Elon Musk’s two most ambitious bets—rockets and artificial intelligence—are on a collision course. Reports this week suggest SpaceX and Musk’s AI startup xAI are in advanced talks to merge, a move that could fuse satellite networks, launch infrastructure, and AI development into a single, vertically integrated powerhouse. If the deal goes through, it wouldn’t just reshape Musk’s empire—it could redraw the competitive map for both the global space industry and the rapidly escalating AI arms race.