Elon Musk has been making waves with audacious moves that could redefine his empire. On March 21, during a riveting Saturday night livestream from a defunct Austin power plant, TheStreet reports Musk announced Terafab, a staggering 20 to 25 billion dollar joint semiconductor megafab by Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI right next to Giga Texas. He bluntly declared its the only way to secure the AI chips his companies crave for Full Self-Driving, Optimus robots, and even space-hardened processors for orbital data centers, targeting a mind-blowing 1 terawatt of compute power yearly at 2-nanometer tech. Electrek notes this beast could rival 70 percent of TSMCs global output, with Tesla's AI5 chip ramping in 2026a biographical pivot underscoring Musks shift to total vertical integration amid chip shortages.

SpaceX IPO chatter exploded, but Musk swiftly debunked overblown rumors. Teslarati says he posted on X March 31 calling Reuters claims of a confidential filing for a 2 trillion dollar valuation pure BS, though Arise TV and Gulf Business whisper of real prep for a June roadshow potentially raising 50 billion at over 1 trillion valuation post-xAI merger. The New York Times dishes dirt that Musk is strong-arming IPO banks to splash tens of millions on Grok subscriptions and X ads to juice his AI chatbot amid legal probes.

Musk was unusually chatty, firing off 70 X posts on March 31 per YouTube channel Jacob Hilton, fueling the frenzy. No fresh public appearances surfaced, but these feats signal long-term stakes in AI dominance and space supremacy.

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