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Elon Musk says his Terafab Project chipmaking venture will launch in seven days
By Anton Shilov published
Elon Musk plans to start his 'Terafab Project' semiconductor production venture in a week.

China brain computer interface outfit accelerates to human trials in quest to outpace Neuralink — mix of government backing and investor enthusiasm speeds time to market for NeuroXess
By Mark Tyson published
China could overtake the US in brain computer interface (BCI) technology leadership thanks to streamlined planning, regulatory approval, and financing.

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.
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