A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Muskโs rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
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The SpaceX launchpad in South Texas in June 2024. The company said in a letter to employees on Friday that it could go public in 2026.
Called Project Prometheus, the company is focusing on artificial intelligence for the engineering and manufacturing of computers, automobiles and spacecraft.
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The new artificial intelligence project partly financed by Jeff Bezos is entering an increasingly crowded market.
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Muskโs company in the race back to the lunar surface.