Elon Musk Merged xAI With SpaceX (And Filed To Put A Million Data Centers In Orbit)

AI already consumes more electricity than some countries. By 2030, it'll double, equivalent to adding another top-ten energy-consuming nation to the planet. So Elon Musk merged his AI company with his rocket company, creating a $1.25 trillion entity that just filed to launch a million data centre satellites into orbit. The FCC filing literally quotes the Kardashev scale.In this episode of In The Loop, I break down the financials behind the merger (xAI burned $8 billion in nine months), the critics calling it a bailout, and the believers who think it could reshape computing infrastructure. But the real story is a pattern that has held for 250 years without exception: industry always follows the cheapest energy.Is this visionary or delusional? The honest answer is we won't know for years.⏭️ Episode Highlights(01:15) – The merger of xAI and SpaceX: Elon Musk is literally aiming for the moon(07:45) – Energy, engineering challenges—and thehistorical context(11:55) – The Kardashev question: What type of civilization are we becoming?(14:10) – Closing thoughts: The future of our planet🤝 We’re SocialStay in the loop—even when you’re not listening to this podcast.Jack HoughtonLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-houghton1/ TikTok - @jackschats Mindset AiMindset AI website - https://bit.ly/40lJr6B Newsletter - https://bit.ly/ITLnewsletter LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindset-ai/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GetMindsetAI TikTok - @get.mindset.ai