Space data centers face high costs, debris risks (opens in new tab)

SpaceX is pursuing orbital AI data centers, while CNBC reported that the business case remains uncertain despite growing public resistance to building large AI data centers on Earth. La Libre reported that SpaceX, Google and Blue Origin are among U.S. technology companies examining data centers in Earth orbit, with supporters pointing to constraints on terrestrial sites. Wood Mackenzie said orbital data centers currently cost more than three times as much as comparable facilities on Earth, ev...