Sources detail how Elon Musk has de-emphasized SpaceX's original aim of reaching Mars as it prepares to go public, focusing instead on AI and other moonshots (Ryan Mac/New York Times)

Ryan Mac / New York Times: Sources detail how Elon Musk has de-emphasized SpaceX's original aim of reaching Mars as it prepares to go public, focusing instead on AI and other moonshots — For years, SpaceX's mission was clear: Get humans to Mars. — “The most powerful thing we could do is establish a second …

SpaceX says it's working with Cursor to build 'the world's most useful models' and it has the right to acquire Cursor for 60B or pay 10B for the partnership (New York Times)
Sources: SpaceX told employees that it has moved up the scheduled date for when shares awarded to employees become eligible for sale from May to April (Bloomberg)
Analysis and filings: Google owns a ~5% SpaceX stake, down from 6.11% at 2025's end; if SpaceX hits a 2T IPO valuation, Google's stake would be worth 100B (Bloomberg)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-22

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