SpaceX reportedly showed investors an AI device prototype, Musk says the report is false

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WSJ reports SpaceX showed investors a slim AI device prototype using xAI tech and Qualcomm chips. Musk denies it, calling the report false.

SpaceX showed investors a prototype of a handset-like AI device before its record IPO, according to The Wall Street Journal. The prototype is reportedly slimmer than an iPhone, runs on a proprietary operating system, integrates technology from xAI, and uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. Elon Musk has denied the report, calling it “utterly false” on X.

The WSJ says SpaceX told investors the project is early enough that the design could still change, and there is no guarantee the device will ever reach production. Qualcomm shares rose about three percent on the news regardless. SpaceX has not made any public announcement about the project.

SpaceX absorbed xAI in February in a merger valued at roughly one and a quarter trillion dollars, giving the rocket...

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