Originally published on AI Tech Connect . The deal structure: option, not acquisition SpaceX has not purchased Cursor. It has purchased an option to acquire Anysphere , Cursor's parent company, at a predetermined price of $60 billion , exercisable by the end of 2026. An acquisition option is a contractual right without an obligation. The agreed walk-away price is $10 billion , payable to Anysphere as compensation for the collaborative work both organisations will undertake during the option period. Key distinction: The option structure means Cursor's team, roadmap, and pricing policy remain under Anysphere's control until — and unless — SpaceX exercises the option. The Colossus compute angle SpaceX's Colossus supercomputing cluster is described as "the equivalent of a million H100s." SpaceX's plan is to combine Cursor's training data — generated by millions of developer interactions — with Colossus's compute to train specialised coding models.…