Acquisition
OpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder (opens techcrunch.com)
Odessia was founded by Sonder's Francis Davidson; OpenAI has not said what it plans for travel.
NewsReported
Sources: advisers within Elon Musk's empire are pushing to announce a SpaceX-Tesla merger by H1 2027
Context: Bloomberg reports advisers want to announce a SpaceX-Tesla merger by the first half of 2027; Reuters separately reports Musk's public endorsement worried some insiders.
From Bloomberg: Sources: advisers within Elon Musk's empire are pushing to announce a SpaceX-Tesla merger by H1 2027 so it can close while President Trump remains in power — Time is running out to pull off the $3.7 trillion merger before political and financial environments take a turn.
- Source
- Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)
- Published
- First seen here
- Edition
- Thursday, October 22, 2026, ranked 20
- Status
- A publication reported this; the company may not have confirmed it.
- Why it’s here
- A potential merger, reported from sources; nothing announced.
- Topics
- M&A
