[Approximately 10 Employees Laid Off at xAI Last Week, Recent Departures Include Founding Member of Mistral AI] Reported by Jinse Finance, on May 9, just weeks after Elon Musk's company obtained a $60 billion acquisition option for this code startup, Cursor has begun to gradually exert influence within SpaceX's AI division. According to two insiders, Cursor employees have visited xAI offices, meeting and discussing work matters with internal staff. Insiders revealed that xAI subsequently experienced a wave of departures, followed by layoffs last Friday. One insider stated that last week's layoffs affected approximately 10 employees across various teams involved in the development of xAI's Grok large model. Another insider disclosed that as of last fall, xAI's research team consisted of around 200 members, though the current total number of employees remains unclear. Recent departures from xAI also include Devendra Chaplot, a founding member of Mistral AI and Thinking Machines Lab. He was considered a major talent acquisition when he joined xAI in March, reporting directly to Musk. Insiders noted that he left the company after only about a month. In recent weeks, employees responsible for xAI's data center operations have also been laid off.