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Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - 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 t…


Financial and market shakeup

Musk merges xAI into SpaceX as AI burn rate hits $9B, eyes €1.4T IPO windfall

4 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Analysts label SpaceX-xAI merger as an “instant bailout” for Musk’s AI firm

4 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

'Muskonomy' shakeup: SpaceX valuation approaches Tesla's after merger with xAI

4 wks / cnbc


Legal & regulatory clashes

UK to properly probe xAI to test if its revolting robo-smut generator broke the law

4 wks / theregister / Simon Sharwood

X’s Paris HQ raided by French cybercrime officers over Grok chatbot

4 wks / siliconangle / James Farrell

xAI accused of destroying evidence in OpenAI & Apple antitrust lawsuit

4 wks / appleinsider


Orbital data center vision

The Out-of-This-World Reasons for Elon Musk’s SpaceX Deal

4 wks / wsj / Tim Higgins

Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says

4 wks / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Elon Musk Aims for Orbital Data Centers After Record-Setting Merger

4 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Acquiring xAI With Big Plans for Data Centers in Space

4 wks / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Elon Musk links SpaceX and xAI in a record-setting merger to boost AI

4 wks / reddit / /u/sksarkpoes3


Technical skepticism, safety concerns

Garman vs. Musk: AWS CEO counters SpaceX-xAI space data center vision

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Elon Musk's Grok heads to space

4 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

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NASA moves Artemis 2 launch to March after hydrogen leak during testing

Mariella Moon / engadget - NASA started making the final preparations for the Artemis 2 mission in early January, with the hopes of opening its launch window as soon as February 6. After issues showed up during the mission’s wet dress rehearsal in the early hours of February 3, how…

#nasa #astronauts #science #government #aerospace #engineering #technology #safety

While NASA’s lunar dreams wait, another crew eyes orbit

4 wks / digitaltrends

NASA Delays Artemis II To March

4 wks / slashdot / msmash

NASA aims for March Artemis 2 launch after test ends early

4 wks / mashable

NASA delays Artemis 2 lunar mission to March after hydrogen leak

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Well, Astronauts Won’t Be Going Back to the Moon This Month

4 wks / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

NASA moves Artemis 2 launch to March after hydrogen leak during testing

4 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

NASA delays Artemis II to March after hydrogen leaks bedevil countdown test

4 wks / theregister / Richard Speed

Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March

4 wks / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 18700 / 8 stories in 4 wks


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