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Sources: SpaceX showed investors a handset-like device prototype with AI tech from xAI, a proprietary OS, a Snapdragon chip, and a design slimmer than an iPhone (Wall Street Journal)
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SpaceX displayed a handset-sized prototype to investors, featuring artificial-intelligence technology from its xAI division, a proprietary operating system, and a Snapdragon processor, with a form factor described as slimmer than an iPhone. The device is being tested as a handheld AI platform that could provide access to xAI models without a traditional smartphone, though the company’s founder has denied the report.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Sources: SpaceX showed investors a handset-like device prototype with AI tech from xAI, a proprietary OS, a Snapdragon chip, and a design slimmer than an iPhone (Wall Street Journal)
- TechCrunch·SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish
- Engadget·SpaceX is reportedly testing a handheld AI device
SpaceX is testing a handheld AI device. The device may offer access to xAI models without a smartphone. It could provide an alternative interface for xAI.
- The Next Web·SpaceX reportedly showed investors an AI device prototype, Musk says the report is false
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