{
  "id": 15907624,
  "title": "Podcast: SpaceX and Tesla are examining merger – Big Tech with “shadow debt”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/podcast-spacex-und-tesla-prufen-fusion-big-tech-mit-schattenschulden",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:20:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/audio/today/podcast-spacex-und-tesla-pruefen-fusion-big-tech-mit-schattenschulden/100264004.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a potential merger. The idea has been speculated about for some time. Musk's comments came during SpaceX's quarterly conference on Tuesday evening. The committees will discuss the possibility of a mega-fusion between the two companies.",
  "summary": "According to Elon Musk, special committees at SpaceX and Tesla are examining a possible merger. And: Gigantic financial commitments of US hyperscalers do not appear in balance sheets.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Tesla and SpaceX have set up committees to explore a merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/tesla-and-spacex-have-set-up-committees-to-explore-a-merger",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:16:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are exploring the largest merger in history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/elon-musk-says-spacex-and-tesla-are-exploring-the-largest-merger-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:32:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Tesla and SpaceX boards formed special committees to review a potential merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/tesla-and-spacex-boards-formed-special-committees-to-review-a",
        "published": "2026-10-21T11:20:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}