Anthropic Commits Nearly $45 Billion to SpaceX for xAI Compute Access Through 2029
Anthropic agreed to pay SpaceX $1.25 billion monthly through May 2029 for full access to the Colossus 1 data center, totaling nearly $45 billion.
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Anthropic agreed to pay SpaceX $1.25 billion monthly through May 2029 for full access to the Colossus 1 data center, totaling nearly $45 billion.
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Elon Musk's xAI expanded its gas turbine fleet to nearly 50 units at its Colossus 2 site, even as environmental groups sue over unpermitted emissions.
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French prosecutors raid X's Paris offices and summon Musk over Grok's sexual deepfakes, Holocaust denial, and alleged child abuse material after 15-month probe.
Elon Musk says any damages from his $134B OpenAI lawsuit should go to the AI firm's nonprofit foundation, not his pocket.
Intel partners with Musk's Terafab to co-build a $25B Austin fab that will churn out AI processors for Tesla robots, SpaceX satellites and xAI models.
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Elon Musk announces Terafab, a massive semiconductor plant in Austin to produce AI chips for Tesla robotaxis, SpaceX data centers, and xAI workloads.
California federal judge denies xAI's motion to block AB 2013, forcing Musk's company to disclose training datasets while constitutional challenge proceeds.