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SpaceX acquires xAI in a bid to make orbiting data centers a reality
By Jowi Morales published
Elon Musk merges SpaceX and xAI to help achieve his dreams of putting AI data centers in orbit, with a goal of hitting 100 gigawatts of compute in space.

SpaceX plans to deploy 1-million-satellite Orbital Data Center system
By Jowi Morales published
SpaceX said in an FCC filing that it plans to launch a million satellites to serve as AI data centers that would deliver 100 gigawatts of compute capacity.

Elon Musk's xAI Colossus 2 is nowhere near 1 gigawatt capacity, satellite imagery suggests — despite claims, site only has 350 megawatts of cooling capacity
By Anton Shilov published
Not enough cooling, apparently.

Elon Musk reveals roadmap with nine-month cadence for new AI processor releases, beating Nvidia and AMD's yearly cadence
By Anton Shilov published
Elon Musk wants Tesla to iterate new AI accelerators faster than AMD and Nvidia. This can be done, but with caveats.

U.S. govt says Musk's gas turbine generators for xAI aren’t exempt from permits
By Jowi Morales published
The EPA just closed a loophole that allowed hyperscalers to quickly deploy power generators without requiring a permit.

OpenAI cofounder's journal seemingly outlines plot with Altman to oust Musk to establish a for-profit biz
By Jowi Morales last updated
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman's personal notes reveal that they've been discussing turning the AI firm into a non-profit without Elon Musk.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raises $252 million for brain computer interface venture — but Merge Labs is still in an early research phase
By Mark Tyson published
OpenAI has signaled its intentions to become a major player in brain computer interfaces (BCIs) with a $252 million investment in Merge Labs.

Iran government takes down Starlink amidst civil unrest with 'military-grade jamming signals', report claims
By Mark Tyson published
Amid widespread anti-government protests, Iran shut down all methods of internet access, including Starlink.

Elon Musk wants to build a dirty 2nm chipmaking fab that you can smoke and eat cheeseburgers in
By Anton Shilov last updated
Elon Musk says that modern cleanrooms are built wrong, and if Tesla builds its own fab, he will be able to eat and smoke in that facility.

Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site
By Jowi Morales published
Elon Musk has announced that xAI has purchased a third building at its Memphis, Tennessee site to bolster the company's overall compute power to a gargantuan two gigawatts.
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