Elon Musk's SpaceX to merge with xAI

[demmiblue]

Source: Axios

SpaceX has acquired xAI in a deal that combines two of Elon Musk's biggest companies.

Why it matters: It dramatically reshapes SpaceX's looming IPO, giving investors access to a dominant space company and a frontier AI model developer.

What they're saying: "SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth," Musk wrote.

"This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!"


Read more: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/spacex-xai-musk

[msongs]

1. will all contracts with space x be invalid now that it is becoming a new suspect AI company?

[fujiyamasan]

4. No

It sounds like this is a way to consolidate everything before going public. It’s one way to justify a higher valuation. I think they’re looking at a $1.5T(!) valuation currently sometime this summer or maybe even earlier.

[hunter]

2. Has anyone checked to see if Musk is human and not some shape-shifting robot from the future?

He seems to think skynet is a good idea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day

[William Seger]

3. "scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe..."

"... and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!"

- The Ketamine Poet

[littlemissmartypants]

5. With dreams of carrying off his first trillion in his Cybertruck's passenger seat. nt

[mdbl]

6. Great - turn it into Skynet.