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Elon Musk merged SpaceX with his AI startup xAI, creating a combined company valued at about $1.25 trillion, a move critics said chiefly served his financial interests.
Reposted by Greg Linden, Michael Zimmer, Jack Stilgoe
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
SpaceX (which “bought” X and XAI yesterday) owns & operates the most prolific child-porn deepfake production & distribution platform in the world, very reasonable for countries to worry about that.
February 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
SpaceX (which “bought” X and XAI yesterday) owns & operates the most prolific child-porn deepfake production & distribution platform in the world, very reasonable for countries to worry about that.
Reposted by Anders Nilsson, Michael D. McDonald
NEW: Elon Musk's X is awarding Nick Shirley—the creator who boosted the fraud allegations that led to ICE's Minneapolis surge—$100,000 for his "coverage.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's X is awarding Nick Shirley—the creator who boosted the fraud allegations that led to ICE's Minneapolis surge—$100,000 for his "coverage.
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by Paul Davies
So the rocket company now owns Twitter too? I guess one way to get your social network nightmare to meet its debt payments is wrap into a vastly larger fantasy.
SpaceX buys xAI in $1.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of Elon Musk’s empire
www.ft.com/content/8ee7...
SpaceX buys xAI in $1.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of Elon Musk’s empire
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SpaceX buys xAI in $1.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of Elon Musk’s empire
Rocket company boosts valuation to $1tn and pays $250bn to acquire AI start-up as Musk envisions data centres in space
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
So the rocket company now owns Twitter too? I guess one way to get your social network nightmare to meet its debt payments is wrap into a vastly larger fantasy.
SpaceX buys xAI in $1.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of Elon Musk’s empire
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SpaceX buys xAI in $1.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of Elon Musk’s empire
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#Space #NASA
From Yahoo Finance: #SpaceX acquires #xAI to build data centers in space.
"Musk said the big push behind the merger are data centers in space and space-based AI."
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From Yahoo Finance: #SpaceX acquires #xAI to build data centers in space.
"Musk said the big push behind the merger are data centers in space and space-based AI."
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Musk confirms SpaceX merger with xAI ahead of IPO
SpaceX will merge with xAI in a deal that consolidates two of Elon Musk's biggest private startups.
finance.yahoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
#Space #NASA
From Yahoo Finance: #SpaceX acquires #xAI to build data centers in space.
"Musk said the big push behind the merger are data centers in space and space-based AI."
finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-co...
From Yahoo Finance: #SpaceX acquires #xAI to build data centers in space.
"Musk said the big push behind the merger are data centers in space and space-based AI."
finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-co...
Reposted by Greg Linden
Merging xAI with SpaceX is not good for US capability in space. Argument is SpaceX will launch 1TW of electricity producing solar + data centers (modulo unsolved thermal physics) per year, on a so far 11 flight rocket that has not gotten to orbit. US needs Falcon 9 to be stable workhorse. Danger.
February 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Merging xAI with SpaceX is not good for US capability in space. Argument is SpaceX will launch 1TW of electricity producing solar + data centers (modulo unsolved thermal physics) per year, on a so far 11 flight rocket that has not gotten to orbit. US needs Falcon 9 to be stable workhorse. Danger.
by Jonathan Wolff Reposted by Margot C. Finn
“The billionaire cited the need to build data centers in space as one of the main drivers for the transaction.”
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“The billionaire cited the need to build data centers in space as one of the main drivers for the transaction.”
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
by Amir Attaran
Forget the business of it. The physics of it are stupid. It is EXTREMELY difficult to cool things in the vacuum of space, least of an AI data centre which runs hot like a volcano. Anyone with science literacy smells a fraud here.
Breaking News: Elon Musk merged SpaceX with his A.I. start-up, xAI, creating the world’s most valuable private company.
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
The deal would further intermingle Mr. Musk’s companies and create the most valuable private company on earth.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Forget the business of it. The physics of it are stupid. It is EXTREMELY difficult to cool things in the vacuum of space, least of an AI data centre which runs hot like a volcano. Anyone with science literacy smells a fraud here.
By the way ... Because Zombie Twitter is owned by xAI, this means that Zombie Twitter is now owned by SpaceX. 😱
Wrap your brain around that ...
Wrap your brain around that ...
#Space #NASA
From Yahoo Finance: #SpaceX acquires #xAI to build data centers in space.
"Musk said the big push behind the merger are data centers in space and space-based AI."
finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-co...
From Yahoo Finance: #SpaceX acquires #xAI to build data centers in space.
"Musk said the big push behind the merger are data centers in space and space-based AI."
finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-co...
Musk confirms SpaceX merger with xAI ahead of IPO
SpaceX will merge with xAI in a deal that consolidates two of Elon Musk's biggest private startups.
finance.yahoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
By the way ... Because Zombie Twitter is owned by xAI, this means that Zombie Twitter is now owned by SpaceX. 😱
Wrap your brain around that ...
Wrap your brain around that ...
Ok, so this deal only makes sense in one way. Tesla is “about” AI and autonomy. xAI should have merged with Tesla (also stupid, but whatevs). Unless, you are desperate for xAI to get an exit without to much fuss, then it makes sense. Kind of. It’s all dumb.
So X was acquired by xAI in March of last year. And now xAI is being acquired by SpaceX? Interesting.
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Ok, so this deal only makes sense in one way. Tesla is “about” AI and autonomy. xAI should have merged with Tesla (also stupid, but whatevs). Unless, you are desperate for xAI to get an exit without to much fuss, then it makes sense. Kind of. It’s all dumb.
Reposted by W. Andy Knight
So in the last 3 months, X was bought out by xAI, xAI got bought out by SpaceX?
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
So in the last 3 months, X was bought out by xAI, xAI got bought out by SpaceX?
by Paul Davies
One* of the head scratchers here is Meta makes >13 times the revenue of SpaceX and yet it worth just 40% more? I’ll astounded if this thing IPOs anywhere near that anytime soon.
*there are a lot of confusing things in this whole … thing.
*there are a lot of confusing things in this whole … thing.
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
One* of the head scratchers here is Meta makes >13 times the revenue of SpaceX and yet it worth just 40% more? I’ll astounded if this thing IPOs anywhere near that anytime soon.
*there are a lot of confusing things in this whole … thing.
*there are a lot of confusing things in this whole … thing.
by Sue Crengle
Do either spacex or xai make a profit? Tesla’s tanking. Hope potential investors recognise this as the rort it is and run like the wind… www.the guardian.com/science/2026/feb/02/elon-musk-spacex-xai-merger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI at $1.25tn valuation
Aerospace business and artificial intelligence firm to unite for IPO as world’s most valuable private company
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Do either spacex or xai make a profit? Tesla’s tanking. Hope potential investors recognise this as the rort it is and run like the wind… www.the guardian.com/science/2026/feb/02/elon-musk-spacex-xai-merger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Reposted by Philipp Sarasin
SpaceX has bought xAI, Elon Musk told employees in a memo: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
SpaceX has bought xAI, Elon Musk told employees in a memo: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
by Paul Davies
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
by Tim Stephens
“Prosecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk’s social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company’s former chief executive for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
Prosecutors’ announcement comes amid a hardening of European attitudes to social media firms
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“Prosecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk’s social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company’s former chief executive for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Episode #95 in the blockbuster series "The Long Con".
How Elon Musk used SpaceX to rescue xAI and build a $1.25tn colossus - www.ft.com/content/9d2b... via @FT
How Elon Musk used SpaceX to rescue xAI and build a $1.25tn colossus - www.ft.com/content/9d2b... via @FT
How Elon Musk used SpaceX to rescue xAI and build a $1.25tn colossus
Billionaire folds rocket maker into a lossmaking AI start-up, betting scale and control can beat rivals to blockbuster IPO
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Episode #95 in the blockbuster series "The Long Con".
How Elon Musk used SpaceX to rescue xAI and build a $1.25tn colossus - www.ft.com/content/9d2b... via @FT
How Elon Musk used SpaceX to rescue xAI and build a $1.25tn colossus - www.ft.com/content/9d2b... via @FT