Jan 29 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla as well as an alternative combination with artificial-intelligence company xAI, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday,

In Tesla's annual financial filing, the company said that last year it sold $430 million worth of its energy storage products to xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup.

In the final moments of Tesla's earnings call, Elon Musk urged companies to stop ignoring geopolitical risks by relying on foreign battery production.

Tesla's premium models will soon be a thing of the past.

Tesla expects to more than double capital spending in 2026 as it invests heavily in robotics and driverless technology.

Energy storage products like the Megapack, Megablock, and Powerwall drove

The law firm Gerben IP, which was the first to report on the trademark applications, notes that once USPTO reviews and approves a trademark, companies like Tesla typically have about three years to begin using the name in commerce before they risk losing it.

It turns out investors are willing to forgive huge capital spending if a company's core business is thriving.

Full-year revenue dropped to $94.8 billion from $97.7 billion as Tesla rode the wave of consumer demand that forced consumers to rush to dealerships to take advantage of the expiring $7,500 government tax credit, then abandon EV sales after it expired at the end of September.