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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Iran, IPOs and the Stockmarket

By Martin Peers · Mar 9, 2026 5:00pm PDT

It’s a good thing SpaceX is thinking of June for its upcoming IPO. There has to be a decent chance the current Iran war has ended by then, restoring some stability to the market. Then again, these hostilities could easily spread. Not only is the IPO market not necessarily safe, but there’s a cloud of uncertainty now hanging over the economy and... It’s a good thing SpaceX is thinking of June for its upcoming IPO. There has to be a decent...

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Sundar Pichai’s Near-Billionaire Status; Oracle in Spotlight

By Martin Peers · Mar 8, 2026 4:00pm PDT

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is close to achieving billionaire status, thanks to his generous stock compensation—and he’s only likely to get richer. Alphabet revealed in a securities filing late Friday that it had awarded him several new grants of stock, to vest over the next three years, which could potentially be worth nearly $700 million. We... Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is close to achieving billionaire status, thanks to his generous stock...

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Anthropic Steals the Limelight at Morgan Stanley’s Tech Conference

By Valida Pau · Mar 5, 2026 5:15pm PST

I’ve spent the last week talking to people who are in town for Morgan Stanley’s annual technology, media and telecom conference at the Palace Hotel this week. Even before the fireworks last week between the Pentagon and Anthropic, the gathering was sure to be buzzy, given the lineup of richly valued private startups—including OpenAI and... I’ve spent the last week talking to people who are in town for Morgan Stanley’s annual...

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Org Chart Spotlights: Ad Exec Key to Pinterest’s Turnaround, xAI Departures Mount

By The Information Staff · Mar 5, 2026 10:30am PST

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Org Chart Spotlights: Ad Exec Key to Pinterest’s Turnaround, xAI Departures Mount

By The Information Staff · Mar 5, 2026 10:30am PST

Online scrapbooking app Pinterest is trying to revive its ad sales growth and has reshuffled some of its leadership to help with that effort. Lee Brown, who joined Pinterest as its chief business officer in January, is at the center of that push. Online scrapbooking app Pinterest is trying to revive its ad sales growth and has reshuffled some...

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Anduril Forecasts More Than $4 Billion in Sales, $1 Billion in Losses

By Cory Weinberg · Mar 5, 2026 10:08am PST · 1 comment

Weapons maker Anduril expects to roughly double revenue this year to about $4.3 billion, while its operating loss would rise by nearly half to $1.2 billion, according to confidential financial figures shared with prospective investors. The privately held company is raising $4 billion, valuing it at about $60 billion, in a deal led by existing... Weapons maker Anduril expects to roughly double revenue this year to about $4.3 billion, while...

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Read Anthropic CEO’s Memo Attacking OpenAI’s ‘Mendacious’ Pentagon Announcement

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 4, 2026 1:08pm PST · 20 comments

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sent a 1,600-word memo to employees Friday as OpenAI announced a deal to provide AI to the Pentagon. The OpenAI move came hours after the Pentagon said it would sever ties with Anthropic over the company’s safety requirements. In the strongly worded memo, Amodei heavily criticized OpenAI’s actions and the initial... Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sent a 1,600-word memo to employees Friday as OpenAI announced a...

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Reporter's Notebook

SpaceX Pitches Starlink to Wary Telecom Firms in Barcelona

By Theo Wayt · Mar 4, 2026 9:30am PST · 1 comment

SpaceX staffers have been out in force this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to pitch its Starlink satellite internet and cell services to the thousands of telecom executives and regulators assembled here. But in my conversations at an event overshadowed by a new war in the Middle East, many attendees expressed concerns about tying... SpaceX staffers have been out in force this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to pitch...

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With AI Finance, It’s All in the Timing

By Ken Brown · Mar 4, 2026 8:15am PST · 1 comment

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With AI Finance, It’s All in the Timing

By Ken Brown · Mar 4, 2026 8:15am PST · 1 comment

This may be the moment of maximum AI uncertainty. That means some things will get clearer in the coming months—not necessarily better, just clearer. There are three specific points of uncertainty right now:AI developers have raised a ton of money recently, led by OpenAI’s $110 billion haul, which we broke news on and explained. Coming soon... This may be the moment of maximum AI uncertainty. That means some things will get clearer in the...

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Lux Capital’s Big Warning

By Katie Roof · Mar 3, 2026 4:34pm PST · 4 comments

A venture firm just said the quiet part out loud: Things aren’t as copacetic in startup land as those sky-high AI valuations would suggest. Lux Capital on Tuesday published a letter it had sent to founders it has funded, urging them to prepare for a slew of business risks. The venture capital firm, which has backed Anduril and Ramp,... A venture firm just said the quiet part out loud: Things aren’t as copacetic in startup land as...

What Anthropic Stands to Gain From Pentagon Stance

What Anthropic Stands to Gain From Pentagon Stance

By Martin Peers · Mar 2, 2026 5:05pm PST

Could fighting with the Pentagon be the best thing that ever happened to Anthropic? On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk” looked like it could pose an existential threat to the AI firm. Not only could it lose customers, but, depending on how broadly the designation is interpreted, it could... Could fighting with the Pentagon be the best thing that ever happened to Anthropic? On Friday,...

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What OpenAI Saw That Anthropic Didn’t

By Martin Peers · Mar 1, 2026 3:00pm PST

Before we get to the scheduled events for this coming week—Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, starring SpaceX, as well as Apple’s master class in hyping product releases—we should acknowledge just how much of a turn the AI debate has taken from humdrum concerns about spending. Friday night’s decision by the Trump administration to declare war... Before we get to the scheduled events for this coming week—Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,...

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Military Worries Simmer at OpenAI, Google As Anthropic Hits Stalemate With Pentagon

By Erin Woo · Feb 27, 2026 7:34am PST · 1 comment

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Military Worries Simmer at OpenAI, Google As Anthropic Hits Stalemate With Pentagon

By Erin Woo · Feb 27, 2026 7:34am PST · 1 comment

The conflict between Anthropic and the Department of Defense over how the Pentagon can use the startup’s AI has turned into a standoff. The agency has given the company a Friday evening deadline to give it unfettered access to its technology—or else be cut off from working with military contractors. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei... The conflict between Anthropic and the Department of Defense over how the Pentagon can use the...

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Autonomous Warship Startup Saronic Raising at $7.5 Billion Valuation

By Cory Weinberg and Katie Roof · Feb 25, 2026 12:52pm PST · 2 comments

Saronic, a startup that builds autonomous warships, is raising as much as $1.5 billion in a financing that would value the company at about $7.5 billion, before including the investment, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Kleiner Perkins, the storied venture capital firm that has done few defense tech deals until now, has... Saronic, a startup that builds autonomous warships, is raising as much as $1.5 billion in a...

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Why ChatGPT Faces Language Barriers

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Feb 24, 2026 7:00am PST

Many AI researchers believe AI models that listen and speak to people are trailing text-based models in capabilities and performance. That gap is even bigger when you look at audio models for languages other than English, especially outside the Western hemisphere.That could be a big issue for companies like OpenAI that are aggressively trying to... Many AI researchers believe AI models that listen and speak to people are trailing text-based...

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Software Quandary: Are OpenAI and Anthropic Frenemies or Foes?

By Martin Peers · Feb 23, 2026 5:00pm PST

When does a frenemy become a mortal threat? That question should be top of mind for executives atop enterprise software firms, such as ServiceNow, Salesforce and Snowflake, each of which at various times has announced partnerships with OpenAI. And yet OpenAI seems to be doing everything it can to put at least some of these firms out of business.... When does a frenemy become a mortal threat? That question should be top of mind for executives...