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SpaceX bond sale 2026: $25bn deal draws $89bn orders

SpaceX drew about $89 billion of orders for a $25 billion post-IPO bond sale, offering a first hard read on how credit investors price its AI-and-space buildout.

By Naomi Voss
Stocks

xAI Grok Build coding agent challenges Anthropic, OpenAI

xAI launched Grok Build, a coding agent scoring 70.8% on SWE-Bench, entering direct competition with Anthropic's Claude Code in the high-stakes developer-tools market.

By Naomi Voss
Regulation

Anthropic AI slowdown creates an IPO-era regulatory moat

Anthropic AI slowdown talk gives the IPO-bound lab a safety argument that could also harden its edge over rivals facing new rules.

By Sloane Carrington
Regulation

OpenAI government stake would reset AI IPO math in 2026

OpenAI government stake talks could add a political-risk premium to AI valuations as investors weigh ownership, regulation and IPO exits.

By Sloane Carrington
Regulation

Anthropic NSA deal nears clearance as AI chip push grows

Anthropic's NSA deal moved closer after the White House backed a $9 billion chip push for spy agencies, widening the AI procurement race.

By Tomás Iglesias
Analysis

Grok's Washington stumble punctures part of SpaceX's AI premium

SpaceX IPO bulls are leaning on AI optionality, but Grok's thin federal footprint suggests investors may be paying for a story Washington has not bought.

By Sloane Carrington
Analysis

Anthropic-SpaceX compute deal puts a $45bn price on AI

The Anthropic-SpaceX compute deal prices frontier AI capacity at roughly $45 billion, giving Claude more room while tying a top model maker to a rival's grid.

By Sloane Carrington
Deals

Cheap AI models threaten OpenAI, Anthropic trillion-dollar IPOs

Chinese AI labs charge $1.74 per million tokens versus $25 to $30 for Western models. Enterprise CFOs are routing 69% of workloads to cheap alternatives — just as OpenAI files for a $1 trillion IPO.

By Sloane Carrington
Analysis

SpaceX S-1 Filing: Starlink Made $4.4B. AI Lost $6.4B. The IPO Targets $1.75T.

SpaceX lost $4.94B in 2025 as AI capex hit $12.7B, its S-1 filing revealed. Starlink's $4.4B operating profit funded a $6.4B AI division loss. The $1.75 trillion IPO opens what could be the largest listing year in history.

By Sloane Carrington