Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly considering a merger with xAI
According to Reuters, SpaceX and XAI could join forces ahead of Musk’s plan to take the former public later this year
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and XAI are reportedly considering a merger, a move that would bring Musk’s rockets, satellite internet company Starlink and artificial intelligence startup XAI — which oversees the
The two wings of Musk’s vast tech empire could merge ahead of SpaceX’s plans to take it public later this year. according to reutersCiting sources and recent company filings. of spacex initial public offering The company could be valued at $1.5 trillion, according to financial Times. Merger with XAI could provide boost Musk plans to use SpaceX’s still-developing Starship Experts have speculated that the rocket will launch an orbital AI data center.
Musk and other AI leaders are increasingly excited about the space as the answer to all the problems of data centers: Although expensive to build and expensive to power, rapidly expanding data centers are at the center of many AI companies’ growth strategies. As AI demands increase, Earth-bound data centers and power supplies may not be able to keep up. However, data centers in orbit will have practically unlimited access to solar power – although such hardware will also come with its own limitations.
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SpaceX and XAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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