Report suggests SpaceX-Cognition talks were fundraising PR
ns123abc · x · 2026-08-20
An analysis alleges that Bloomberg's report on SpaceX approaching Cognition was likely a fabricated PR stunt for fundraising. The author notes Cognition employees amplified their acquisition thesis previously, and questions if Bloomberg's sources leveraged their public ideas to inflate valuation during a $40B raise, which the CEO has since denied.
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