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SpaceX AI unit tops expectations as Tesla merger talks begin

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SpaceX’s AI business drove a strong quarter, while special committees weigh a merger with Tesla.

SpaceX’s data centers and Grok agents beat investor expectations, with artificial intelligence reaching 52% of income, according to a regulatory filing cited by TechCrunch. That filing put quarterly revenue at $14.6 billion, led by a renamed Super Intelligence line that includes Cursor, Grok, and a neocloud business with 1.7 GW of compute. The Verge reports $7.56 billion in third-quarter AI-division revenue, including $7 billion in “SI solutions & infrastructure revenues” and $608 million from adding Cursor; an analyst says most of the remainder was likely compute rented to Anthropic and Google. Net income was $4.4 billion after a $1 billion loss a year earlier, while capital spending was $19.6 billion. SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger that Elon Musk has said has merit for superintelligence software; Tesla profits fell for a second straight quarter.

Key facts
  • TechCrunch: $14.6 billion quarterly revenue; AI was 52% of income.
  • The Verge: $7.56 billion Q3 AI-division revenue, mostly compute rental.
  • Net income was $4.4 billion after a $1 billion year-earlier loss.
  • Capital spending was $19.6 billion, including Colossus II and Starship.
  • About $1 billion of income came from a bitcoin-price recovery.
  • Special committees are discussing a SpaceX-Tesla merger.
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What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • TechCrunchTotal revenue, AI share of income, profit, spending, and 1.7 GW of compute.
  • The VergeAI-division breakdown, merger committees, Tesla profit decline, and related claims.
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Products
CursorColossus IIStarshipTerafabMacrohard
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AI models
Grok

Coverage

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  1. · 5d ago TechCrunch · AIFirst report

    SpaceX reports AI revenue growth and a return to profit

    A cited filing put quarterly revenue at $14.6 billion, with 1.7 GW of neocloud compute and $19.6 billion in spending.

  2. · 3d ago The Verge · AI

    SpaceX and Tesla form committees to discuss a merger

    SpaceX reported $7.56 billion in Q3 AI-division revenue, mostly compute rental, while Tesla profits fell again.