Google Deploys AI Chip in Orbit, Signals Space Data Center Race

Google has placed an AI chip in orbit, marking the first operational space-based data center component. The move is part of a broader race to power AI directly from solar energy in space, though the economic case remains unproven. This signals a strategic shift in AI infrastructure toward orbital computing.

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