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Elon Musk says SpaceX closed $40B in GPU debt, debt markets have shut off credit for AI data center firms, and 200+ neoclouds face "death and consolidation" (Elon Musk/@elonmusk)
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Elon Musk / @elonmusk: Elon Musk says SpaceX closed $40B in GPU debt, debt markets have shut off credit for AI data center firms, and 200+ neoclouds face “death and consolidation” — Pretty much. As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn't have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers. SpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we're investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue. That means...
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