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GOOGLE PLANS ORBITAL AI DATA CENTERS POWERED BY SOLAR
Google's Suncatcher project aims to deploy artificial intelligence infrastructure in orbit using solar energy. A prototype satellite launches October 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, though significant engineering hurdles remain.
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Google's experimental orbital data center will have four TPUs and only run for 15 minutes at a time.
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Google's "Suncatcher" project aims to run AI infrastructure in orbit on solar power. A fridge-sized experimental satelli…