Friday, 30 January, 2026
SpaceX and xAI Explore Blockbuster Merger Ahead of Historic $1.5 Trillion IPO
Elon Musk is reportedly exploring a strategic merger between SpaceX and his AI venture, xAI, to consolidate his technology empire before a planned mid-2026 IPO. The deal would integrate SpaceX’s Starlink and rocket infrastructure with xAI’s Grok chatbot and the X platform. This unification aims to accelerate Musk's vision for orbital data centers, leveraging space-based solar energy to power massive AI workloads.
Read full story at The Verge