AI Giants Go Shopping: SpaceX Snags xAI for 250B While Tech Layoffs Hit 51K and Meta Ditches Nvidia

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Anthropic has acquired biotech startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, marking a bold push into AI-driven biology, while SpaceX reportedly acquired xAI for $250 billion, reshaping AI and space frontiers according to devflokers.com reports. These moves sent Anthropic-related stocks surging 8% in early trading, per TechCrunch data, amid broader market flatness with U.S. tech earnings projected to grow 15% annually as noted by Simply Wall St.

Oracle slashed 491 jobs in Washington state to embrace AI-led engineering, GeekWire reports, joining Meta's 168 layoffs there and fueling a first-quarter total exceeding 51,000 cuts across tech giants like Amazon, per Firstpost analysis. Meanwhile, Ridge AI emerged from stealth with $2.6 million from Madrona to fix SaaS analytics, and Spain's Xoople raised $130 million Series B for AI Earth mapping via spacecraft sensors, TechCrunch details.

Meta deployed its MTIA chips in data centers to cut Nvidia reliance, with MTIA 400 testing competitively, while Coherent expanded Nvidia deals for 400 Gbps photonics, accelerating AI clusters as devflokers.com highlights. Regulatory ripples include Apple's planned Supreme Court appeal in its Epic App Store feud and NHTSA closing its Tesla remote parking probe with no injuries found.

For businesses, pivot to AI efficiency now: audit workflows for automation like Ridge's tools to counter layoff risks. Consumers, explore Picsart's creator monetization for AI art revenue. Experts predict fusion deals like Helion-OpenAI and biotech leaps will drive 20% venture capital growth into 2027.

Future trends point to quantized AI on consumer hardware and sovereign data centers amid geopolitical tensions, urging diversified investments in high-growth picks like Palantir with 31% earnings upside.

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