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  "id": 15999157,
  "title": "Morning Briefing: Tesla and SpaceX – a Merger with Explosive Power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/morning-briefing-tesla-und-spacex-eine-fusion-mit-sprengkraft",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T04:17:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/morningbriefing/morning-briefing-tesla-und-spacex-eine-fusion-mit-sprengkraft/100264002.html"
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  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Tesla and SpaceX, companies led by Elon Musk, are exploring a potential merger. The two companies have formed special committees to discuss the possible combination, which would create a technology empire spanning Earth and space. A merged entity would be worth around $3.5 trillion, making it the largest merger in economic history. The combined portfolio would include electric cars, artificial intelligence, robotics, and satellite communications. Both companies also plan to manufacture chips at their joint \"Terafab\" factory in Texas.",
  "summary": "Elon Musk wants to combine technology, capital, and power in one hand with a possible merger of Tesla and SpaceX. Will shareholders and regulators go along?",
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "SpaceX and Tesla mega-merger under discussion",
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        "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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        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-21T15:20:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais Economia",
        "title": "The keys: the brain of SpaceX, the body of Tesla and Musk's control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/las-claves-el-cerebro-de-spacex-el-cuerpo-de-tesla-y-el-control-de",
        "published": "2026-10-22T03:40:00.000Z"
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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."
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