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00:02Talk of a Tesla-SpaceX merger is intensifying as Elon Musk moves closer to taking SpaceX public,
00:09according to CNBC. Musk has reportedly discussed the idea with people around him,
00:15and some Tesla employees have long viewed a tie-up as plausible given the growing overlap
00:20between the two companies. Tesla and SpaceX already share engineering talent and have
00:25collaborated on energy, computing, and infrastructure challenges. Artificial
00:30intelligence is increasingly central to the merger rationale. Tesla needs AI systems optimized for
00:36vehicles, while SpaceX faces similar compute constraints in orbit. Wedbush analyst Dan
00:42Ives put the odds of a deal at about 80%. Ross Gerber suggested it could resemble SpaceX absorbing
00:48Tesla rather than a merger of equals. Gary Black warned that the deal could pressure Tesla's
00:54valuation if investors dislike the economics. For all things money, visit benzinga.com.
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