February 3, 2026
The AI Race Just Got a SpaceX-Sized Twist
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Two stories were too big to squeeze into the headlines, so this episode goes deep on both. First, the surprise merger of xAI and SpaceX and what Elon Musk’s vision of orbital data centers says about the future of AI compute, capital intensity, and sci-fi-scale ambition. Then, a close look at OpenAI’s new Codex desktop app and why it signals a real shift from models competing on raw capability to products competing on how humans actually orchestrate agents at scale. Brought to you by: KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts Rackspace AI Launchpad - Build, test and scale intelligent workloads faster - http://rackspace.com/ailaunchpad Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - http://zencoder.ai/zenflow Optimizely Opal - The agent orchestration platform build for marketers - https://www.optimizely.com/theaidailybrief AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - https://www.assemblyai.com/brief Section - Build an AI workforce at scale - https://www.sectionai.com/ LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/ Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/ The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614 Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@aidailybrief.ai