Elon Musk's SpaceX In Talks To Provide Computing Power To Pentagon: Report
SpaceX is reportedly in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Defense to provide significant data center capacity for AI model development. This potential deal would expand the existing partnership between the space firm and the military, positioning SpaceX as a competitor in the cloud-computing market.
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The integration of private sector AI infrastructure into national defense highlights the growing strategic importance of cloud computing in military operations.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is in talks to provide the US Department of Defense with access to data center capacity worth billions of dollars to run AI models, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.Such an agreement would extend the Pentagon's existing relationship with SpaceX, a key partner for rocket launches and satellite-based communications and missile tracking.According to the report, SpaceX employees have discussed plans to compete more directly with neocloud firms such as CoreWeave by selling computing capacity to AI customers at lower prices.Like many large enterprises, the Defense Department is moving to secure additional cloud-computing capacity to support intelligence agencies and military AI applications.Amazon said late last year it would invest up to $50 billion to expand AI…
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