SpaceX to Buy Cursor, Signals It Will Keep Rival AI Models

SpaceX is acquiring Anysphere, maker of the AI coding tool Cursor, for $6 billion, and says it intends to keep offering third-party frontier AI models such as those from OpenAI and Anthropic even after Cursor comes under its ownership. That stance is seen as a test of the delicate relationships between Musk's camp and rival AI labs, as highlighted in reporting on Cursor's openness.