xAI acquires X Corp in an all-stock deal

xAI acquired X Corp in an all-stock deal, valuing X at $33 billion and xAI at $80 billion

Why it matters

A merger of a social platform and a frontier lab. Since xAI's valuation in its previous round was $50 billion, it drew controversy as self-dealing

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Presssiliconangle.comhttps://siliconangle.com/2025/03/28/elon-musks-xai-acquires-x-33b-valuation/

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