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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX and Tesla Plan Texas Chip Plant

Aug 6, 2026 · 2m

Summary

SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive $16.8 billion semiconductor plant in Texas to produce one terawatt of compute annually. Meanwhile, Redwire will launch its orbital pharma technology on SpaceX’s unflown Starfall spacecraft in 2028. In earnings news, Datadog lowered its full-year revenue guidance after a major AI customer reduced usage, despite securing a new nine-figure deal.

Topics discussed

Ad: Virgin Voyages uses Gemini Enterprise SpaceX and Tesla plan massive chip fab in Texas Redwire to send pharma tech on SpaceX Starfall Datadog outlook weighed down by major customer Outro and repeated ad for Gemini Enterprise
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