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SpaceX files for IPO to bankroll orbital AI data‑centres in potential record offering

SpaceX has filed preliminary IPO paperwork to raise public capital for a push into space‑based AI, seeking funds to deploy up to 1 million solar‑powered orbital data‑center satellites. The blockbuster listing would likely rank among the largest IPOs ever and could lift the company into trillion‑dollar valuation territory.

2026-04-01T12:00:31.172067-07:00

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Airbus folds Navblue into a new wholly owned Skywise subsidiary to unify aviation data and flight-ops services

2026-04-01T12:45:31.707792-07:00

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SpaceX schedules analyst day April 21, offers April 23 tour of xAI “Macrohard” datacenter in Memphis

2026-04-01T10:00:42.972145-07:00

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Hamilton AI to embed Column banking infrastructure to scale business aviation charter platform

2026-04-01T09:40:50.770775-07:00

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Airbus folds Navblue into a new wholly owned Skywise subsidiary to unify aviation data and flight-ops services Airbus has created a wholly-owned Skywise subsidiary that merges its Skywise digital platform and Navblue flight-operations unit into a single business. The move aims to deliver integrated flight-planning, technical and ground‑operations services to Airbus and non‑Airbus fleets, building on the Skywise platform established in 2017.

2026-04-01T12:45:31.707792-07:00

Airbus folds Navblue into a new wholly owned Skywise subsidiary to unify aviation data and flight-ops services

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SpaceX files for IPO to bankroll orbital AI data‑centres in potential record offering SpaceX has filed preliminary IPO paperwork to raise public capital for a push into space‑based AI, seeking funds to deploy up to 1 million solar‑powered orbital data‑center satellites. The blockbuster listing would likely rank among the largest IPOs ever and could lift the company into trillion‑dollar valuation territory.

2026-04-01T12:00:31.172067-07:00

SpaceX files for IPO to bankroll orbital AI data‑centres in potential record offering

Reuters

SpaceX schedules analyst day April 21, offers April 23 tour of xAI “Macrohard” datacenter in Memphis SpaceX will host an analyst day on April 21 and will offer analysts a visit to its xAI “Macrohard” datacenter in Memphis two days later, a source familiar with the matter said. The company has not disclosed the event agenda or attendee list.

2026-04-01T10:00:42.972145-07:00

SpaceX schedules analyst day April 21, offers April 23 tour of xAI “Macrohard” datacenter in Memphis

AINonline

Hamilton AI to embed Column banking infrastructure to scale business aviation charter platform Hamilton AI will embed Column’s banking infrastructure into its business aviation charter platform to accelerate scaling of the service. The integration brings Column’s fintech stack into Hamilton’s marketplace, creating an embedded banking layer intended to support growth of charter transactions.

2026-04-01T09:40:50.770775-07:00

Hamilton AI to embed Column banking infrastructure to scale business aviation charter platform

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Changi prepares Terminal 5 with AI, autonomous systems and pharmaceutical cold‑chain Changi Airport is integrating AI-driven operations, expanded pharmaceutical cold‑chain facilities and autonomous airside systems as it builds capabilities for Terminal 5, Lim Ching Kiat told AeroTime. The programme aims to boost operational resilience, increase pharma cargo handling capacity and accelerate automation across baggage and logistics.

2026-04-01T03:11:53.989058-07:00

Changi prepares Terminal 5 with AI, autonomous systems and pharmaceutical cold‑chain

SpaceWatch Global

SPACETIDE and USGIF sign MoU to deepen geospatial‑intelligence collaboration SPACETIDE and the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to foster community development and strengthen collaboration across the geospatial‑intelligence sector. The MoU formalizes a cooperative framework to increase engagement and partnership among commercial, government and research GEOINT stakeholders.

2026-04-01T02:01:32.340316-07:00

SPACETIDE and USGIF sign MoU to deepen geospatial‑intelligence collaboration

Via Satellite

ST Engineering iDirect names Sridhar Kuppanna CEO to advance multi‑orbit, AI‑driven connectivity ST Engineering iDirect has promoted CTO Sridhar Kuppanna to CEO, succeeding Don Claussen. Kuppanna will continue to execute the company’s Intuition‑led modernization strategy, focusing on multi‑orbit and AI‑driven connectivity, program delivery and operational excellence across its satcom products and customer deployments.

2026-03-31T12:35:24.411789-07:00

ST Engineering iDirect names Sridhar Kuppanna CEO to advance multi‑orbit, AI‑driven connectivity

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Agentic AI: the future of space warfare Agentic AI — autonomous software that acts rather than just predicts — is being positioned as a transformative enabler for space warfare, promising faster targeting, autonomous on‑orbit decision‑making and compressed command‑and‑control cycles that could reshape satellite resilience, engagement timelines and doctrine.

2026-03-31T06:32:22.900668-07:00

Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

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SpaceX files for IPO to bankroll orbital AI data‑centres in potential record offering

Airbus folds Navblue into a new wholly owned Skywise subsidiary to unify aviation data and flight-ops services

SpaceX schedules analyst day April 21, offers April 23 tour of xAI “Macrohard” datacenter in Memphis

Hamilton AI to embed Column banking infrastructure to scale business aviation charter platform

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