the best of TechCrunch’s coverage. TechCrunch Mobility TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. Startups Weekly Startups are the core of TechCrunch, so get our best coverage delivered weekly. StrictlyVC Provides movers and shakers with the info they need to start their day. No newsletters selected. Subscribe By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . Related Venture Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria Julie Bort 22 hours ago Transportation TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire Kirsten Korosec Aug 9, 2026 Government & Policy Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy Anthony Ha Aug 9, 2026 Latest in AI In Brief SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition Anthony Ha 35 minutes ago In Brief Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations Ivan Mehta 1 day ago AI Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’? Theresa Loconsolo 1 day ago 33 min