EconomyAmodei wins over CIO who saw ‘catastrophic’ risks at Musk’s SpaceX
After deeming SpaceX an unacceptable governance risk, Anders Schelde says the $25 billion pension fund he oversees is ready to invest in Anthropic’s IPO.
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Senior Advisor to the President for Government Efficiency (2025–2025)
| Born | 1971-06-28 · Pretoria |
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| Citizenship | South Africa (since 1971), Canada (since 1971), United States (since 2002) |
| Party | Independent |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS) |
| Occupation | CEO and product architect of Tesla, Founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX, Founder and CEO of SpaceXAI, Founder and CTO of X Corp., Co-founder of Neuralink, The Boring Company, OpenAI, Zip2, X.com and PayPal, President of the Musk Foundation |
| Awards | Full list |
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Elon Musk said SpaceX has completed a $40 billion debt deal to fund chips for its artificial intelligence ambitions. People familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg News that pricing talks were still underway.
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Bloomberg Television

Elon Musk said in a post on X that SpaceX has completed $40 billion in debt financing to buy GPUs.
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CNBC

Elon Musk said SpaceX has completed a $40 billion debt deal to buy chips needed to advance its artificial intelligence ambitions.
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Bloomberg News

Elon Musk said SpaceX had completed $40 billion in debt financing for graphics processing units. He said the company’s investment-grade status and revenue from Starlink satellite internet and launch operations helped it retain access to credit.
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Reuters
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After deeming SpaceX an unacceptable governance risk, Anders Schelde says the $25 billion pension fund he oversees is ready to invest in Anthropic’s IPO.
Elon Musk said SpaceX has completed a $40 billion debt deal to fund chips for its artificial intelligence ambitions. People familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg News that pricing talks were still underway.

SpaceX has raised $40 billion in debt to purchase GPUs. Musk predicts a major shakeout among smaller AI cloud providers.

Elon Musk said in a post on X that SpaceX has completed $40 billion in debt financing to buy GPUs.

Elon Musk said SpaceX has completed a $40 billion debt deal to buy chips needed to advance its artificial intelligence ambitions.
Elon Musk said SpaceX had completed $40 billion in debt financing for graphics processing units. He said the company’s investment-grade status and revenue from Starlink satellite internet and launch operations helped it retain access to credit.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is discussing a $40 billion debt raise with banks and investors to purchase Nvidia chips, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks highlight AI developers’ intense demand for additional computing power.