Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says
Published: (February 3, 2026 at 04:01 PM EST)
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Source: The Verge
Source: The Verge
Elon Musk Announces SpaceX‑xAI Merger
On Monday, Elon Musk announced that he was merging two of his companies, SpaceX and xAI, in a deal said to be worth $1.25 trillion. The reason, Musk said in an announcement, was that in order for AI to grow, it needed to go to space.
AI relies on “large terrestrial data centers” that run on “immens…