Dig deeper into Musk’s big picture goals, and the merger starts to make a lot more sense — even if there’s a decidedly sci-fi twist.

Elon Musk plans space-based AI on linkedin (opens in a new window)

Musk wrote that the merger of SpaceX and xAI will ‘form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth.’

Elon Musk is creating a new narrative around SpaceX.As the rocket company prepares to go public, Musk is clearly applying the lessons he has learned at Tesla. There he long leaned into whatever IT thing was capturing Wall Street’s attention at the time.

Starship, the world's largest rocket that launches in Texas, could play a vital role in SpaceX founder Elon Musk's vision of orbital data centers.

The transaction values the new entity at $1.25trn; investors in SpaceX will be entitled to 80%, with the remainder going to x AI ’s owners (Mr Musk holds a majority stake in both). The stated rationale behind the tie-up is that the companies will work together to launch a fleet of data centres into space,

Professional Capital Management CEO Anthony Pompliano explains why he is ‘betting’ on Elon Musk after the SpaceX founder merges SpaceX with his A.I. start-up and more on ‘The Claman Countdown.’

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has moved his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what's expected to be a massive initial public offering for the business later this year.