SpaceX signs up Apollo and Nvidia for a new Grok partner network
THE SO WHAT
A 130+ member Super Intelligence Partner Network around Grok turns SpaceX’s AI unit from internal user to platform vendor—compute rental plus ecosystem is the play. If you're evaluating model providers, assume partner networks and infra tie-ups will increasingly shape where workloads land.
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