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This full episode of Bloomberg Technology from June 16, 2026 captures a remarkably dense news cycle across multiple fronts of the AI industry. The lead story is SpaceX’s third day of public trading, during which the stock surged enough to briefly eclipse both Amazon and Microsoft in market capitalization — a striking valuation given that SpaceX’s 2025 revenue of $19 billion is roughly 15 times smaller than Microsoft’s $281 billion. Analysts attribute the volatility partly to a low public float of under 5% of total shares.
The $60 billion Cursor acquisition dominates the AI coverage, with Bloomberg reporters breaking down the deal structure, naming Thrive Capital (stake worth over $10 billion) and Andreessen Horowitz ($6 billion) as the major Cursor investors receiving SpaceX stock. The episode also features a Databricks Data + AI Summit segment with CEO Ali Ghodsi announcing Genie 1 (an agentic enterprise co-worker), Unity AI Gateway (AI cost controls for businesses), and Customer Link (a new marketing product) — while confirming Databricks will eventually IPO but sees current market conditions as too turbulent.
Two additional AI signals round out the episode: the Financial Times reports that OpenAI spent over $34 billion on research, marketing, and other expenses in 2025 — an eightfold increase in net losses — with OpenAI declining to comment. Separately, the show notes that Anthropic has been meeting with U.S. government officials regarding its most advanced AI models, a story with potential regulatory implications that the broadcast flags without further detail.
📺 Source: Bloomberg Technology · Published June 16, 2026
🏷️ Format: News Analysis
