Overview
- Bloomberg’s estimate cited by multiple outlets puts the merged company near a $1.25 trillion valuation, largely driven by SpaceX’s business.
- SpaceX filed plans with the FCC describing satellites that would host AI compute, and Elon Musk later floated a constellation of up to one million orbital data‑center satellites.
- Analysts told NBC News the concept is conceivable but likely many years away, diverging from Musk’s two‑to‑three‑year timeline.
- The tie-up is being framed as pre-IPO positioning for a listing later this year that some expect could be the largest on record, with critics calling it classic valuation storytelling.
- Tesla disclosed about $2 billion in xAI preferred stock and a framework to explore AI collaboration, as commentators noted xAI’s heavy cash burn and warned of reputational and regulatory risks tied to xAI and X.