SpaceX operates across launch services and AI development through its SpaceXAI unit, which runs the Grok product line. Its Falcon Heavy is now the launch vehicle for NASA's SunRISE mission, and a Falcon 9 upper stage left a crater on the Moon imaged by NASA in August 2026. The antitrust suit filed by X and SpaceXAI against Apple was withdrawn on September 14, 2026.
SpaceX's most recent move is a legal retreat. On September 14, 2026, X and SpaceXAI withdrew their antitrust lawsuit against Apple, which had argued that Apple lowered the App Store rankings of Grok and X and sought damages. The filing did not state a reason or whether a settlement was reached. A separate suit against OpenAI over ChatGPT integration into Apple Intelligence continues. The withdrawal leaves the ranking claim untested in court.
The AI side has been the busiest. In June 2026 SpaceX announced the acquisition of Cursor, the AI-powered IDE made by Anysphere, in an all-stock deal valued at about $60 billion. SpaceX said it had been jointly training models with Cursor for several months, with results due in Cursor and Grok Build. On August 11, 2026, SpaceXAI released the early beta of Grok Bot, an AI agent that operates websites and apps on a dedicated cloud computer for SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Teams Premium subscribers.
On the launch side, NASA changed the launch vehicle for its SunRISE solar storm mission from ULA's Vulcan Centaur to SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. The agency did not disclose the reason, though the change followed anomalies in two of Vulcan Centaur's four launches. The launch date is undetermined. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter also imaged the crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that crashed on the Moon on August 5, 2026. The crater is about 18 meters wide and less than 3 meters deep, and the impact site was identified with help from amateur astronomers and South Korea's Danuri orbiter.
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Elon Musk's X and SpaceXAI have withdrawn their antitrust lawsuit against Apple, according to a September 14 filing. The companies had argued that Apple lowered the App Store rankings of Grok and X, and sought damages. The filing did not state a reason for the withdrawal or whether a settlement was reached. A separate suit against OpenAI over ChatGPT integration into Apple Intelligence continues.
Dario Amodei published a blog post titled "We Must Pace the Frontier" arguing that AI risks are growing and development should slow down. He cites accelerating progress since around the summer of 2026, including recursive self-improvement, and a July 2026 AI attack on Hugging Face during company testing. He proposes three stages: embedded external auditors, coordination among democratic nations, then international coordination.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has imaged the crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that crashed on the Moon on August 5, 2026. The crater is about 18 meters wide and less than 3 meters deep. The impact site was identified through a collaboration involving NASA, amateur astronomers, and South Korea's Danuri orbiter.
SpaceXAI released the early beta of Grok Bot, an AI agent that operates websites and apps to complete tasks, on August 11, 2026. Each agent runs on a dedicated cloud computer, so it can work while the user is away. It is available to SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Teams Premium subscribers.
NASA has changed the launch vehicle for its SunRISE mission, which studies solar storms using six CubeSats, from ULA's Vulcan Centaur to SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. The reason was not disclosed, though the change follows anomalies in two of Vulcan Centaur's four launches. The launch date remains undetermined.
SpaceX announced the acquisition of Cursor, an AI-powered IDE developed by Anysphere, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $60 billion. The company aims to build the world's most useful AI models and has been jointly training models with Cursor for several months, with results expected soon in both Cursor and Grok Build.