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| On Monday, Musk announced that SpaceX has officially acquired xAI, merging two of his most ambitious ventures into what is now the most valuable private company in the world, with a combined valuation over a trillion dollars! 👀 | At the time of the acquisition, SpaceX was valued at roughly $800 billion, following a secondary share sale late last year, while xAI clocked in around $230 billion after its most recent funding round in January. 💰 | Now, together, they have a whole lot going on, with rockets, satellites, artificial intelligence, and social media all under one roof. And all aligned under Musk's unique vision of the future. | So, investors? Very awake for what comes next. 📈 | Strategically, this move is about scale, progress and (of course) cash. | xAI has been burning capital at an eye-watering pace as it races OpenAI, Google and Meta in the AI arms race. (Although to be fair, AI firms in general are all struggling with profitability at the moment.) | So, bringing it into the SpaceX family gives Musk access to deeper balance sheets, existing government contracts, and (most importantly) infrastructure that quite literally operates with "even the sky's not the limit". |  | And yes, if you've been hearing the rumors, Musk is quite serious about putting data centers in space. 🛰️ | He argues that Earth-based AI infrastructure is becoming unsustainable, citing massive power consumption, cooling demands and environmental strain. | So, a space-based, solar-powered set up? In Musk's view, it's cleaner, cheaper and inevitable. 🌍 | In fact, SpaceX has already asked regulators for approval to launch up to one million satellites to support orbital data centers. | Financially, this makes sense, as AI-driven demand is expected to push global data center power usage up 165% by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, Microsoft, Meta and others are spending tens of billions per quarter just to keep up. 📉 | By controlling launch capability, satellite networks and AI models in-house, Musk is taking a new approach to cost control. | And naturally, IPO gossip is back. 🍿 |  | Musk has already confirmed plans to take SpaceX public, a debut rumored to value the company at $1.25–$1.5 trillion. Adding xAI into the mix only sweetens the story for public investors eager for the "next Nvidia." | Of course, risks remain. ⚠️ | xAI has faced regulatory scrutiny over content moderation, environmental pushback over its data facilities, and questions about governance. But in markets, ambition often trades at a premium — one thing Musk has never been short on. 🚀 |
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