# #ElonMusk in the news

October 7, 2026 at 04:19 PM

> Intel Joins Elon Musk's Terafab Project in Texas · Tesla Reduces Memory Specs for AI5 and AI6 Chips · TSMC in Talks with Elon Musk for Terafab Project

[Intel Joins Elon Musk's Terafab Project in Texas](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/intel-joins-elon-musk-s-terafab-project-in-texas-69b1402a>)
*October 7, 2026 at 04:19 PM* - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirms the company will license its 14A node for Elon Musk's ambitious integrated semiconductor site in Texas.

[Tesla Reduces Memory Specs for AI5 and AI6 Chips](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/tesla-reduces-memory-specs-for-ai5-and-ai6-chips-8e7ca849>)
*October 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM* - Elon Musk announces a one-third memory reduction for Tesla's next-generation AI chips powering FSD and the Optimus humanoid robot.

[TSMC in Talks with Elon Musk for Terafab Project](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/tsmc-in-talks-with-elon-musk-for-terafab-project-cbb93b78>)
*October 3, 2026 at 11:53 AM* - TSMC and Elon Musk's Terafab project are discussing a joint venture to build a comprehensive semiconductor manufacturing site in Austin.