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SpaceX and xAI Merge, Raising Concerns Over Job Impacts in Musk's Ventures

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Musk's SpaceX and xAI merge to make world's most valuable private company

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Musk's SpaceX has merged with his AI startup xAI, creating the world's most valuable private company valued at over $1 trillion. The merger aims to integrate AI with space exploration and other technologies, although it has raised concerns regarding the implications for job roles within Tesla and other Musk ventures.

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Musk's SpaceX and xAI merge to make world's most valuable private company 3 February 2026 Share Save Kali Hays , Technology reporter and Lily Jamali , North America Technology correspondent Share Save Reuters Elon Musk's SpaceX is taking over his artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, as the billionaire continues to unify some of

his many business interests. SpaceX confirmed the deal to acquire xAI, a smaller firm known for its Grok chatbot, posting a memo from Musk about the merger on its website. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, a source familiar said it valued xAI at $125bn (£91bn) and SpaceX at $1tn, making it the most valuable private company ever.

In his memo, Musk said the combination would form an "innovation engine" putting AI, rockets, space-based internet, and media under one roof. xAI began as a segment of X, formerly known as Twitter, after Musk acquired the social media platform in 2022, using its access to real-time text and information as AI training data.

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