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OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor: What Stops, and What Doesn't
Which sources back which section of this article, and what its evidence base looks like.
Which sources back which section
| Section | Sources behind it |
|---|---|
| What Happened | OpenAI's own statement; Mariella Moon, Engadget; Matthias Bastian, THE DECODER; Michael Truell, on X; CNN; CNBC, on the SpaceX–xAI merger |
| Timeline | OpenAI's own statement; Mariella Moon, Engadget; Matthias Bastian, THE DECODER; Michael Truell, on X; CNBC, on the model-access notice and the acquisition's closing; CNN; CNBC, on the SpaceX–xAI merger; NPR; CNBC, on the trial verdict; Axios, 7 Aug 2026; SatNews; Quartz |
| The Argument | OpenAI's own statement; Mariella Moon, Engadget; Matthias Bastian, THE DECODER; NPR; CNBC, on the trial verdict; Axios, 7 Aug 2026 |
| What Others Add | Matthias Bastian, THE DECODER; Axios, 7 Aug 2026; Axios, 18 Aug 2026; Mariella Moon, Engadget |
| Conclusion | OpenAI's own statement; Matthias Bastian, THE DECODER; Mariella Moon, Engadget; CNBC, on the model-access notice |
What the evidence base looks like
- 13Sources behind this article
- 5Sections, every one of them sourced
- 3Read in full
- 8Read from a search extract
- 1Read second-hand, through another outlet's quotation
- 1Fetched, but its body would not render to text
| What the source is | How many | How they were read |
|---|---|---|
| The two parties' own public statements | 2 | OpenAI's post was read in full and its quoted sentences checked against two outlets' direct quotations of it; Cursor's chief executive's post on X was not read directly, and is known only through those same quotations and a search extract |
| Independent news and trade reporting | 11 | Two read in full at the page itself (Engadget, THE DECODER); eight read from a search extract after the page returned an access error to a direct fetch; one fetched, but its body would not render to text, leaving only a headline and a publication date |
Reliable
Reliable, but with an interestWorth believing and reliableWeak on both, and used with careHonest, but thin
Worth believing