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2026
OpenAI to end Cursor partnership after SpaceX acquisition
OpenAI said it will terminate its partnership with AI coding tool Cursor after Cursor was acquired by SpaceX, and notified SpaceX that it plans to shut down services providing OpenAI models through Cursor on November 12, 2026, citing past contract breaches by Elon Musk's companies and new accountability requirements for its upcoming Astra model.
2026
OpenAI to cut off Cursor's direct access to its AI models
OpenAI announced it will stop providing AI models to the programming tool Cursor, recommending that Cursor's direct access to OpenAI models be shut down on November 12, 2026, and that future new models including Astra will no longer be provided to Cursor.
2026
Cursor reports users affected by a tampered Claude Code extension
Cursor said that up to 5,000 users were affected by a tampered Claude Code extension.
2026
OpenAI notifies SpaceX of termination of Cursor model supply contract
On August 28, 2026, OpenAI announced it had formally notified SpaceX of its plan to terminate the contract under which OpenAI models are supplied to Cursor, with the proposed service cutoff date set for November 12, 2026. OpenAI cited past contract breaches by Elon Musk's companies and said it could not ensure SpaceX would use the technology in compliance with its terms of service.
2026
SpaceX completes $60 billion acquisition of AI coding tool Cursor
SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding tool Cursor, with Cursor CEO Michael Truell to report directly to Elon Musk and Cursor's brand independence giving way to SpaceXAI's overall strategy.
2026
Cursor's GitHub competitor Origin enters public beta
Cursor's GitHub competitor Origin entered public beta last week, combining GitHub-like code repository features with Graphite's code review technology.
2026
Cursor launches Origin code hosting platform in early beta
Cursor launched Origin, a code hosting platform in early beta that integrates repositories, pull requests, code browsing and AI agents into one workspace, rolling out gradually to all paid plan users. GitHub sync keeps GitHub as the single source of truth for existing projects, and Vercel, Depot and Buildkite are the first extension integration partners.
2026
Cursor launches Origin code hosting service
Cursor introduced Origin, a cloud service for software teams to store code, accessible via a new tab in the Cursor desktop client and a dedicated command line interface tool. The service is based on Git and includes an integration to copy and sync projects from GitHub.
2026
Cursor launches Origin code-hosting platform in early beta
Cursor launched Origin, a GitHub-style code-hosting platform, in early beta for paid-plan users on August 17, 2026. Origin includes repositories, pull requests, code browsing and real-time GitHub synchronisation, with agent-native features planned.
2026
SpaceX completes merger with Cursor
SpaceX filed a regulatory document on August 14 stating its merger with code-editing tool Cursor has been completed; Cursor shareholders received about 389 million SpaceX Class A common shares, implying an equity value of $60 billion for Cursor, with the deal paid mainly in newly issued SpaceX Class A shares and no public offering.
2026
SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.6 agentic AI model
SpaceXAI, the AI company formerly known as xAI, released Grok 4.6, a flagship model focused on long-running agentic tasks. It became available the same day in the Cursor code editor, Grok Build, and via API, with pricing starting at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, and through third-party partners including OpenRouter, Vercel and Cloudflare.
2026
SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.6 model
SpaceXAI released the Grok 4.6 model, which strengthens long-running agentic tasks and complex interactive and visual work over Grok 4.5. It is available on Cursor, Grok Build, and via API on partner platforms OpenRouter, Vercel and Cloudflare, priced at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, with double included usage on Cursor and Grok Build in the first week.
2026
SpaceX to acquire AI coding tool Cursor for about $60 billion
SpaceX is reported to be acquiring AI coding tool Cursor for about $60 billion, a deal expected to close this month. Cursor has over 1 million paying subscribers and more than $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue. The acquisition is intended to integrate AI coding capabilities into Musk's company ecosystem alongside xAI's Grok models.
2026
SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot in early beta
SpaceXAI launched Grok Bot in early beta on August 11, 2026, an autonomous AI agent that signs into users' apps and websites, executes multi-step tasks and returns finished work. It is the first joint product from the SpaceXAI and Cursor merger, available on macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS to SuperGrok Heavy ($300/month), Cursor Ultra and Cursor Teams Premium subscribers, with an enterprise waitlist.