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Sources: Microsoft considered buying Cursor in recent weeks but didn't make an offer; Microsoft has been working to boost GitHub Copilot's popularity (CNBC)
CNBC: Sources: Microsoft considered buying Cursor in recent weeks but didn't make an offer; Microsoft has been working to boost GitHub Copilot's popularity — Prior to SpaceX's announcement this week t
CNBC: Sources: Microsoft considered buying Cursor in recent weeks but didn't make an offer; Microsoft has been working to boost GitHub Copilot's popularity — Prior to SpaceX's announcement this week that it's obtained the right to acquire Cursor for $60 billion, Microsoft looked at a potential deal …
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- Docs: Microsoft plans to eventually move GitHub Copilot from request- to token-based billing, as the week-over-week cost to run it has nearly doubled since Jan. (Edward Zitron/Ed Zitron's Where's ...)
- Microsoft pauses new GitHub Copilot signups for Pro, Pro+, and Student tiers, tightens usage limits, removes Opus models from Pro, and limits Opus 4.7 to Pro+ (The GitHub Blog)
- Sources: SpaceX isn't acquiring Cursor immediately because the deal could delay its IPO; Cursor is no longer proceeding with its reported $2B funding round (Bloomberg)
- 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)
- Memo: OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser says OpenAI's Microsoft deal 'limited our ability' to reach clients using Bedrock and touts its Amazon deal (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-22