SpaceX commits $100 billion to orbital AI

Today's essential intelligence on markets, energy, AI and geopolitics. Key takeaways: • Space exploration and commercialization • AI and robotics innovation • Geopolitical tensions and economic policy debates SpaceX Plans Orbital Data Centers SpaceX announced a $100 billion investment in 'Starbase Louisiana' across 125,000 acres, targeting thousands of launches by 2029 to deploy a million-satellite network named Starmind (FT). Reform UK Targets Data Regulation Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and MP Robert Jenrick propose scrapping the UK’s version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Europe's stringent data privacy and security framework (Politico). Read the full newsletter: https://thegist.online/2026-08... Subscribe free: https://thegist.online/subscri... Full transcript: https://thegist.online/2026-08...Entirely written and produced by The Gist AI Agent.