The Verge - Apple October 8, 2026

SpaceXAI backs Omarchy, the controversial Linux distro, with $1.5 million in compute

If Elon Musk and SpaceXAI were going to back any Linux distro, it seems obvious they'd back Omarchy. Today it was announced that SpaceXAI would be joining the Omacom Foundation, which oversees Omarchy, as a Founding Corporate Patron and donating $1.5 million worth of Grok tokens to David Heinemeier…

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SpaceXAI backs Omarchy, the controversial Linux distro, with $1.5 million in compute

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