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Social media declared Cursor dead. Then SpaceX handed the AI startup a $60 billion lifeline.

Social media declared Cursor dead. Then SpaceX handed the AI startup a $60 billion lifeline.
MarketWatch Friday 19 June 2026, 11:30 UTC By William Gavin 1 min read
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Written off after the rise of Anthropic’s Claude Code, Cursor now looks to reclaim its crown as a vibe-coding heavyweight with SpaceX’s backing

Written off after the rise of Anthropic’s Claude Code, Cursor now looks to reclaim its crown as a vibe-coding heavyweight with SpaceX’s backing
SpaceX (ORG) AI (ORG) Anthropic (PERSON) Claude Code (PERSON) Cursor (ORG)
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