Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads SpaceX acquires xAI in bid to develop orbital data centers https://www.reuters.com/business/musks-spacex-merge-with-xai-combined-valuation-125-trillion-bloomberg-news-2026-02-02/
Kinexity on February 3, 2026 1:16 pm Totally not because xAI is a profitless money pit in a need of getting bailed out. Totally not that. I expect Tesla stock price to somehow rise even more after this announcement.
NotAnotherEmpire on February 3, 2026 1:17 pm In bid to try to put “xAI” off on public shareholders. The absolute last thing SpaceX needs on its balance sheet is a money incinerating AI company.
VR_Raccoonteur on February 3, 2026 1:22 pm Orbital data centers? Does Elon think it’s cold in space because Hollywood depicts it that way?
daviper87 on February 3, 2026 1:24 pm Things that don’t work for data centers in space: Cooling GPUs in a vacuum Cost of launch Upgrading Maintenance Cosmic radiation Micro space debris AI profitability Things that work for data centers in space: People are stupid PUMP THAT IPO
Phantasmalicious on February 3, 2026 1:42 pm Unless they plan to make several advancements to a lot of tech in the next year, this is about as stupid as colonies on Mars.
sambull on February 3, 2026 1:50 pm Man a bunch of old senators/etc are getting the theranos treatment from space this time
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Totally not because xAI is a profitless money pit in a need of getting bailed out. Totally not that.
I expect Tesla stock price to somehow rise even more after this announcement.
In bid to try to put “xAI” off on public shareholders.
The absolute last thing SpaceX needs on its balance sheet is a money incinerating AI company.
Orbital data centers? Does Elon think it’s cold in space because Hollywood depicts it that way?
Things that don’t work for data centers in space:
Cooling GPUs in a vacuum
Cost of launch
Upgrading
Maintenance
Cosmic radiation
Micro space debris
AI profitability
Things that work for data centers in space:
People are stupid
PUMP THAT IPO
Unless they plan to make several advancements to a lot of tech in the next year, this is about as stupid as colonies on Mars.
Man a bunch of old senators/etc are getting the theranos treatment from space this time