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Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data
The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.
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Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX
Source: OpenAI Blog
August 28, 2026 · 2w ago
Summary
Our decision to wind down our contract providing OpenAI models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX.
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