SpaceX says its Q2 capex was $18.4B, up from $2.8B a year ago, including $15.8B for AI (Micah Maidenberg/Wall Street Journal)
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Micah Maidenberg / Wall Street Journal : SpaceX says its Q2 capex was $18.4B, up from $2.8B a year ago, including $15.8B for AI — SpaceX laid out $18.4 billion in capital investments during the April-to-June quarter, with most of the spending supporting artificial-intelligence efforts. — In its earnings report Tuesday …
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