Elon Musk announces SpaceX-xAI merger, MrBeast responds on X: ‘So I’m now posting...'

MrBeast reacts after Elon Musk announces SpaceX–xAI merger. (Image credit: Reuters)

• Elon Musk merges SpaceX and xAI, forming a $1.25 trillion tech giant
• Merger aims to build space-based data centers for AI and connectivity
• Online reactions highlight excitement and humor over the unexpected merger

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Elon Musk has officially merged SpaceX and xAI, creating a tech giant valued at $1.25 trillion. The announcement quickly went viral, especially after YouTuber MrBeast shared a playful reaction on X.

“To the stars! @SpaceX& @xAI are now one company,” Elon Musk wrote in response to an official post by xAI on X

Reacting to Elon Musk's reshare on X, MrBeast commented, “So I’m now posting on a SpaceX-owned site? Lol.”

To the stars!@SpaceX & @xAI are now one company https://t.co/2SPVVhZQsp

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 3, 2026

The post sparked widespread reactions online, with one user writing, “the crossover episode nobody expected but everyone saw coming.”

Another X user joked, “Guess we’re officially in for 'Musk Trek: The Search for Profits'—make it so, Elon!”

A third user said, “As an investor in both companies, this is exciting!! Consolidating xAI and 𝕏 under SpaceX establishes a fully vertical orbital ecosystem. Starlink delivers the connectivity, 𝕏 supplies the data, SpaceX infrastructure hosts the inference, and xAI supplies the intelligence. Effectively circumventing terrestrial limitations on energy and regulatory red tape.”

Another added, “The rocket just went from an edge device to an actual agent. We’re finally building a physical body for the digital brain. That flight telemetry is the ultimate data flex.”

About the merger

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired his AI company xAI as part of an ambitious scheme to build space-based data centres to power the future of artificial intelligence. The billionaire, who is also the CEO of Tesla, announced the merger in a statement on Tuesday on the SpaceX website.

A statement signed off by Musk said, xAI joined SpaceX to 'Accelerate Humanity’s Future.”

The statement continued, “SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform. This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars.”