Elon Musk's xAI has acquired social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock transaction, valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion.
The move aims to combine the data, models, compute, distribution, and talent of both companies.
The acquisition strengthens xAI's position in the AI landscape amidst Musk's legal battle with OpenAI, and X has been a significant data source for xAI's AI models.
The deal coincides with OpenAI finalizing a $40 billion funding round and Musk's increased political involvement introducing additional complexity to the acquisition.