SpaceX Says Spending Spree Is Supercharging AI Revenues (7 minute read)

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SpaceX's massive capital spending, including $18.4 billion in the latest quarter, is driving AI-related revenue growth through terrestrial computing infrastructure, AI deals, and plans for orbital data centers, with projected annualized recurring revenue of $100 billion by December.

SpaceX's capital expenditures hit $18.4 billion in the most recent quarter. The bulk of that figure is tied to the company's ongoing AI build-out. The company is plowing money into terrestrial computing infrastructure, signing AI deals, and working toward launching orbital data centers. SpaceX is on track to have $100 billion in annualized recurring revenue by December, most of it coming from data center deals.
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