Elon Musk's XAI Seeks $6B At $50B Valuation To Acquire 100K Nvidia Chips For Memphis Data Center
Elon Musk's XAI Seeks $6B At $50B Valuation To Acquire 100K Nvidia Chips For Memphis Data Center
The chips are crucial for the new Memphis supercomputer, which will support Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture, xAI, is reportedly in the process of raising up to $6 billion. The funds are intended for purchasing 100,000 Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips.
埃隆·馬斯克的人工智能創業公司, xAI, 據報道正在籌集高達$60億。這些資金旨在購買 100,000 枚英偉達公司 (納斯達克:NVDA) 的芯片。
What Happened: xAI's latest funding round is expected to close early next week, as reported by CNBC on Friday. It includes $5 billion from Middle Eastern sovereign funds and an additional $1 billion from other investors. Some of these investors may be looking to increase their stakes.
事件經過: 據CNBC週五報道，xAI 最新一輪融資預計將在下週初結束。這包括來自中東主權基金的$50億，以及其他投資者提供的額外$10億。其中一些投資者可能打算增加他們的股份。
This fundraising would value Musk's AI startup at $50 billion, more than doubling the $24 billion valuation in its previous round of funding in May.
這輪募資將使馬斯克的人工智能創業公司估值達到$500億，是其去年五月融資時$240億估值的兩倍多。
The chips are crucial for the new Memphis supercomputer, which will support Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology.
這些芯片對於新的孟菲斯超級計算機至關重要，該計算機將支持特斯拉公司 (納斯達克:TSLA) 的完全自動駕駛 (FSD) 技術。
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xAI, launched in July 2023, aims to "understand the true nature of the universe," according to its website.
xAI成立於2023年7月，旨在根據其網站"了解宇宙的真實本質"。
Last year, xAI introduced a chatbot named Grok, inspired by "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." The chatbot was designed to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Anthropic's Claude.
去年，xAI推出了受《銀河系漫遊指南》啓發的聊天機器人Grok。該聊天機器人旨在與OpenAI的ChatGPt、谷歌的Gemini和Anthropic的Claude競爭。
Why It Matters: Earlier this year, xAI raised $6 billion in its Series B funding round, catapulting its valuation to $24 billion.
爲什麼值得關注: 今年早些時候，xAI在其第二輪融資中集資了$60億，使其估值達到$240億。
This positioned xAI among the world's most valuable AI startups, alongside giants like Microsoft Corp.-backed (NASDAQ:MSFT) OpenAI and Anthropic. Despite this, xAI is not yet the largest AI startup in terms of valuation.
這將xAI定位爲世界上最有價值的人工智能創業公司之一，與微軟贊助的（納斯達克:MSFT）OpenAI和Anthropic等巨頭並駕齊驅。儘管如此，從估值角度看，xAI仍不是最大的人工智能創業公司。
The planned Memphis supercomputer, a key component of xAI's strategy, is set to enhance its AI capabilities. The project, located at a former manufacturing site, is awaiting approval from local authorities. Discussions with city officials began in March, underscoring the competitive nature of securing such high-profile projects.
計劃中的孟菲斯超級計算機是xAI策略的關鍵組成部分，將提高其人工智能能力。該項目位於一座前製造業用地，正在等待當地政府批准。與市政官員的討論始於三月，凸顯了爭取此類備受關注項目的競爭性質。
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