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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 po
civai.org·Hacker News: Front Page·3mo ago·3 min readElon Musk has announced that SpaceX has acquired xAI (which also owns X), merging the two companies he leads into a single entity. The merger aims to create a vertically-integrated innovation engine combining AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile communications, and
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scientificamerican.com4mo agoThe article examines the economic rationale for orbital data centers versus terrestrial ones, questioning why computing in space would be more valuable than on Earth. It focuses on the business case and economic justification for moving data processing to low Earth orbit, analyzing whether the advantages justify the costs and complexities of space-based comp
