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fromFast Company
5 hours ago

The environmental cost of putting data centers in space

Space-based satellite data centers face environmental risks beyond electricity, including rocket emissions, long-lasting soot, water use, and broader social and ecological impacts.
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fromTESLARATI
22 hours ago

SpaceX and Google mull massive partnership on Musk's orbital data dream: report

Google is negotiating with SpaceX for rocket launches to deploy orbital data centers to meet rapidly growing AI electricity demands.
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Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 months ago

AI is running out of power. Space won't be an escape hatch for decades | Fortune

Orbital solar-powered data centers could alleviate soaring AI electricity demand but face substantial technical, economic, and infrastructure hurdles before becoming practical.
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fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

Google wants to build a data center that harnesses the power of the sun - in space

Although the TPU chips withstood radiation simulations in a particle accelerator, Google still faces hurdles ahead. According to Google's research paper, which Pichai posted in a thread, the final product would involve fleets of solar-powered satellites connected by optical links to exchange data, said the paper. Pichai said in the X post that thermal management and reliability are both challenging.
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