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Coverage dated October 6, 2026 to October 7, 2026

SpaceX looks to $40 billion debt raise to buy chips

Headline from Semafor, on the newest of 2 developments

The company’s reported raise shows it is stuck between mature tech giants like Google and Meta and startups like OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. SpaceX Seeking to Raise $40 Billion to Buy Nvidia Chips, FT Says

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  2. Newest

    SpaceX looks to $40 billion debt raise to buy chips

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Financial Times

    SpaceX looks to raise $40bn to buy Nvidia chips in financing led by Apollo (opens Financial Times)

    Published

    Financial Times's feed description

    Blockbuster debt deal is the latest sign of the vast spending on chips and other infrastructure underpinning AI

  2. Bloomberg

    SpaceX Seeking to Raise $40 Billion to Buy Nvidia Chips, FT Says (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to raise $40 billion in a financing led by Apollo Global Management Inc. to buy Nvidia Corp.’s chips, the Financial Times reported, underscoring the insatiable demand among AI developers for more computing power.

  3. Bloomberg

    SpaceX in Talks to Borrow $40 Billion to Buy Nvidia Chips (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Here’s what you need to know to start your day: Morning Briefing Americas

  4. Tech Startups

    SpaceX seeks to borrow $40 billion to buy Nvidia AI chips as AI financing race escalates (opens Tech Startups)

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    Tech Startups's feed description

    SpaceX is in talks to borrow a staggering $40 billion to buy Nvidia AI chips, putting Elon Musk’s company at the center of a growing Wall Street financing race to bankroll the enormous cost of AI computing infrastructure.

  5. Quartz

    SpaceX is seeking to borrow $40 billion to buy Nvidia AI chips (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Apollo Global Management is expected to lead the deal, with Pimco among lenders in talks; the transaction is expected to close in 2027

  6. Investor's Business Daily

    SpaceX Seeks $40 Billion To Buy Nvidia AI Chips, Starlink Wins New FCC Approval (opens Investor's Business Daily)

    Published

    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    SpaceX looks to buy Nvidia chips for its AI buildout. Elon Musk announces Grok Bot changes. FCC approves Starlink satellite launches.

  7. Semafor

    SpaceX looks to $40 billion debt raise to buy chips (opens Semafor)

    Published

    Semafor's feed description

    The company’s reported raise shows it is stuck between mature tech giants like Google and Meta and startups like OpenAI and Anthropic.