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Tech Giants Clash: SpaceX Buys xAI, Google Home Gets Buttons!

SpaceX Acquires xAI, Plans Massive Satellite Constellation

SpaceX formally acquired xAI, another of Elon Musk's companies, on Monday, February 3, 2026, according to an announcement by the space company. The acquisition aims to create a vertically-integrated innovation engine combining AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications, and a real-time information platform.

SpaceX stated the merger marks a new chapter in the mission to "scale to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!" The company plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power xAI.

In other tech news, Google Home added support for buttons, allowing programmable switches to work within Google's smart home platform, according to a report by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge on February 3, 2026. The update enables users to start automations and control connected devices using buttons like the Ikea Bilresa remote.

Activision is also attempting to crack down on cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Tom Warren of The Verge reported on February 3, 2026. The company is introducing new detections to ban third-party hardware devices like XIM and Cronus Zen, which provide unfair advantages by exploiting aim assist. Activision is now detecting player inputs instead of the third-party devices themselves.

Meanwhile, the social media platform for AI agents is facing an unusual problem: humans pretending to be AI bots, Hayden Field of The Verge reported on February 3, 2026. This comes as ordinary social networks continue to combat chatbots posing as humans.

Vercel has rebuilt its v0 service to address the challenge of connecting AI-generated code to existing production infrastructure, VentureBeat reported on February 3, 2026. The original v0, launched in 2024, helped developers create UI prototypes, but getting those prototypes into production required rewrites. According to Sean Michael Kerner of VentureBeat, over 4 million people have used v0 to build millions of prototypes, but the platform lacked elements required for production. The rebuilt v0 aims to bridge the gap between AI-generated code and production-ready applications.

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