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193 Elon Musk's xAI and X combine forces, valuing combined entity at $80 billion

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Firstpost @ Firstpost Tech 1 place · 03/29/2025 01:21 EDT

Elon Musk's xAI and X combine forces, valuing combined entity at $80 billion

The all-stock purchase announced on Friday merges two of Musk's several portfolio firms, which also include Tesla and SpaceX, and may make it easier for Musk to train his Grok AI model

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