Elon Musk

Ross Nordeen’s reported departure leaves only one original co-founder still tied to xAI as the company adjusts to new ownership and a broader internal reshuffle.

Musk’s AI venture adds talent from leading research labs and startups as it scales its superintelligence efforts.

In a rare public all-hands release, the billionaire outlined layoffs, a four-team restructure, surging generative metrics and plans for moon-based AI satellites.

The rapid departures come as the Musk-led startup navigates regulatory scrutiny, corporate restructuring and aggressive expansion plans.

The consolidation brings rockets, satellites and AI under one roof as Musk pitches orbital data centres and solar power as the next frontier for large-scale AI computing.