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Manufacturing · on the rundown Sunday, March 22, 2026

Musk unveils Terafab: Tesla and SpaceX to build Austin chip plant

Covered by 19 outlets over 36 hours. They ran 14 distinct reports; the most widely run, a syndicated copy, appeared on 3 sites. First reported by The Hindu at 07:45 UTC on March 22, 2026.

19 outlets

What happened?

  1. Located in Austin, Texas, near Tesla’s existing Gigafactory headquarters.

Elon Musk announced that the 'Terafab' project is a joint venture linking Tesla and SpaceX, intended to construct facilities for advanced semiconductor fabrication in Austin, Texas.

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Who reported it, and when?

14 distinct reports run by 19 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Mar 22 07:45Elon Musk launches Terafab project to make own AI chips
Mar 22 08:30Musk launches Terafab project to make own AI chips
  • straitstimes.com
Mar 22 14:06Musk says he’s building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas
  • The Verge
Mar 22 14:46Report by Electrek
  • Electrek
Mar 22 16:20Elon Musk unveils chip manufacturing plans for SpaceX and Tesla
  • techcrunch.com
Mar 22 17:04Elon Musk Reveals Chip Production Plan for SpaceX and Tesla
  • techweekly.co.za
Mar 22 17:17Elon Musk announces Terafab project he claims will be the 'largest chip manufacturing facility ever'
  • engadget.com
Mar 22 17:43Report by Livemint
  • Livemint
Mar 22 19:01Report by miamiherald.com
Mar 22 21:43Musk says SpaceX and Tesla to build advanced chip factories in Austin
Mar 23 03:38Report by finance.yahoo.com
Mar 23 11:55Report by independent.co.uk
  • independent.co.uk
Mar 23 12:42Elon Musk: New Terafab factory will produce billions of AI chips, operate in space
  • mashable.com
Mar 23 19:40Report by Zerohedge
  • Zerohedge

A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 6 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

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  3. Oct 13 · Space & defense SpaceX shares hold near $163 as six insider unlocks land 2
  4. Oct 4 · Supply chain SpaceX-Tesla Terafab: 100m sq ft chip plant 2
  5. Oct 1 · Space & defense SpaceX Crew 13 docks with ISS in 8 hours 7

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