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← Wednesday, June 17, 2026
SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B(reuters.com)
1090 points by itsmarcelg 1 day ago | 1592 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Cursor is inferior to Codex/Claude Code and users have moved on
  • ↑The acquisition valuation is absurd and makes no sense
  • ↑SpaceX pivoting to AI/IDE acquisition is bizarre and concerning
  • ↑Concerns about IP theft via data access for training competitor models
  • ↓Cursor still has unique strengths like autocomplete and plan mode