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Or maybe Tesla

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/02/musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-with-xai-then-take-it-public/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO, source says https://www.reuters.com/world/musks-spacex-merger-talks-with-xai-ahead-planned-ipo-source-says-2026-01-29/
• Elon Musk's Relentless AI Pursuit Has Him on the Hunt for Capital https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-31/elon-musk-s-ai-push-has-him-considering-mergers-in-search-for-capital
• FCC SAT-LOA-20260108-00016 https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/icfs?id=ibfs_application_summary&number=SAT-LOA-20260108-00016
• Elon Musk's SpaceX Said to Consider Merger With Tesla or xAI https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/elon-musk-s-spacex-is-said-to-consider-merger-with-tesla-or-xai

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Elon Musk merges xAI and Twitter — the new AOL Time Warner https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/30/elon-musk-merges-xai-and-twitter-the-new-aol-time-warner/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJtRz6fL790&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• AI data centres — in SPACE! Why DCs in space can't work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/01/ai-data-centres-in-space-why-dcs-in-space-cant-work/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_SaKXM82yg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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