@GergelyOrosz: Cursor == highly trusted brand by devs, trust earned over 3 years Grok / xAI == uploaded your .env files to their cloud…
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Gergely Orosz reacts to reports that SpaceX will acquire Cursor for $60B and phase out the Cursor brand, contrasting it with xAI's controversial handling of user .env files.
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Cursor == highly trusted brand by devs, trust earned over 3 years
Grok / xAI == uploaded your .env files to their cloud in secret, then pretended it was your fault for not setting a secret switch to avoid it
Weird to throw away the Cursor brand but go for it
Techmeme (@Techmeme): Sources: Cursor told staff Thursday that SpaceX could complete its $60B acquisition as soon as next week and the Cursor brand name will likely be phased out (@graceihle / The Information)
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