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Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha.
“Join xAI if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” CEO Elon Musk proclaimed…
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xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands
On Wednesday, xAI took the rare step of publishing a full 45-minute all-hands meeting video on X, making…
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Senior engineers, including co-founders, exit xAI amid controversy
At least nine engineers, including two co-founders, have now publicly announced their departure from xAI in the past…
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Okay, now exactly half of xAI’s founding team has left the company
Monday night, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced he was leaving the company. “It’s time for my next…
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TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.…
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How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net…
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Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers
On Friday, when SpaceX filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a million-satellite data center network,…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX company town is getting a police department
Starbase, the company town that Elon Musk’s SpaceX created in South Texas, is forming its own police squad.…
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French police search X office in Paris, summon Elon Musk for questioning
French police and Europol searched the local office of X, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday. The…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk’s xAI, with plan to build data centers in space
SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, creating the world’s most valuable private company, the spaceflight…