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  "title": "SpaceX and Tesla plan to initially invest $16.8B to build Terafab in Grimes County, Texas; combined demand from SpaceX and Tesla is forecast to top 1 TW (Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/spacex-and-tesla-plan-to-initially-invest-16-8b-to-build-terafab-in",
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  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T14:50:01.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-says-terafab-be-built-texas-with-initial-investment-168-billion-2026-08-06/"
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  "summary": "Elon Musk's SpaceX <SPCX.O> and Tesla <TSLA.O> will initially invest $16.8 billion to build Terafab, an advanced AI semiconductor complex …",
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        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-has-bought-329m-worth-of-tesla-megapacks-so-far-this-year",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:07:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "SpaceX spent $295m on Tesla Megapacks in Q2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/spacex-spent-295m-on-tesla-megapacks-in-q2",
        "published": "2026-08-06T00:30:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "SpaceX, Tesla to initially spend $16.8 billion on Terafab chip plant in Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/spacex-tesla-to-initially-spend-16-8-billion-on-terafab-chip-plant-in",
        "published": "2026-08-06T14:26:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "SpaceX and Tesla plan their own natural gas power plants for massive $16.8 billion Texas chip factory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/spacex-and-tesla-plan-their-own-natural-gas-power-plants-for-massive",
        "published": "2026-08-07T14:16:00.000Z"
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