MApple and SpaceX, with Grok as Siri's brain — that's the prediction one SpaceX superfan is doubling down on tonight.
CI'm listening. What's the logic?
MPanke posted on X that it sounds crazy, but it's actually the most obvious match in tech. Bookmark it.
CHe's not totally off base. Apple needs a model that actually works, and Grok is moving fast.
MBut Apple has not said Grok will be Siri's brain. This is a prediction, not a deal.
CI get that. Still, think about the pieces—Apple's behind, and Musk's AI outfit just dropped its antitrust suit against Apple in September.
MDropping a lawsuit doesn't mean they're merging. And iOS 27 reportedly has hidden hooks for Grok, Claude and Gemini. None of them are switched on.
CExactly! Apple's shopping. It's not committed. That's why the Grok thing isn't crazy.
MNo, it's the opposite. Keeping options open is not the same as handing Siri to Musk.
CWhy not back-end? Grok handles the hard queries, Apple keeps its privacy wrapper and brand.
MBecause Apple would never put a model with X's reputation for chaos inside Siri. One bad answer and it's their logo on the screen.
CGrok isn't chaos. It's actually sharp on real-time info. And SpaceX's rockets have a reliability record most people would envy.
MReliability of rockets has nothing to do with a language model's judgment.
CIt's about ambition! Apple wants to move fast, and nobody moves faster than Musk's companies right now.
MApple doesn't do fast and loose. It does slow and safe. That's why they're behind. It's a feature, not a bug.
CA feature that's killing Siri. They need a brain transplant, and Grok is a donor.
MYou're both on the donor list. It's still a fan theory.
CFine. I bookmarked it. Wake me when it's announced.
MIf it happens, you're insufferable for a week.
CWorth it.
MBut the hidden hooks do tell us something: Apple appears to be weighing multiple outside models.
CRight, which means Grok has a real shot, not just fan fiction.
MA shot, sure. A partnership? Not yet.
CDifferent world entirely: a crypto account called Meteora Ecosystem posted that the Magnificent Seven are now, quote, "magnificently onchain."
MAll seven? Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla?
CYes. They claim tokenized versions are issued by Backpack Securities and live on Solana through something called Sunrise.
MSo I can buy a token that pretends to be Apple stock without actually owning Apple stock.
CThat's the pitch. It's tokenized equity, or at least a representation of it. The idea is 24/7 trading.
MHere's the catch: we can't independently verify these specific tokenized securities exist or are live yet.
CNo, but it points to where this is going. Real-world assets onchain, big names, not just weird meme coins.
M"Issued by Backpack Securities" is doing the heavy lifting. Backpack is a crypto exchange last I looked, not a broker-dealer? They may have a securities arm now.
CI don't want to go too deep into the legal weeds, but tokenized stocks have been tried before and regulators hate it.
MRight. And the post also plugs launching any asset on Solana, so it's part marketing.
CFair — it's promotional. But the underlying trend is real, and it's been tried in other markets. The question is whether US regulators ever let it happen.
MUntil then, owning the stock in a brokerage account sounds a lot less exciting than a token on a chain that can depeg or get rugged.
CThat's your inner Boomer talking.
MIt's my inner "I like my money not disappearing" talking.
MWhich is probably why the ETF wrapper stays popular.
COne trading account on X is pushing a new Global X Magnificent Six ETF. Per the post, it's the Magnificent Seven, minus Tesla.
MThat post claims the ticker is SIX. I'd double-check that, because it's historically Six Flags.
CSo maybe not confirmed. But it tells you the trend: everyone wants a piece of the big tech trade.
MOr everyone wants to repackage the same seven stocks and charge a new fee.
CYou're not wrong. But the onchain version is more interesting than another ETF wrapper.
MIt is. And it's exactly the kind of thing that attracts a lot of money and a lot of regulators at the same time.
CThat's the crypto business model.
MThat's every hot market's business model.