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The SpaceX and xAI Merger Could Benefit Small Businesses in 1 Important Way
SpaceX merges with xAI to integrate rocket and AI technologies, aiming to create space-based data centers and accelerate AI applications, with Tesla possibly joining within 18 months.
- Earlier this week, SpaceX officially acquired xAI, CEO Elon Musk confirmed, marking the first step toward consolidating his companies under one umbrella.
- Aiming to combine launch and AI, the move ties SpaceX infrastructure to xAI compute needs, with Tesla’s $2 billion investment supporting space-based data centers and high cash burn.
- Forming a unified Musk Trinity, a triple merger would blend Tesla hardware with SpaceX and xAI capabilities, and Musk’s stakes of about 13 percent in Tesla and about 43 percent in SpaceX could total around 26 percent.
- The FCC seeks comment on SpaceX’s Orbital Data Centers application, advancing a regulatory step and enabling a reverse-merger structure to take SpaceX public via Tesla.
- Prediction markets put the chance of a Tesla‑SpaceX merger before June 30, 2026 between 12 and 24 percent, with longer horizons like 2027 allowing milestones, as analysts project a 12-18 month timeline for consolidation.
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