Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk’s data centers
Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk's data centers Earlier this month, SpaceX and Anthropic announced a new compute partnership that provides access to the rocket company’s Colossus data centers in Memphis, TN. Now, with the release of SpaceX’s IPO filing, we have more details about that deal, including how […]
In SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk is a risk factor
In SpaceX's IPO, Elon Musk is a risk factor The SpaceX IPO is here, and it’s more than just an historic public offering that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. It also reveals more ways in which Elon Musk’s companies interact and overlap with each other, shuffling money around in ways that are […]
SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO ever
SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO ever Elon Musk’s final frontier is officially open for business now that SpaceX has formally filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC. That kicks off what could be the largest initial public offering ever when it lists on the Nasdaq stock exchange with the ticker […]
SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas
SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas Elon Musk’s plans to get into the AI chip manufacturing business are going to be costly. As the New York Times and CNBC report, SpaceX is planning to invest at least $55 billion into its “Terafab” chip plant in Austin, Texas. That’s according […]
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion With an IPO looming for Elon Musk’s SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. The New York Times […]
ISS astronauts are in the middle of a tech overhaul
ISS astronauts are in the middle of a tech overhaul Even astronauts need to level up their laptops once in a while – including the crew of Expedition 74 on board the ISS, which NASA announced last week is in the process of some computer upgrades. In a statement to The Verge, NASA spokesperson Joshua […]
A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend
A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend This weekend’s scheduled Blue Origin rocket launch is rather momentous. Success would signal an end to SpaceX’s monopoly on reusable orbital launch vehicles, and set up a three-way race to make that “No Service” indicator on your phone disappear forever. On Sunday morning, Jeff Bezos’ […]
Amazon’s Starlink competitor Leo gets a new date
Amazon's Starlink competitor Leo gets a new date An Amazon Leo terminal being installed. | Image: Amazon Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s space-internet service Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) will “launch in mid-2026.” I’m going to assume that means proper commercial availability since the company already announced the start of an “enterprise […]
Intel will help build Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip factory
Intel will help build Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip factory Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip project in Austin, Texas, is gaining a crucial new partner: Intel. On Tuesday, the American chipmaker announced it was signing on to help design and build the sprawling facility, which would supply AI chips to Musk’s two companies, SpaceX (newly […]
NASA did eventually solve Artemis II’s Outlook glitch
NASA did eventually solve Artemis II's Outlook glitch NASA’s Artemis II rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. | Photo: Joe Raedle via Getty Images On Thursday, during Artemis II’s journey to the Moon, commander Reid Wiseman ran into a tech issue some of us back on Earth can relate to: Microsoft Outlook […]