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IndustryThe Verge · AI· Terrence O’Brien·· 8 days ago

SpaceXAI sponsors controversial Linux distribution Omarchy with $1.5 million in Grok tokens

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

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SpaceXAI announced that it is joining the Omacom Foundation as a founding enterprise sponsor and donating $1.5 million worth of Grok tokens to Omarchy, David Heinemeier Hansson's Linux distribution. The tokens are intended mainly to accelerate development, code review, and bug fixes.

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