Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says

The Verge | 04.02.2026 04:01
On Monday, Elon Musk announced that he was merging two of his companies, SpaceX and xAI, in a deal said to be worth $1.25 trillion. The reason, Musk said in an announcement, was that in order for AI to grow, it needed to go to space.