# Dan Ives

Type: Person

Source: GetYourBrief — https://getyourbrief.com/entity/dan-ives
Canonical HTML page: https://getyourbrief.com/entity/dan-ives

## Timeline

- **2026-06-22**: SpaceX stock crashes 16% — SpaceX experiences its worst single-day loss as a public company, closing at $154.60, only 14% above its IPO price.
- **2026-06-12**: SpaceX IPO launches on Nasdaq — Shares begin trading under ticker SPCX at $135 each, aiming to raise $75 billion in the largest IPO in history.
- **2026-06-11**: SpaceX IPO — SpaceX goes public at a valuation exceeding $1.7 trillion, raising $75 billion. Shares close the first day up 19%.
- **2026-04**: Intel joins Terafab as foundry partner — Intel Corporation partners with the Terafab project, providing foundry services for the chip manufacturing initiative.
- **2026-03-14**: Infrastructure Milestone — Azure validates NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 for high-performance AI.
- **2026-03-14**: Monetization Expansion — Launch of the $99 AI subscription model for broader accessibility.
- **2026-03-14**: Nadella's Thesis — CEO declares the era of software rewriting is officially underway.
- **2026-03-13**: Copilot Health Launch — Microsoft announces specialized AI for medical queries.
- **2026-03**: Terafab chip plant announced — Elon Musk presents a collaborative effort among Tesla, xAI, and SpaceX to build the world's largest chip plant, named Terafab.
- **2026-01**: SpaceX acquires xAI — SpaceX completes the acquisition of xAI, bringing AI capabilities directly into its corporate structure.
- **2025**: xAI acquires X — xAI purchases social media platform X (formerly Twitter), consolidating Musk's digital communications arm under the AI company.

## Recent coverage (9 stories, network-wide)

### SpaceX’s 32% wipeout: The biggest VC exit ever is now a merger rocket
2026-06-25 00:34:49 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX’s record IPO turned into a value-destroying 32% crash within weeks, accelerating Elon Musk’s classic founder playbook: consolidate and merge. For startup founders, it’s a lesson in post-IPO survival and corporate realignment.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/spacex-startup-exit-crash-merger-tesla

### SpaceX’s 32% crash: The $1.7T IPO is already a zombie, merger next?
2026-06-25 00:34:38 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX’s shares are down 32% from their peak just weeks after a record IPO, and Dan Ives gives an 80-90% odds on a Tesla merger. Markets now see a forced consolidation as the path to unlock value.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/spacex-32-crash-merger-tesla-finance-analysis

### SpaceX’s 32% dive puts xAI-Tesla AI chip plant at center of merger talks
2026-06-25 00:34:27 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

The 32% SpaceX sell-off accelerates the merger thesis with Tesla, spotlighting the Terafab AI chip plant. A combined entity would vertically integrate AI from social data (X) to custom silicon (Terafab) to autonomous systems (Tesla).
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/spacex-crash-ai-chip-plant-merger-tesla

### SpaceX $1.7T IPO: Will Orbital Data Centers Drive the Next Space Boom?
2026-06-14 04:54:55 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 10/10 · Sources: 33

SpaceX’s record $1.7 trillion IPO could inject massive capital into orbital infrastructure. With 555 million shares at $135 each, the oversubscribed offering raises $75 billion, accelerating projects like orbital data centers and strengthening U.S. space dominance.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-1-7-trillion-ipo-orbital-data-centers

### Goldman Sachs Reaffirms $250 Nvidia Target as GTC 2026 Silences Bears
2026-03-23 00:20:44 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Goldman Sachs and major Wall Street institutions have issued a strong vote of confidence in Nvidia following GTC 2026, maintaining bullish price targets despite market skepticism. Analysts highlight the Blackwell architecture and expanding demand across robotics and inference as key drivers for the next phase of AI growth.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/goldman-sachs-nvidia-gtc-2026-analysis

### Goldman Sachs Reaffirms $250 Nvidia Target as GTC Boosts AI Confidence
2026-03-23 00:20:09 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Goldman Sachs has reiterated its bullish $250 price target for Nvidia following the GTC 2026 conference, dismissing bearish concerns about slowing AI demand. Analysts cite increased visibility into hyperscaler spending and the strength of the Blackwell architecture as primary drivers for continued market dominance.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/goldman-sachs-nvidia-gtc-analysis-2026

### Nadella Declares Era of Software Rewriting: Microsoft's AI Dominance for 2026
2026-03-14 22:19:27 · Sector: saas · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella asserts that the entire software landscape is undergoing a foundational rewrite driven by artificial intelligence. As the company integrates agentic AI across its stack and expands its Azure infrastructure, it positions itself as the primary beneficiary of the transition toward generative computing.
Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/nadella-microsoft-ai-software-rewrite-2026

### Nadella Declares Software 'Rewriting' Era as Microsoft Eyes 2026 AI Dominance
2026-03-14 22:18:21 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has signaled a fundamental shift in the technology landscape, asserting that all existing software is currently being rewritten to integrate generative AI at its core. This architectural overhaul positions Microsoft as a primary beneficiary for 2026 as the company aligns its infrastructure, leadership, and product roadmap with an agent-centric future.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/nadella-microsoft-ai-software-rewriting-2026

### Enterprise AI Pivot: Why Analysts Are Weighing Palantir Against CRM and NOW
2026-03-14 20:10:18 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

As the enterprise AI landscape matures, investors are debating whether to stick with high-flying Palantir or pivot to established SaaS giants Salesforce and ServiceNow. While Palantir remains a leader in specialized data integration, CRM and NOW are aggressively integrating agentic AI to defend their market share.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/palantir-vs-salesforce-servicenow-ai-stocks

---
This page is a machine-readable summary. Sentiment measures the directional read of each development for this entity, not the tone of the reporting; impact weights consequence, not syndication reach. See https://getyourbrief.com/guides/methodology for the full editorial methodology.