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>>g-mork+(OP)
Well surely this acquisition is above board. Nothing funny going on here, just good old business as usual.

>>baggac+B1
It's widely reported that Musk is a majority shareholder of xAI and the controlling shareholder of SpaceX (close to 80% of voting shares). Not surprising that he would be looking to consolidate ownership under one entity especially if he perceives significant synergies (i.e., data centres in space).

>>google+24
Data centers in space are a hilariously bad idea. Where would the heat go? This idea is like the opposite of liquid cooling.

>>alex_y+K4
Shocked to see SpaceX buy the datacenter in space meme. Where does the power come from? Where does the heat go? Why add (high) launch costs to your buildout capex? Why add radiation as another risk factor to your already-unreliable GPUs? Am I missing something fundamental here...?

>>gordon+m6
Money! Also power source is just solar - not too difficult. I don't think radiation would be too much of an issue either since they're in low earth orbit. Heat is probably the biggest problem. Or manufacturing & launch costs. Pretty silly idea anyway.