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Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved (opens in new tab)

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SpaceX S-1

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Elon Musk's first-gen orbital data center craft spans wider than a Boeing 747 and runs an interchangeable chip payload — AI1 satellite compute payload is 120 kW, peaks at 150 kW

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IEEE Spectrum
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Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks

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GeekWire·

Amazon Leo aims to double its pace as it gets set to roll out its satellite broadband network

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iea.org·

AI will drive surging electricity demand while transforming the energy sector

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Virginia is for … data centers? Residents are increasingly saying no

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Vox
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Americans don’t know how to fight AI. So they’re fighting data centers.

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