
Musk Combines xAI with SpaceX to Pursue Space-Based AI and a Mega IPO (U.S.)
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SpaceX Holds Preliminary Merger Discussions with xAI as xAI Eyes Public Listing
People familiar with the matter say SpaceX has held early, non‑binding talks about a potential merger with xAI as xAI lines up a large financing and considers a public listing. Reports of comparable strategic moves in the industry — including Amazon’s reported discussions with OpenAI — underscore how cloud and infrastructure partners are negotiating concentrated minority stakes tied to compute, product access and governance, complicating any combined path to public markets.

U.S. markets start trading amid Musk’s SpaceX–xAI merger, Palantir beat, and a U.S.–India trade turn
Early, non‑binding talks to fold xAI into SpaceX — alongside reporting of roughly $20 billion in private financing for xAI and a Tesla commitment — recast investor thinking about linking orbital infrastructure and AI compute. Markets also reacted to a reported U.S.–India reciprocal tariff cut (25% → 18%) and headline procurement commitments, a stronger‑than‑expected Palantir quarter, and a delayed U.S. jobs release amid a partial government shutdown, producing a choppy, headline‑sensitive session.




