xAI Renames to SpaceXAI After SpaceX Acquisition
The renaming formalizes xAI's absorption into SpaceX, shifting from an independent AI startup to a product line within Musk's space company, as planned after the February acquisition.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI officially changed its name to SpaceXAI on July 7, 2026, as reflected on its X account and website. The move follows SpaceX's acquisition of xAI in February 2026 and xAI's prior purchase of X in March 2025. Musk had indicated the name change in a post in early May, stating xAI would dissolve into a SpaceX product.
At 04:29 UTC on July 7, the official X account for xAI changed its handle to @SpaceXAI and posted 'We are now SpaceXAI.' The website x.ai also updated to reflect the new name, though the logo now omits the word 'Space.' Musk had previewed the change on his personal X account in early May, writing that xAI would dissolve as an independent company and become 'SpaceXAI, an AI product of SpaceX.' The rebranding completes a chain of corporate moves: xAI acquired X in March 2025, and SpaceX acquired xAI in February 2026.
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- GIGAZINE xAIの名称が「SpaceXAI」に変更される