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U.S. Pentagon AI deputy who led Anthropic exclusion sells Perplexity and xAI stakes

Emil Michael, the U.S. Defense Department’s deputy undersecretary for research and engineering and chief technology officer, sold a stake in AI search startup Perplexity in June for $5 million to $25 million, according to reports citing disclosures. The sales followed earlier disposals of xAI and Brex stakes. The timing has drawn scrutiny because Michael played a key public role in the Pentagon process targeting Anthropic, while Perplexity and xAI compete for U.S. government AI contracts.

AI & Enterprise

SpaceX replaces AI data centre head amid staff exits and outages, pushing to stabilise operations

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.

AI & Enterprise

Musk says SpaceX to cast key gas turbine parts to ease AI power bottlenecks

Elon Musk says SpaceX will directly cast key gas turbine components to reduce power-supply bottlenecks for AI infrastructure. A secret foundry in Bastrop, Texas is known as a facility to make turbine blades and vanes. Musk says solar capacity is being built rapidly at SpaceX and Tesla, but natural gas will be needed for several years. The move comes as data centres face constraints from power grids and turbine supply limits, amid rising concerns over air pollution and health impacts.