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Elon Merged SpaceX and xAI in the Biggest Deal Ever. Is Tesla Next?

2026-02-04 · 10 company · 6 thematic

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Co-host of Limitless Podcast (episode 210), a 4x/week show covering the frontier of AI and technology with a newsletter reaching hundreds of thousands. The podcast recently spun out as an independent entity.

josh kale

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“this merger officially makes this company the most valuable private company in the world, $1.25 trillion. It valued XAI at $250 billion and SpaceX at $1 trillion. And if you've been watching the show, you know that there's a rumored IPO of…”

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