Companies Explore Space-Based Data Centers as SpaceX Acquires xAI for $1.25 Trillion Venture
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Summary
The article discusses the emerging trend of companies exploring space-based data centers, with SpaceX acquiring xAI to form a $1.25 trillion entity focused on this goal. Google and various startups are also entering the field, attracted by potential benefits like endless solar power and free real estate. A Google study examined the viability of AI in space, envisioning constellations of satellites and analyzing cost thresholds for economic feasibility. The article presents both the ambitious vision and practical challenges of this concept.
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· 5 pulledSpaceX acquired xAI on Monday, forming a $1.25 trillion behemoth with the goal of sending data centers into space.
Google and a host of startups like Lonestar, Axiom, and Nvidia-backed Starcloud are scrambling into the field.
Endless solar power, free real estate, and most importantly, huge rockets! What more could you want?
A study from Google last year looked at the viability of doing AI in space.
The authors envision a constellation of 81 satellites flying in close proximity, and argue that if the cost of launching stuff into low earth orbit fell to $200/kg, it could...
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