SpaceX Showed Investors Prototype of Elon Musk’s New AI Device

The Wall Street Journal ^ | Updated July 1, 2026 2:11 pm ET | Raffaele Huang and Patience Haggin

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The sleek, handset-like prototype was designed to integrate AI technology from SpaceX’s xAI

Elon Musk’s SpaceX SPCX -7.80% has developed a prototype for a handset-like device designed to reshape how humans interact with artificial intelligence that SpaceX has shown investors recently.

The rocket and AI company showed the prototype, which features a sleek design that is slimmer than an iPhone, to some investors and other stakeholders ahead of the company’s mega initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.

The prototype was designed to run on a proprietary operating system and integrate AI technology from SpaceX’s xAI, some of the people said. The device would use a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, they said. 

SpaceX told some investors that the project was at an early stage. The design could change and it is unclear whether such a device will be made.

Representatives for SpaceX and Qualcomm didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

The project is a sign of Musk’s sprawling ambitions as he builds a leading global satellite connectivity network, grows his rocket company and creates new AI tools. AI companies are placing a variety of bets on the future form and functionality of AI-powered devices.

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Musk has in the past weighed building a smartphone due to frustration over how Apple controls distribution of third-party apps such as X. It isn’t easy, however, for a newcomer to break into the hardware business.

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

handset-like device designed to reshape how humans interact with artificial intelligence

There's a smartphone app for that.

[Antoninus]

SpaceX stock is sitting pretty low at the moment. May be time to top up the pile a little.

[Justa]

You know they’re doubling the float over the first year, right?

I’d at least wait until July 12 when the IPO Quiet Period expires.

[montag813]

Having the cash-hemorrhaging xAI on your books is like running a marathon in work boots.

[jimwatx]

Anyone invested in AI is about to lose a whole bunch of money. China is distributing its open source AI for free.

[Justa]

Make that July 7 for the Space X quiet period end.

[BereanBrain]

Uh, Musk immediately said it was a lie on X.

[butlerweave]

This guy knows what to do with AI scam calls LOL, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk3jCuITwcE

[Ancesthntr]

“Having the cash-hemorrhaging xAI on your books is like running a marathon in work boots.”
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You’re a bit behind the times. XI is earning $2.3 billion per MONTH from leasing PART of its AI data centers. That’s $27.6 billion/year. I would love to “hemorrhage” cash like that!