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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · Thursday, September 3, 2026

OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor, Prompting Responses from Mike Trout and Elon Musk

OpenAI has reportedly cut off access for Cursor, an AI-powered code editor. This action drew a notable response from Mike Trout, who expressed concern over the impact on traffic, and a brief comment from Elon Musk regarding Sam Altman.

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Obviously, we saw over the weekend, Open AI cut us off cursor, and Mike Trout responded by saying, you know, oh no, woe is me, we we so love Sam, you know, for his AI.
Harry Savitz
But, you know, the 5% traffic that we have to Open AI will be devastated.
Mike Trout
Elon responded with the same old Sam Altman again.
Harry Savitz
Heard on The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) — “20VC: NVIDIA Crushes Quarter and Buys Hugging Face | OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor | Instinct Hits $2.5BN Valuation and The Race for AI Assistants | Cognition Raises at $46BN, Linear $2.5BN and Clay $7BN, published Thursday, September 3, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor, Prompting Responses from Mike Trout and Elon Musk — Heardvine