Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe

Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe

Sam Altman and Elon Musk traded barbed social media posts over the weekend, drawing new attention to the gap between vision and reality for the space-compute business. Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, “homeboy you’re the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters.” Setting aside “homeboy,” Altman…

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China is catching up to Elon Musk’s reusable rockets

China is catching up to Elon Musk’s reusable rockets

China’s state-owned space company successfully launched a Long March orbital rocket and landed the booster on a seagoing recovery vessel, making it the second country to achieve the feat. The demonstration on Friday shows that China’s Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is poised to match the advance that catapulted SpaceX to the top of…

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Blue Origin reportedly raising B at 0B valuation

Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation

Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space rocket company Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation from Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself, and other large investors, The New York Times reported. Coatue is expected to invest about $4 billion in the round, which would be Blue Origin’s first external fundraise. Bezos is said…

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FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh

FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh

Elon Musk is eyeing an acquisition of Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup founded by three former SpaceX engineers last year developing hardware for fast data center communications. The potential acquisition, which was revealed in a Federal Trade Commission filing and first reported by Bloomberg, confirmed the agency expedited its antitrust review. Mesh Optical came out…

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Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors

Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors

Former Sequoia Captial managing partner Roelof Botha is joining SpaceX’s board of directors, less than a week after the company went public in the largest IPO ever. SpaceX announced the appointment in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. It said Botha was appointed “to fill the existing vacancy on the Board”…

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