Multiple outlets report that SpaceX presented a handset-like AI device prototype to investors ahead of its recent initial public offering (IPO). The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, says SpaceX showed the device to investors before the IPO, and that Elon Musk’s rocket and AI company has been working on the concept. TechCrunch describes the prototype as sounding “phone-ish,” noting it resembles a wireless, handset-style product and could indicate SpaceX’s interest in expanding beyond rockets. The Wall Street Journal’s tech reporting adds that the prototype is intended to integrate AI technology from SpaceX’s xAI. PYMNTS similarly reports that SpaceX created a handset-style device aimed at changing how people interact with AI and that investors received a preview prior to the IPO.
Across the reports, details about launch plans, pricing, or manufacturing are not provided. The available information focuses on the existence of the prototype, its handset-like form factor, and its connection to xAI, as well as the timing of when investors saw it.
