Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit | TechCrunch
Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground.
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Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute | TechCrunch
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