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The deal combines xAI's AI capabilities (currently burning $1 billion monthly) with SpaceX's satellite launch infrastructure, creating a revenue loop where SpaceX launches data center satellites that must be replaced every five years. The merger follows xAI's previous acquisition of X (formerly Twitter) and comes ahead of SpaceX's planned June IPO, though the timeline remains uncertain. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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