Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI
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Elon Musk has suggested that SpaceX's next Starship rocket launch could occur in early March 2026 from Starbase, Texas.
To finance that effort, Musk combined SpaceX with his AI business on Monday and plans a big initial public offering of the combined company.
Elon Musk has suggested that SpaceX's next Starship rocket launch could occur in early March 2026 from Texas. What's the latest on a Florida debut?
As with SpaceX, then, Mr Musk is gambling Tesla’s future on AI, and his belief that he can harness his existing businesses to dominate the technology. Plenty of doubters have scoffed at his grand ambitions before. But never has Mr Musk put so much on the line. ■
The firm wants to create a network of "orbital data centres" to power artificial intelligence.