SpaceX and Anthropic, xAI’s Two Companies, Elon Musk and SpaceXAI’s Future

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1. Stratechery (free posts) TIER_1 · Ben Thompson · 2026-05-12 10:00

   SpaceX and Anthropic, xAI’s Two Companies, Elon Musk and SpaceXAI’s Future

   The Anthropic xAI deal is shocking but not surprising: Musk should double down on serving other companies.

2. Wired — AI TIER_1 · Lauren Goode · 2026-05-06 18:28

   Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird

   In an unexpected turn, the two companies signed a deal for Anthropic to use computing resources from Elon Musk’s xAI.

3. The Decoder TIER_1 · Maximilian Schreiner · 2026-05-07 14:09

   How Anthropic's 80x growth blew past its own infrastructure and straight into Musk's data center

   <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="832" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/space_rocket_anthropic_head.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="1440" /></p> <p> Anthropic is set to tap into Elon Musk's Colossu…

4. Fortune TIER_1 · Sharon Goldman · 2026-05-07 16:42

   Anthropic’s SpaceX compute deal comes as AI data center backlash grows—fueled by both real grievances and conspiracy theories

   The scramble to build ever-larger AI campuses is fueling both legitimate community concerns and increasingly bizarre online fears

5. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-05-08 14:52

   Anyone surprised? « Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company abruptly stopped work on a water reuse facility meant to alleviate strain on the Memphis-area wa

   Anyone surprised? « Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company abruptly stopped work on a water reuse facility meant to alleviate strain on the Memphis-area water supply. Nobody’s saying why.» https://www. politico.com/news/2026/05/05/x ai-water-reuse-project-musk-ai-spacex-ipo-…

6. Email — AI Tool Report TIER_1 · bounces+ih153xut7vd5diz4y5mt=kill-the-newsletter.com@bh.mail.beehiiv.com (bounces+ih153xut7vd5diz4y5mt=kill-the-newsletter.com@bh.mail.beehiiv.com) · 2026-05-08 11:17

   ⚡️ SpaceX rents AI to Anthropic

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7. Email — The Rundown AI TIER_1 · bounces+31366032-637c-8d9utci1mq15fs7p9a4h=kill-the-newsletter.com@em8370.daily.therundown.ai (bounces+31366032-637c-8d9utci1mq15fs7p9a4h=kill-the-newsletter.com@em8370.daily.therundown.ai) · 2026-05-07 10:06

   🤝 Anthropic, SpaceX(AI) become unlikely compute partners

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8. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-05-10 20:17

   Elon Musk dissolved xAI and merged it into SpaceX to form SpaceXAI. He then leased 300 megawatts of power and 220,000 Nvidia GPUs to rival Anthropic from the Co

   Elon Musk dissolved xAI and merged it into SpaceX to form SpaceXAI. He then leased 300 megawatts of power and 220,000 Nvidia GPUs to rival Anthropic from the Colossus 1 facility in Memphis. # ElonMusk # SpaceX # Anthropic # AI https:// blazetrends.com/elon-musk-merg es-xai-into-s…

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9. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-05-10 15:51

   TechCrunch's Equity podcast discusses xAI's deal with Anthropic and what it might mean for parent company SpaceX. The deal is being viewed with skepticism as mo

   TechCrunch's Equity podcast discusses xAI's deal with Anthropic and what it might mean for parent company SpaceX. The deal is being viewed with skepticism as more evidence of the AI infrastructure consolidation happening across the sector. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/05/10/were …

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10. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-05-04 08:54

    Wow # Google is now really running with it now that they dropped # DontBeEvil . I guess I had low expectations for # Microsoft , # OpenAI , # Amazon , # ElonMus

    Wow # Google is now really running with it now that they dropped # DontBeEvil . I guess I had low expectations for # Microsoft , # OpenAI , # Amazon , # ElonMusk and # nvidia . Its crystal clear that the # US Defense Department will be using # AI for illegal attacks and wars wher…

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11. r/Anthropic TIER_1 · /u/wiredmagazine · 2026-05-06 18:30

    Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1t5lijc/anthropic_gets_in_bed_with_spacex_as_the_ai_race/"> <img alt="Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/yIlu1cPSo_6W9GNyFXF9IipQcHGezlvHsNebjRo3…

12. r/Anthropic TIER_1 · /u/DavidtheLawyer · 2026-05-06 17:49

    SpaceX to rent Memphis data center to Anthropic in big AI tie-up

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1t5kb2f/spacex_to_rent_memphis_data_center_to_anthropic/"> <img alt="SpaceX to rent Memphis data center to Anthropic in big AI tie-up" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/x6Yb8TFZzP_9ZHmALKM-edmlgkGpk3muto4yX…