Month August 2026

SpaceX’s Tesla Megapack Buying Spree Reveals How Musk Funds His AI Buildout

SpaceX has spent $329 million on Tesla Megapack this year, revealing how Elon Musk’s companies are powering an expanding AI infrastructure network.

SpaceX AI revenue jumped to $2.6 billion, but losses persisted as the company spent heavily on compute deals, Starship and satellite growth.

Wrinkles launches as an AI audio guide that reveals hidden stories, history, and local lore about places around you.

Open-weight AI models are nearing frontier performance, but a new report says safety controls are lagging and misuse risks are rising.

Nvidia-backed OSAA is moving fast on AI security, opening proposals and drawing 120+ companies as it shapes open-model safeguards.

Anthropic’s reported AI compute deal with Volta could lock in $10 billion of cloud capacity over six years, intensifying the AI infrastructure race.

Hank Green’s AI admission spotlights a bigger issue: AI use may become unhealthy long before it turns into a crisis.

OpenAI’s influencer trip sparked backlash as creators posted from a luxury retreat, igniting debate over AI marketing, optics and trust.

Texas ordered a data center audit before grid hookups, a move aimed at protecting the grid as AI demand surges.

Texas orders data center audits as ERCOT’s queue hits 474 GW, raising questions about power, water, and grid reliability.