Elon Musk Sells X to xAI

What’s up, Tech Squad? Your gadgets got smarter, your wallet got tested, and Elon Musk… well, he did Elon things again. From Lenovo’s new SteamOS handheld trying to out-Deck the Steam Deck, to Google’s delayed but budget-friendly Pixel 9A, and Musk pulling a corporate reverse Uno on Twitter by merging it into xAI - let’s jump in.

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Elon Musk Merges X with xAI in $113B Shuffle

Elon Musk just folded his social media playground into his AI lab. In a surprise-but-not-surprising move, Musk announced that xAI has acquired X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock deal valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion - including $12B of debt from that infamous 2022 Twitter buyout.

Musk’s vision? Fuse xAI’s intelligence muscle with X’s scale to create a turbocharged platform of the future. Think Grok-powered posts, smarter feeds, and maybe someday, handling your entire financial life (still TBD). The move echoes his Tesla–SolarCity combo from 2016, except this time it’s more tweets, less solar panels.

The numbers, because of course:

• $80B: xAI’s new valuation

• $33B: X’s current value (down ~$11B from its 2022 price tag)

• $12B: Debt baked into the original X acquisition

• 600M+: Monthly active users on X

• 0: Mentions of Tesla in the announcement (despite Musk’s 17 jobs)

Grok, meanwhile, just launched on Telegram too—because even AI needs to be cross-platform now.

Lenovo’s Legion Go S: SteamOS, Strong Specs, and a Surprise Price Bump

Lenovo’s Legion Go S looked like a serious Steam Deck rival when it debuted at CES 2025 running SteamOS with a clean $499.99 price tag. It had all the right ingredients: an 8-inch screen with VRR, Hall effect joysticks, comfy ergonomics, and adjustable triggers. But now, as preorders go live, the price has quietly jumped to $549.99 - making it less of a sweet spot and more of a “hmm.”

Here’s the game plan:

• Original price at CES: $499.99

• New confirmed price: $549.99 (launching May 25 at Best Buy)

• Why it was promising: Bigger screen, better controls, SteamOS out of the box

• The downside: That Ryzen Z2 Go chip still underperforms compared to the Steam Deck

While switching from Windows to SteamOS should improve the experience (goodbye, clunky handheld Windows UI), the bump in price dampens some of the buzz. It’s still the first third-party SteamOS handheld to hit the market—but with others like the ROG Ally getting SteamOS beta support later this year, the competition’s heating up fast.

Google Pixel 9a Lands April 10 with Upgrades and a Few Catches

After a brief delay due to a “component quality issue,” Google has locked in the Pixel 9a’s release date: April 10th for the US, Canada, and UK. Europe gets it April 14th, while Australia, India, and more will see the device April 16th. Japan? Still “coming soon.”

The Pixel 9a sticks to its affordable roots with a $499 starting price, but brings some notable upgrades over last year’s model - including Google’s new Tensor G4 chip and a fresh flat-back design that nixes the Pixel’s camera bump legacy.

Here’s what you’re getting (and not getting):

• ✅ Larger display, sleeker body, and upgraded internals

• ✅ Google Gemini onboard—but it’s the lite version

• ❌ No Pixel Screenshots or Call Notes

• ❌ No preorders yet, but you can sign up for alerts

TL;DR: It’s a solid refresh for the Pixel’s A-line, but the software ceiling still keeps it out of flagship territory.