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Two xAI co‑founders and six researchers depart amid merger into SpaceX, raising IPO questions

xAI has lost two co‑founders and six AI researchers in recent weeks amid its merger into SpaceX, a turnover Elon Musk said was part of a reorganisation that "required parting ways with some people." The departures raise questions about leadership stability as Musk advances a SpaceX–xAI IPO.

2026-02-11T13:35:23.273851-08:00