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Elon Musk said on October 20 that Tesla and SpaceX have each formed special committees to weigh a potential merger, with independent directors evaluating the combination. Musk described the outcome as not a certainty. The discussion follows SpaceX’s first-ever quarterly profit, with revenue up 161 percent as its AI-related business scaled and capital spending coming in below expectations. Press reports put the potential combined value in the range of 3.5 trillion dollars. Tesla shares slid while SpaceX stock surged after the disclosure.

Tesla held a global debut event in California for the next-generation Roadster prototype, demonstrating a short vertical takeoff-and-landing flight mode; Elon Musk declared at the event that flying cars are no longer a concept. The new car integrates a tri-motor drive, more than two thousand horsepower, swappable battery modules, and a vertical takeoff-and-landing assist module, marking the first time Tesla has folded personal flight capability into a passenger-vehicle product line and signaling that consumer-grade electric flying cars are moving out of the startup-experiment phase and into a mainstream automaker’s product roadmap.

Intel shares drop on Tesla share as TSMC eyes Terafab venture, with investors assessing the deal’s potential impact on Intel foundry business.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth formally established a new Pentagon command dubbed Autowarcom, focused on AI and autonomous systems in modern warfare. Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich will help shape the initiative, marking Musk’s return to Trump’s inner circle after a public split earlier this year.

The Guardian reported on September 13 that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, along with other AI industry leaders, made a rare joint call to slow ‘reckless’ artificial intelligence development, warning that frontier models may pose systemic risks to human civilization. Almost simultaneously, senior officials in the Trump administration publicly rejected any slowdown, arguing that excessive regulation would undermine U.S. global competitiveness in a critical technology. The open disagreement between industry leaders and the White House marks a new phase in the long-running U.S. debate over whether to accelerate or decelerate AI development, and is likely to shape legislative pace, industry self-regulation and cross-border regulatory coordination for the foreseeable future.

BBC analysis suggests that the AI industry itself emerged as the real winner of the Musk-Altman trial — with public attention and discussion around AI significantly increasing.

Sam Altman Takes the Stand in Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the company, according to CNBC. The case centers on OpenAI’s transition to for-profit status and the commercial disputes between the two parties. It is one of the most closely watched legal battles in the tech industry.

Tech giants including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are expected to accompany President Trump on his China visit, highlighting the central role of trade and tech in the diplomatic mission

An OpenAI co-founder describes a tense confrontation with Elon Musk over the AI lab’s future, fearing physical violence during the heated exchange.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk’s total compensation from Tesla last year exceeded $158 billion, setting a new record for U.S. corporate executive pay.