Elon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion Megamerger

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This week, SpaceX and xAI, two companies controlled by Elon Musk, merged into a $1.25 trillion company. The deal combines a successful rocket and satellite business with an AI startup. Musk says the goal is to put AI data centers in earth’s orbit. WSJ’s Berber Jin reports on the deal. Jessica Mendoza hosts.

Further Listening:

The Woman Behind SpaceX

Her Client Was Deepfaked. She Says xAI Is to Blame.

Why Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Went Rogue

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This week, SpaceX and xAI, two companies controlled by Elon Musk, merged into a $1.25 trillion company. The deal combines a successful rocket and satellite business with an AI startup. Musk says the goal is to put AI data centers in earth’s orbit. WSJ’s Berber Jin reports on the deal. Jessica Mendoza hosts.

Further Listening:

The Woman Behind SpaceX

Her Client Was Deepfaked. She Says xAI Is to Blame.

Why Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Went Rogue

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2026-02-06 18 min
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