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SpaceX announced Wednesday that it has entered a partnership with AI coding platform Cursor, giving the rocket firm access to the company’s agentic coding technology and a right to acquire Cursor later this year for up to $60 billion. The deal hinges on SpaceX’s Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, which boasts the equivalent of a million Nvidia H100 GPUs, and aims to create the world’s most capable coding and knowledge‑work AI. Both companies say the collaboration will accelerate model development and could eventually feed into Elon Musk’s broader X ecosystem. Leggi di più

SpaceX announced a partnership with software‑development AI startup Cursor to build a next‑generation coding assistant. The agreement includes an option for SpaceX to buy Cursor for up to $60 billion later this year, or to pay $10 billion for its services. The deal leverages SpaceX’s Colossus supercomputer and ties into the broader Musk‑led ecosystem that already includes xAI and the X social platform. Leggi di più

AI-powered coding assistants have accelerated software output dramatically, but the speed boost is outpacing security resources. A financial services firm using the Cursor tool saw monthly code production jump from 25,000 to 250,000 lines, creating a backlog of one million unreviewed lines. Security experts warn that the shortage of application security engineers leaves firms exposed to vulnerabilities, especially as developers download entire codebases onto personal laptops. Companies such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Cursor are now racing to embed automated review features, yet human oversight remains essential. Leggi di più

Cursor introduced its new coding model, Composer 2, touting frontier-level coding intelligence. An X user quickly flagged that Composer 2 is essentially a rebranded version of Moonshot AI’s open‑source Kimi 2.5, with additional reinforcement learning. Cursor’s vice president of developer education confirmed that the model started from an open‑source base, noting that only a portion of the compute used for the final model came from the original Kimi code. The company defended the use as compliant with Kimi’s license and described the partnership with Moonshot AI as authorized and collaborative. Leggi di più

Cursor, the AI coding assistant, announced it has acquired Graphite, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to review and debug code. While the deal terms were not disclosed, reports indicate Cursor paid well above Graphite's last $290 million valuation. The acquisition adds Graphite's "stacked pull request" technology to Cursor's Bugbot product, aiming to streamline the transition from AI‑generated code to production. The move reflects a broader trend of AI tools targeting the code‑review market, with competitors like CodeRabbit and Greptile also raising sizable funding. Shared investors such as Accel and Andreessen Horowitz link the two companies, and the deal follows Cursor’s recent spree of acquisitions, including Growth by Design and talent from Koala. Leggi di più

Cursor, the AI coding startup, has launched Visual Editor, a new feature that lets developers and designers modify web‑app aesthetics using natural‑language prompts. The tool blends design controls with code, offering real‑time CSS adjustments and a chat interface powered by Cursor’s AI. Aimed at reducing friction between design and development teams, Visual Editor expands Cursor’s platform beyond pure coding and positions the company against competitors in the burgeoning AI‑driven software creation market. Leggi di più

At Fortune’s AI Brainstorm conference, Cursor co‑founder and CEO Michael Truell said the company has no near‑term IPO plans and is instead concentrating on expanding its product suite. He highlighted the rollout of home‑grown large language models, a shift to a usage‑based pricing model that passes API fees directly to customers, and new cost‑management tools for enterprises. Truell also outlined future priorities, including more complex agentic functions such as automated bug fixing and a deeper focus on serving whole development teams. He positioned these moves as a way to stay competitive amid growing AI coding‑assistant rivals. Leggi di più

Anthropic has introduced Claude Code as a beta feature within Slack, allowing developers to initiate full coding sessions directly from chat threads. The integration expands on existing Slack capabilities by automatically selecting repositories, posting progress updates, and linking to pull requests without leaving the conversation. This move underscores a broader industry shift toward embedding AI coding assistants in collaboration platforms rather than traditional IDEs. While competitors like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and OpenAI Codex are also exploring similar integrations, Anthropic’s rollout highlights the strategic importance of workflow‑centric AI tools. Security and dependency concerns accompany the new functionality, prompting teams to consider access controls and platform reliability. Leggi di più

Cursor has released a new version of its integrated development environment, IDE 2.0, featuring a multi‑agent interface that can run tasks in parallel. At the same time, the company introduced Composer, a proprietary coding model built with reinforcement learning and a mixture‑of‑experts architecture. Composer is described as a frontier model that is four times faster than similarly intelligent models, emphasizing speed over raw intelligence. The IDE continues to support external large‑language‑model providers such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, while the new model aims to improve developer productivity through rapid, AI‑driven assistance. Leggi di più

At TechCrunch Disrupt, solo investor Elad Gil said AI remains unpredictable but several segments now have clear frontrunners. He identified foundational model providers such as Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, xAI and Mistral as dominant, and noted AI‑assisted coding, medical transcription and customer‑support tools are also converging around a handful of firms. Gil pointed to fintech, accounting, AI security and other areas as still wide open, emphasizing that enterprise enthusiasm for AI can generate rapid revenue while long‑term sustainability remains uncertain. Leggi di più

Anthropic announced the release of Claude Sonnet 4.5, a frontier AI model aimed at production‑ready software development. The company says the model delivers industry‑leading results on coding benchmarks such as SWE‑Bench Verified and can autonomously build full applications, provision databases, purchase domains, and even conduct SOC 2 audits. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is accessible through the Claude API and chatbot with pricing unchanged from the prior version. Anthropic also introduced a Claude Agent SDK and a research preview called “Imagine with Claude,” underscoring a rapid development cycle that positions the firm against rivals like OpenAI’s GPT‑5. Leggi di più

Figma has unveiled updates that let artificial‑intelligence models interact directly with its design platform. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server now supports Figma Make, allowing AI agents to retrieve the underlying code behind prototypes instead of just visual renderings. The expansion supports tools from Anthropic, Cursor, Windsurf and Visual Studio Code, and enables remote access from AI coding assistants, browser‑based models and integrated development environments. Upcoming features include a Design Snapshot that turns Make snapshots into editable layers and an AI‑prompt editing mode currently in testing. Leggi di più

CodeRabbit, the AI‑powered code review platform founded by former FluxNinja CEO Harjot Gill, announced a $60 million Series B financing that values the company at $550 million. The startup, launched in early 2023 after Gill observed widespread adoption of AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, now serves more than 8,000 businesses, including Chegg, Groupon and Mercury. Riding rapid growth—20 percent month‑over‑month and over $15 million in annual recurring revenue—CodeRabbit aims to cut human code‑review effort in half. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners with participation from NVentures and CRV, while competitors such as Graphite and Greptile also pursue funding. Leggi di più