AI data centers are headed to space
Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

AI data centers are headed to space

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 4, 20268 min
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Google's Project Suncatcher sent four of its most powerful AI chips into orbit on a SpaceX rocket. But can a data center really run in space on nothing but sunlight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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As highly organized groups all pretend to be local grassroots efforts, they travel the country, building up fear about building necessary AI data centers. I do believe that a large part of these data centers' future will happen to exist in space. I'm Kim Kommando for NetSuite.

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If your revenues are over seven figures, see how AI is changing the way we work. Get NetSuite's free guide at netsuite.com slash Kim. This past Thursday, a prototype test satellite called Project Suncatcher with four of Google's most powerful AI chips was launched into space by SpaceX.

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In fact, Thursday was a fabulous day for SpaceX. It also successfully launched an unprecedented three rockets on the same day, one with a crew headed to the space station. But back to the orbital data center.

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