The short answer is that this is about money. But this sentence stands out:
"The biggest problem is that SpaceX—of all of Musk’s enterprises—is a very serious company with very real national security implications. It doesn’t really seem like a great idea to throw it in a pot with the dumpster fire that is Grok, which is most notable for creating non-consensual deepfakes on X."
Inc, from yesterday: The SpaceX-xAI Merger Isn’t About Data Centers In Space. It’s About Bailing Out Musk’s Biggest Gamble https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/the-spacex-xai-merger-isnt-about-data-centers-in-space-its-about-bailing-out-musks-biggest-gamble/91296529 @IncMagazine #Musk