Month: June 2026

SpaceX Just Bought Cursor for $60 Billion. And That’s Not Even the Week’s Biggest AI Story

Let me start with a number that made me do a double-take: $60 billion. That’s what SpaceX just paid to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the AI coding platform Cursor. All-stock deal. Expected to close in the third quarter. I’ve been watching this space for years, and I’ll be honest—I didn’t see this coming. A rocket company buying a coding assistant?… Read more →

Your Earbuds Just Learned to Predict Heart Attacks. And That’s the Third-Biggest AI Story This Week

Let me tell you about the three things that actually surprised me this week. First, Microsoft quietly declared independence from OpenAI. Second, an AI-designed vaccine just completed human trials for the first time ever. And third, a tiny startup figured out how to turn your regular earbuds into a continuous heart monitor. This isn’t the same AI news we’ve been… Read more →