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SpaceX

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306 articles decelerating

SpaceX has appeared in 306 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 58 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Starlink, Elon Musk, Twitter, Elon Musk's.

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306
mentions
Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-2.912
velocity change
Sources
51
publications
Incumbents Bid Last
Before SpaceX announced it had secured the right to acquire Cursor for $60 billion, Microsoft — the company that owns GitHub, Copilot, and VS Code — considered ...
The Dissolution
Half of xAI's founding team has now left. The biggest corporate merger in US history didn't retain the people who built the company—it accelerated their departu...
The $250 Billion Lifeline
SpaceX acquired xAI for $250 billion on February 2. Twenty months earlier, xAI was valued at $18 billion. In between: losses that grew every quarter, a safety t...
The Decoupling
Nvidia walks away from $100B OpenAI bet. Apple runs on Anthropic while losing its AI team. SpaceX-xAI-Tesla merger talks begin. The partnerships that defined AI...
The Unification
SpaceX and xAI are in advanced merger talks ahead of a planned IPO. Bloomberg reports Tesla may be absorbed too — creating a single Musk-controlled entity spann...

Coverage Timeline

2026-04-23
Bloomberg 14 related

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

CNBC 66 related

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 …

2026-04-22
Bloomberg 29 related

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

New York Times 70 related

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

The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.

2026-04-21
New York Times 6 related

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

The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.

2026-04-15
About Amazon 37 related

Amazon agrees to acquire satellite operator Globalstar, set to close in 2027, to expand Leo; Amazon and Apple say Leo will power some iPhone and Watch services

Globalstar would be its second-biggest deal ever I think: Whole Foods — $13.7B Globalstar — ~$11.6B announced / pending MGM — $8.45B One Medical — ~$3.9B Zoox — ~$1.3B Zappos — ~$1.2B Ring — ~$1.0-1.2...

2026-03-31
Reuters 5 related

Sources: E*Trade is in talks to lead SpaceX IPO share sale to retail investors; Robinhood and SoFi have pitched for roles but SpaceX is mulling cutting them out

2026-03-30
Reuters 5 related

Sources: E*Trade is in talks to lead SpaceX IPO share sale to retail investors; Robinhood and SoFi have pitched for roles but SpaceX is mulling cutting them out

Morgan Stanley's E*Trade is in talks with SpaceX to take the lead in selling the rocket maker's shares to everyday U.S. investors …

2026-02-19
Bloomberg 9 related

Saudi-backed AI startup Humain invested $3B in xAI, becoming a “significant minority shareholder” in a deal that completed just before SpaceX's xAI acquisition

2026-02-06
Wall Street Journal 3 related

Inside the SpaceX-xAI $1.25T deal, the most valuable corporate tie-up in US history: sources: SpaceX had an orbital data center technical breakthrough last fall

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SpaceX has appeared in 289 Techmeme articles since January 2015. The biggest stories include SpaceX acquires xAI; sources say the all-stock deal values the combined company at... and SpaceX says it's working with Cursor to build “the world's most useful models” and it has.... Frequently covered alongside Starlink, Elon Musk, xAI, FCC, and Tesla. Coverage has shifted toward funding, competition themes and away from consumer.

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2024Q2enterprise -11pts; consumer +25pts; funding -9pts
2024Q3enterprise -10pts; consumer -20pts; funding -7pts
2024Q4enterprise +8pts; consumer -11pts; funding +36pts

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