@FinanceYF5: AI companies are on a buying spree: SpaceX → xAI ($250B), SpaceX → Cursor ($60B), Google → Wiz ($32B), Meta → Scale AI ($29B), OpenAI → io…
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AI companies are on a buying spree, listing several massive acquisitions such as SpaceX acquiring xAI ($250B), Cursor ($60B), etc., emphasizing that talent matters more than technology.
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AI companies are on a buying spree:
SpaceX → xAI (250 billion) SpaceX → Cursor (60 billion) Google → Wiz (32 billion) Meta → Scale AI (29 billion) OpenAI → io (6.5 billion) Salesforce → Fin (3.6 billion)
Winston Weinberg: In M&A, buying the technology itself often doesn’t matter — what really matters is the talent. https://t.co/VVRD9d87x5
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