Combining SpaceX with xAI may be simple for Musk, but Tesla isn’t so easy

Elon Musk fans and the man himself have long mused about Musk Inc, a merger of companies owned by the world’s richest man. But with ‍SpaceX expected to go public later this year, and Tesla facing a challenging transition from human-driven EVs to robotaxis and robots, even some proponents of a sprawling Musk conglomerate want to start smaller.

Reuters ⁠reported on Thursday that SpaceX is close to a deal to buy xAI, a move that would pave the way for Musk’s plans to launch data centers in space, which he calls the best place for the power-hungry machines.