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Google's Project Suncatcher aims to run AI infrastructure in orbit using solar power, starting with an experimental satellite scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on October 1. The orbital data center will have four TPUs and run for only 15 minutes at a time.
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Google is preparing to launch a satellite carrying its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as part of its experimental Project Suncatcher initiative.
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