"Utterly False": Musk Denies WSJ Report On SpaceX Handset-Like AI Device

Musk Blasts WSJ's Reporting

Elon Musk has called The Wall Street Journal’s story about a new SpaceX smartphone-like device "utterly false."

"There is no SpaceX handset-like AI device, as claimed in the article. Shame on WSJ for publishing fake news just for clicks," the X account DogeDesigner wrote.

BREAKING: Elon Musk has called the Wall Street Journal’s report “utterly false.”

There is no SpaceX handset-like AI device as claimed in the article.

Shame on WSJ for publishing fake news just for clicks. pic.twitter.com/EbBxw51W4Z

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) July 1, 2026

WSJ's Reporting 

The story around Elon Musk's SpaceX positioning Starlink as a potential mobile carrier to challenge legacy telcos and cable dinosaurs continues to gain momentum. 

A new Wall Street Journal report says the AI and rocket company has shown investors a prototype of a handset-like device, suggesting SpaceX may be looking beyond satellites and broadband toward vertically integrated consumer devices to take on smartphone giants like Apple and Samsung. 

SpaceX has developed a prototype for a handset-like device designed to reshape how humans interact with artificial intelligence: WSJ

The prototype features a sleek design that is s