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Elon Musk’s xAI Buys APR Energy for $1B to Power AI Expansion

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRepublic ·

Elon Musk acquired APR Energy for over $1 billion to supply electricity to his AI company xAI. The deal raises concerns about emissions and grid dependence as xAI scales its compute infrastructure. APR Energy provides mobile gas turbines for rapid power deployment.

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The acquisition underscores AI’s massive energy appetite, but Musk’s history of overpromising on energy solutions warrants caution.
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