Elon Musk's SpaceX acquires xAI in $1.25T tie-up

About this episode

The episode discusses the acquisition of xAI by SpaceX, valuing the combined company at approximately $1.2 trillion.

The deal values the combined company at roughly $1.2 trillion, stepping SpaceX up from about $800 billion and putting xAI north of $200 billion, per a source familiar with the transaction.

People in this episode

Host: Wil Waldon

Topics covered

• SpaceX
• xAI
• acquisition
• technology
• business
• valuation

Keywords

• Elon Musk
• SpaceX
• xAI
• acquisition
• valuation
• technology
• business deal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, xAI

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