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xAI

Futurum has published 2 analyst insights on xAI since 2026, most recently August 17, 2026.

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Terrestrial Data Centers Are Getting Expensive Enough to Make Space Cheap

Terrestrial Data Centers Are Getting Expensive Enough to Make Space Cheap

Futurum’s Brendan Burke on why a third of the $3 trillion AI data center buildout goes off-grid by 2030, and what launch, satellite hardware, and solar density must do before orbit competes on cost. From Above the Line with Shay Boloor.

Brendan BurkeAugust 17, 2026

The End of Token Maxing Why Pragmatic AI Engineering is Replacing Frontier Models

The End of Token Maxing: Why Pragmatic AI Engineering is Replacing Frontier Models

Futurum analysts Brad Shimmin and Guy Currier discuss how Tokenomics and AI FinOps are forcing enterprises to abandon massive frontier models in favor of smaller, domain-specific AI endpoints governed by strict agent control planes. Utilizing AI – Ep.

Brad Shimmin, Guy Currier, Stephen FoskettAugust 10, 2026