Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.

Well, he's done it again, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.

We discuss.

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Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.
Well, he's <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6vnrye06po">done it again</a>, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.
We discuss.
If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to <a href="https://www.downround.net">downround.net</a> to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.

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The SpaceX + xAI Merger

In this ep, we tackle the big issues you simply won't hear anywhere else:
Elon Musk appearing in the latest Epstein files drop
Is Moltbook something you should be freaking out about? Or is it just annoying?
Google's Genie 3 world model
Some general scuttlebutt about chips + a small victory lap from a previous episode

Aren't you glad you pay for this?

In this ep, we tackle the big issues you simply won't hear anywhere else:
<ul>
<li>Elon Musk appearing in the latest Epstein files drop</li>
<li>Is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/02/moltbook-ai-agents-social-media-site-bots-artificial-intelligence">Moltbook</a> something you should be freaking out about? Or is it just annoying?</li>
<li>Google's Genie 3 world model</li>
<li>Some general scuttlebutt about chips + a small victory lap from a previous episode</li>
</ul>
Aren't you glad you pay for this?

Elon + Moltbook + Google Genie 3

Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.

Well, he's done it again, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.

We discuss.

Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.
Well, he's <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6vnrye06po">done it again</a>, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.
We discuss.

What's Clawdbot and why is everyone on tech X talking about it? Forget you even heard that name, because the app was renamed Moltbot about 5 minutes before this episode was recorded. It's another AI agent harness, but intended to run on your own computer and act like a personal assistant for you.

Also, chat about Apple's chatbot plans for Siri, and we speculate on the sort of person who would wear ChatGPT earbuds.

What's Clawdbot and why is everyone on tech X talking about it? Forget you even heard that name, because the app was renamed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.molt.bot">Moltbot</a> about 5 minutes before this episode was recorded. It's another AI agent harness, but intended to run on your own computer and act like a personal assistant for you.
Also, chat about Apple's chatbot plans for Siri, and we speculate on the sort of person who would wear ChatGPT earbuds.

The SpaceX + xAI Merger

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