A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U) lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, June 25, 2024.
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Elon Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, according to reporting from Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter.
The agreement was announced in a memo on Monday, Bloomberg reported, adding that the company is expected to price shares in an IPO that would value the combined entity at $1.25 trillion.
Public records with the state of Nevada indicate that the deal was completed on Feb. 2, with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. listed as the “managing member” of X.AI Holdings.
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