Elon Musk called an all‑hands meeting at his artificial‑intelligence firm xAI to unveil a plan for a lunar manufacturing facility that would produce AI satellites and launch them via a giant catapult. The announcement came as several co‑founders, including Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba, announced their departures, bringing the total of founding members who have left to six of the original twelve. Musk linked the moon factory to the company’s broader ambition to build the world’s most powerful AI model, and hinted that the move could dovetail with an upcoming public offering. The shift underscores Musk’s broader vision of integrating his multiple ventures—Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and the Boring Company—into a single, data‑rich ecosystem. Read more →

xAI has seen a string of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, communications heads Dave Heinzinger and John Stoll, head of product engineering Haofei Wang, and CFO Mike Liberatore, who left for OpenAI after a brief tenure. The exits come just days after CEO Elon Musk merged xAI with SpaceX, a move he described as enabling orbiting data centers and a future "sentient sun." The merger is also viewed by some as a financial engineering effort. Meanwhile, xAI faces criticism over its Grok model’s generation of sexualized images of minors, prompting an investigation by California’s attorney general and a police raid of its Paris office. Read more →

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI will enable the lowest‑cost AI compute to be run in space within a few years. He claimed that orbiting data centers could leverage unlimited solar power and avoid terrestrial constraints. Industry observers note that while the concept is technically possible, the engineering, launch costs, radiation protection, maintenance and regulatory hurdles make a three‑year rollout unlikely. The consensus is that space‑based AI compute remains a long‑term vision rather than an imminent reality. Read more →

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has acquired his artificial‑intelligence startup xAI, creating a vertically integrated venture that combines rockets, satellite networks and advanced AI. The merger aims to launch a massive constellation of data‑center satellites that could deliver AI compute at lower cost than terrestrial facilities within the next few years. The combined company is valued at over a trillion dollars, and the deal ties together Musk’s space, social media and AI ambitions while positioning SpaceX for a potential public offering later this year. Read more →

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will integrate Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok into its networks later this month, announcing the move at SpaceX’s Texas headquarters. He also unveiled an “AI acceleration strategy” that directs the Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to enforce data policies and remove bureaucratic barriers. The rollout places Grok alongside other recently adopted AI models, including contracts with Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI, and Google’s Gemini platform for the internal GenAI.mil system. Read more →

Nvidia announced the DGX Spark, a book‑size AI supercomputer that delivers a petaflop of performance with 128 GB of unified memory. The compact device measures roughly 5.9 inches square and 2 inches thick, and it will be priced around $4,000. To mark the launch, CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered a signed unit to Elon Musk at SpaceX’s Starbase facility. The DGX Spark follows Nvidia’s earlier DGX line, which began with a much larger and pricier system offering 170 teraflops. Orders for the new model start on Nvidia’s website later this month. Read more →

Nvidia has introduced the DGX Spark, a small‑form‑factor AI system that runs an ARM‑based DGX OS built on Ubuntu Linux and includes the company’s AI software stack. Priced from US $3,999, the Spark offers performance comparable to an RTX 5070 GPU but with 128 GB of unified memory, enabling larger AI models. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the device’s mission by personally delivering a unit to Elon Musk at SpaceX’s Starbase, recalling a similar hand‑off to OpenAI in 2016. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Read more →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Read more →