Elon Musk fans and the man himself have long mused about Musk Inc, a merger of companies owned by the world’s richest man. Reuters reported on Thursday that SpaceX is close to a deal to buy xAI, a move that would pave the ‌way for Musk’s plans to launch data centers in space, which he calls the best place for the power-hungry machines. As two private Musk-owned entities, the path to that merger could be much smoother than a possible tie-up of SpaceX and Tesla, ‌which some investors believe also could happen eventually.