February 18, 2026

Elon Musk AI

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Elon Musk confirms ‘SpaceX and xAI are now one company’; says future of AI is in space (Image Source – X/ xAI)

SpaceX has moved to absorb Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI, bringing the smaller company and its Grok chatbot under the aerospace firm’s control. The deal continues Musk’s broader effort to align his technology businesses more closely, linking artificial intelligence with space launch systems and satellite infrastructure. The merger would allow closer coordination between AI development, space-based communications, and satellite networks. Elon Musk believes today’s AI is about to hit a wall on Earth. Analysts cited by the BBC estimate xAI’s value at around $125bn, while SpaceX is valued at roughly $1tn, reinforcing its position as the world’s most valuable private company.

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SpaceX Wants a Million Satellites for AI: Is This the Future of Computing or a Space Disaster Waiting to Happen?

SpaceX has submitted a daring proposal to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a constellation of up to one million satellites into Earth orbit, not for Internet coverage like Starlink but as orbital data centers designed to power artificial intelligence applications on a global scale. The plan, if approved, could reshape how humanity processes data, runs AI models and thinks about computing infrastructure and it is already stirring excitement and controversy across tech and space communities.

Elon Musk’s xAI lays off 500 in overnight restructuring of Grok training workforce– www.techspot.com
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Business Insider obtained an internal email informing workers that the firm plans to prioritize “specialist AI tutors” over generalist roles and will immediately eliminate most general tutoring positions. The company told employees that it would honor their contracts through either November 30 or their previously agreed-upon end dates, but it…

Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple over app store ranking of his xAI ...

Elon Musk Predicts AI to Surpass Human Intelligence by 2026, Humanity by 2030 – WebProNews
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Elon Musk predicts AI will exceed any single human’s intelligence by 2026 and all humanity’s by 2030, adjusting from earlier timelines due to power and chip shortages. While hyping ventures like xAI and Tesla, his claims spark debates on feasibility, risks, and transformative societal impacts. Skeptics highlight current AI limitations in creativity and ethics.

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Elon Musk’s “anti-woke” AI chatbot, Grok, has repeatedly claimed this week that President Donald Trump is Washington D.C.’s “most notorious criminal.”

Elon Musk’s Grok AI responded to user questions about crime in the U.S. capital by asserting that Trump’s felony convictions in New York have earned him the title of the city’s most notorious lawbreaker. The chatbot’s statements come in the wake of Trump’s announcement on Monday, in which he declared plans to federalize D.C.’s police department and deploy National Guard soldiers to the city’s streets, citing what he claims to be an “out of control” crime situation.