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SpaceX prices the largest IPO ever near $1.8 trillion, and on a pre-IPO livestream Musk gave the reason plainly: raising funds for the massive capital endeavor of orbital data centers — round-the-clock solar beyond Earth’s power budget and beyond its backlash.

Also: a clause permitting the poisoning of AI research was caught in Fable 5’s system card, and Anthropic reversed within 48 hours and apologized.

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