SpaceX has put Starlink executive Michael Nichols in charge of AI data centre operations, as key staff continue to leave and some facility outages have disrupted AI model training. The company has promoted fast buildouts and lower costs, but reliance on temporary equipment and below-target uptime has drawn scrutiny. SpaceX is shifting staff internally and hiring to fill gaps while pursuing capacity goals and supporting major compute customers such as Google and Anthropic.

Tesla has begun full-scale production of its next-generation grid energy storage system, Megapack 3, at a newly built Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas. The plant is designed for 50 GWh of annual output and is expected to also produce the Megablock platform. Megapack 3 raises storage capacity to about 5 MWh per unit, improves energy density and updates thermal management. Tesla cited rising demand but said supply-chain risks remain.