xAI2026-05-08
Musk folds xAI into SpaceX as 'SpaceXAI'; Colossus 1 rented to Anthropic as Grok usage slides

AI Analysis
Elon Musk announced xAI will be consolidated into SpaceX under a new 'SpaceXAI' division, with Musk leading the AI unit. With Grok usage plummeting after image-generation controversies, xAI moved training to Colossus 2 and is monetizing the original Colossus by giving competitor Anthropic compute access — a striking competitor-to-competitor deal that boosts the balance sheet ahead of a possible SpaceX-linked IPO.