OpenAI Cut Off a Billion-Dollar Customer to Avoid Elon Musk
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Read full postOpenAI is ending its partnership with Cursor, a major AI coding tool startup recently acquired by Elon Musk's SpaceX for $60 billion, due to trust issues with Musk's companies violating contracts. Cursor was one of OpenAI's top five revenue customers, expected to generate over $1 billion annually. OpenAI aims to stabilize its business ahead of a planned IPO, despite potential developer community backlash.

- Cursor co-founder Michael Truell says OpenAI represents just 5% of Cursor's traffic and Cursor trusted OpenAI to be "neutral"; Musk says he "couldn't care less" (Amir Efrati/The Information)· 3 sources
- [AINews] OpenAI shuts off Cursor· 5 sources
- Not ‘Used to Losing’: Apparent Elon Musk Pep Talk to His Cursor Staff Paints Sad Picture· Gizmodo



