Google’s Project Suncatcher envisions moving AI computation into orbit, building constellations of solar-powered satellites equipped with TPUs and laser interlinks. By harnessing the Sun’s constant energy and future low-cost launches, the project proposes a scalable, space-based infrastructure for machine learning. It’s a blueprint for computing beyond Earth—where data centers orbit, powered by sunlight instead of fossil grids.

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