SpaceX has significantly increased its purchases of Tesla Megapack battery storage systems, spending $329 million so far this year, likely for its xAI data centers. The investment highlights the growing energy demands of AI infrastructure and the interconnected nature of Musk's companies.
Background
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, has been rapidly expanding its data center infrastructure to support large-scale AI model training and inference. The company previously merged with SpaceX in 2025.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026 at 05:07 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10