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PC Gamer
Andy Edser

Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly trying to borrow $12,000,000,000 for even more Nvidia GPUs, an impulse all PC gamers can truly understand

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Elon Musk listens as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump addresses a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. As is tradition with incoming presidents, Trump is traveling to Washington, DC to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House as well as meet with Republican congressmen on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images).

Ah, you know how it is. Once you go on a GPU buying spree, it's difficult to stop yourself from adding a few thousand more to the pile. I'd imagine, anyway. The Wall Street Journal reports that xAI is working with private equity firms to secure up to $12 billion in order to lease a massive supply of Nvidia chips for its AI-dominating aims, mere weeks after raising an estimated $10 billion through the sales of stock and debt.

The WSJ says that Valor Equity Partners, an investment firm believed to have close ties to Musk, is currently in talks with lenders to raise the required capital.

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