Spacex

SpaceX is a privately owned aerospace company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. SpaceX has successfully launched numerous missions for both private and government clients. The company's key executives include Elon Musk as CEO and Gwynne Shotwell as President and COO. Competitors in the industry include Boeing, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin.

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Why SpaceX Might Land in Your Mother’s Index Fund

By Ken Brown · May 6, 2026 8:00am PDT · 5 comments

When SpaceX hits the market, likely next month, Elon Musk’s fans will rush to buy shares no matter what the valuation. A few months later, a far different group of investors might also scramble to get shares, and they’ll also buy at any price.Index funds, the favorites of savvy, cost-conscious investors, might be forced to load up on SpaceX... When SpaceX hits the market, likely next month, Elon Musk’s fans will rush to buy shares no...

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Rising AI Costs Are Becoming a Problem For Even Investors

By Stephanie Palazzolo · May 6, 2026 7:00am PDT

In recent months, a lot of discussion has centered around the rising costs of AI, with even large, sophisticated public companies like Uber blowing through their 2026 AI budgets in a matter of months.Even venture capitalists are feeling the pain. One partner at a large fund told me that they previously gave five of their staffers enterprise ... In recent months, a lot of discussion has centered around the rising costs of AI, with even...

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Coinbase’s Missed ‘Learning’ on Hiring

By Martin Peers · May 5, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Greetings!Before we get to today’s news, check out our new text-to-audio tool that lets you listen to all of our articles on desktop or mobile web. Just press the Listen button on any article (I promise you will not hear my voice, just in case the thought of that was offputting!).There must be a template out there somewhere, probably created by... Greetings!Before we get to today’s news, check out our new text-to-audio tool that lets you...

Three-Way AI Race Emerges as ChatGPT Loses Early Lead Among Readers

By Shane Burke · May 5, 2026 11:59am PDT

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Three-Way AI Race Emerges as ChatGPT Loses Early Lead Among Readers

By Shane Burke · May 5, 2026 11:59am PDT

ChatGPT’s early lead with The Information’s readers has largely vanished, leaving the three biggest AI chatbots in a neck-and-neck race. In our latest reader survey, about 60% of respondents said they use Anthropic’s Claude, while 57% use OpenAI’s ChatGPT and 56% use Google’s Gemini. The shift has been years in the making. We first asked readers... ChatGPT’s early lead with The Information’s readers has largely vanished, leaving the three...

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xAI’s Fast, Cheap Data Center Build-Out Has Hidden Costs

By Theo Wayt and Valida Pau · May 5, 2026 10:10am PDT · 3 comments

SpaceX is touting xAI’s ability to build data centers quickly and cheaply as a major advantage over rival AI labs, part of a pitch for its upcoming initial public offering. For instance, in SpaceX’s draft IPO prospectus, the company said xAI brought the first two chip clusters at its second data center online at roughly a quarter of what it... SpaceX is touting xAI’s ability to build data centers quickly and cheaply as a major advantage...

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The Electric: Inside Ford's Southern California Skunk Works

By Steve LeVine · May 5, 2026 6:30am PDT

In recent months, Ford has dramatically retreated from its bet on electric vehicles and returned to a full-bore lineup of large gasoline pickups and SUVs. There’s one exception: a California skunkworks that aims to build a $30,000 EV that beats Tesla and Chinese juggernauts such as BYD and Xiaomi. In recent months, Ford has dramatically retreated from its bet on electric vehicles and returned...

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AI Infrastructure

Nebius, Lambda and CoreWeave Say ‘No’ to TPUs Amid Google’s Push

By Anissa Gardizy · May 4, 2026 9:33am PDT

Good morning! Anissa here. We’ve been tracking Google’s effort to expand the reach of its tensor processing units for quite a while, and two developments last week helped us understand where things are actually headed.On one hand, Google said on its earnings call that it plans to sell its TPUs directly to customers for use in their own data... Good morning! Anissa here. We’ve been tracking Google’s effort to expand the reach of its...

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Cursor Keeps Its Distance From xAI Despite Tie-Up

By Laura Bratton and Stephanie Palazzolo · May 4, 2026 7:00am PDT

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Cursor Keeps Its Distance From xAI Despite Tie-Up

By Laura Bratton and Stephanie Palazzolo · May 4, 2026 7:00am PDT

When Cursor agreed to a $60 billion conditional takeover offer from SpaceX last month—the purchase isn’t definite—some of Cursor’s rivals expected the coding startup to work with SpaceX’s xAI unit to develop new models, specifically for coding.That’s not happening anytime soon, apparently. Cursor doesn’t currently plan to codevelop coding models... When Cursor agreed to a $60 billion conditional takeover offer from SpaceX last month—the...

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Palantir’s AI Pricing Power

By Laura Bratton · May 3, 2026 3:00pm PDT

Results from Google, Microsoft and Amazon last week showed AI is still fueling cloud revenues, news that helped lift the stock market to fresh records on Friday. This week, we’ll get a clearer glimpse into whether AI can also lift the lagging prices of software stocks such as Palantir and ServiceNow.Palantir kicks off the week’s wave of... Results from Google, Microsoft and Amazon last week showed AI is still fueling cloud revenues,...

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SpaceX IPO Set to Drive Billions in Tech Stock Sales

By Cory Weinberg and Valida Pau · May 3, 2026 8:00am PDT · 4 comments

A jet painted with SpaceX logos ferried nearly 200 investors from the largest Wall Street funds from Newark, N.J., to the southern tip of Texas a week and a half ago for a multiday presentation from executives. The airplane was so full it couldn’t fit everyone who wanted to get on, said an investor on the trip. The massive initial public... A jet painted with SpaceX logos ferried nearly 200 investors from the largest Wall Street funds...

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CFTC Chair Races to Stop States From Killing Prediction Markets

By Nancy Scola · May 2, 2026 7:04am PDT

When Michael Selig took up his new position as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a few months ago, he quickly embarked on an effort that seems fitting for a Trump administration official who would like to make it possible for every American living room to become a wagering parlor. Selig is a sports fan, and he filled the space... When Michael Selig took up his new position as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a...

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Secretive ZaiNar Exits Shadows, Targets $5 Billion in Deals for GPS Alternative

By Jemima McEvoy · May 1, 2026 9:02am PDT · 3 comments

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Secretive ZaiNar Exits Shadows, Targets $5 Billion in Deals for GPS Alternative

By Jemima McEvoy · May 1, 2026 9:02am PDT · 3 comments

A couple of weeks ago, Daniel Jacker, CEO and co-founder of ZaiNar, made me an alluring offer: Would I like to see the first-ever public demonstration of the technology his startup had spent nine years laboriously developing in anonymity? He described it as the most accurate location-tracking tech on the planet, capable of pinpointing an object’... A couple of weeks ago, Daniel Jacker, CEO and co-founder of ZaiNar, made me an alluring offer:...

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Apple's Cash Strategy Shift

By Martin Peers · Apr 30, 2026 5:10pm PDT

Tim Cook is going out with a bang. Apple reported a stellar March quarter on Thursday, delivering 17% higher revenue, thanks to 22% growth in iPhone revenues, a big change from several years of anemic growth in sales of the ubiquitous device. In other words, far more consumers are upgrading their old iPhones than has been the case for a... Tim Cook is going out with a bang. Apple reported a stellar March quarter on Thursday, delivering...

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Founders Fund Takes a Bigger Bite of Anduril

By Julia Hornstein · Apr 30, 2026 4:31pm PDT

Two months ago, my colleagues broke the news of Anduril’s latest funding round, slated to value the company at $60 billion. Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital are leading the roughly $4 billion investment, according to a source with direct knowledge of the fundraising efforts. But another investor stands out for the size of its check. ... Two months ago, my colleagues broke the news of Anduril’s latest funding round, slated to value...

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Starcloud in Talks for $2.2 Billion Valuation as SpaceX Stirs Interest

By Theo Wayt and Julia Hornstein · Apr 30, 2026 2:24pm PDT · 1 comment

Starcloud, a two-year-old startup building orbital data centers, has told investors it’s in talks to raise at least $200 million at a valuation of around $2.2 billion after the investment, according to a person involved in the deal. The discussions come just one month after Redmond, Wash.-based Starcloud said it raised $170 million at a $1.1... Starcloud, a two-year-old startup building orbital data centers, has told investors it’s in talks...