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⚡ WHAT'S AT STAKE TODAY ⚡
- 🚀💰 SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO
- 📱🤖 Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features
- 📊😤 Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds
- ⚡🏛️ DOJ claims xAI's unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of 'national, economic, and energy security'
- 📝💵 Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers
- 📉✂️ Robinhood's note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn't cutting it
- 🤔💡 Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI
- 📉🤖 ChatGPT's market share slips below 50% for first time
- 🇲🇾💬 Malaysia's AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
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SpaceX snaps up AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion just after IPO.
SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO
SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion all-stock deal, just days after the space company completed what is being called the biggest IPO in history. The announcement comes less than two months after the two companies first revealed a formal tie-up.
The acquisition is designed to strengthen SpaceX's AI division, which is built around xAI — Elon Musk's AI company that merged with SpaceX earlier this year. The division has been struggling through a significant restructuring following a string of controversies, including incidents where its Grok chatbot generated non-consensual deepfakes of women and children. SpaceX expects the deal to close in the third quarter of this year.
Before SpaceX entered the picture, Cursor was in advanced talks to close a $2 billion funding round backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive, and Nvidia, at a valuation of $50 billion. However, sources told TechCrunch that even that amount wouldn't have been enough to bring the startup to break-even — a striking detail given that Cursor had already raised $900 million in a Series C in June 2025, followed by another $2.3 billion later that same year.
SpaceX had structured the original April announcement as an unusual ultimatum: either buy Cursor for $60 billion in stock, or pay a $10 billion break-up fee if the deal collapsed. That kind of aggressive framing underscored just how badly SpaceX wanted the company.
Founded in 2022 under the name Anysphere, Cursor rose rapidly alongside the broader boom in AI-powered software development. The startup went through OpenAI's accelerator program in 2024 and had reached a valuation of roughly $29 billion before SpaceX's offer arrived. Early signs of SpaceX's interest had emerged when xAI quietly hired two of Cursor's senior engineering leaders. Shortly after, it was reported that xAI had begun renting data center capacity to Cursor — a move that mirrored similar arrangements SpaceX had struck with Anthropic and Google in the lead-up to its IPO. Those conversations eventually evolved into the full acquisition now being finalized.
The deal also comes amid the near-total collapse of xAI's original leadership. All 11 of Musk's co-founders at xAI had departed by the end of March, and Musk himself publicly acknowledged that xAI "was not built right the first time around," saying he was rebuilding it "from the foundations up." The turmoil followed Grok referring to itself as "MechaHitler" in 2025 and the deepfake controversy earlier this year. SpaceX flagged these issues as business risks in its IPO filings, and the company currently faces multiple legal challenges stemming from those incidents.
Despite the turbulence, SpaceX pushed forward with its IPO pitch, telling investors it was targeting a total addressable market of roughly $28 trillion — with $26 trillion of that tied to AI. The company outlined a potential $2.4 trillion AI infrastructure business, including plans for a satellite constellation capable of handling AI compute workloads, and a $22.7 trillion opportunity in enterprise AI applications. Cursor is now central to SpaceX's plan to deliver on those ambitious promises.
The timing of the acquisition looks especially favorable for SpaceX. Since going public last Friday at $135 per share, the stock has surged past $200 in pre-market trading as of Tuesday — adding nearly $1 trillion to the company's market cap in just a few days. In other words, SpaceX's post-IPO stock rally alone added the equivalent of roughly 16 Cursors to its valuation, making a $60 billion stock deal considerably easier to absorb.
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Google's Android 17 brings AI-powered tools, multitasking upgrades, and smarter wearables.
Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features
Google has officially released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, debuting first on Pixel devices. The update highlights Google's AI ambitions, featuring Gemini Omni for video editing, the Lyria 3 music-generation model, and AudioLM speech-to-translation on the Pixel 10a.
New multitasking tools include a "bubble bar" for quick app access, and a dual-camera mode for screen reaction videos. Security and parental controls have also been enhanced. Wear OS gains Gemini-powered widgets, better app mirroring, and up to 10% improved battery life.
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The Supercharged Podcast is quickly becoming a space for real, unfiltered conversations about AI — beyond the hype, tools, and surface-level takes.
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⚡ Trends for the Future
Malaysia's AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io raises $62.5M to expand its AI-powered customer messaging platform globally.
Kuala Lumpur-based Respond.io has secured a $62.5 million Series B round led by Camber Partners, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors. Founded in 2017 by Gerardo Salandra, Hassan Ahmed, and Iaroslav Kudritskiy, the company set out to help businesses manage customer conversations across popular messaging apps. Today, it processes 2 billion messages per quarter and has grown to $35 million in ARR — up 169% year-over-year — while maintaining a 30% profit margin.
The platform supports mid- to large-sized B2C companies across channels like WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, and WeChat. It uses AI agents to handle high volumes of inquiries, qualify leads, and close sales autonomously. Its primary customers operate in sectors where buyers need conversation before committing — healthcare, automotive, education, and travel — typically companies with 200 to 10,000 employees.
CEO Salandra believes Respond.io holds a structural advantage over both legacy CRM platforms and newer AI entrants. Unlike competitors built around email and phone, Respond was messaging-first from day one. Its pricing model also differs — charging by conversation volume rather than per seat, meaning the rise of AI agents doesn't cannibalize its revenue. "Every day that AI becomes more prominent, we grow faster," Salandra told TechCrunch.
The company also points to a data flywheel effect: more messages improve its AI, better AI attracts more customers, and more customers generate more messages — compounding its advantage over late entrants to the messaging space.
With the fresh capital, Respond.io plans to invest in hiring, organic growth, and strategic acquisitions. Salandra is eyeing both bolt-on technology deals and established teams with existing customer bases in Europe and North America — regions that currently account for just 20% of revenue but are its fastest-growing markets. He expects both to become the company's largest segments within two to three years.
Despite the significant funding, Salandra is focused on disciplined growth rather than burning cash. His long-term ambition, however, is clear: "My favorite outcome? Ringing the bell at Nasdaq."
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