SpaceX Starship launch aborts as AI bubble fears hit markets
SpaceX scrubbed its latest Starship launch, and it landed right as fears about an AI stock bubble are rattling markets — bad news for tech and AI investors.
- Starship's 13th test flight aborted at ignition because some engines didn't start; SpaceX's paper value dropped tens of billions in after-hours trading.
- SpaceX is pitching a plan to put up to a million AI "data center" satellites in space, but faces protests across many states against the AI and data-center buildout.
- AI and chip stocks are sliding on fears of overvaluation and cheaper Chinese rivals like Moonshot, while power bills are climbing as data centers strain the grid.
- New York became the first state to ban big new AI data centers for now, and Google delayed its next Gemini model — signs the AI hype is cooling.
- Entry-level jobs are getting squeezed: coding jobs for people in their 20s are down since ChatGPT launched, and companies are cutting junior roles.
Outlook: Expect more turbulence for AI and tech stocks, more states weighing data-center limits, and another Starship launch attempt within days.