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Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
5 days agoElon Musk admits xAI 'wasn't built right' as only 2 co-founders remain and its biggest AI bet stalls out | Fortune
Elon Musk is rebuilding xAI from the ground up following SpaceX's acquisition, despite significant talent exodus and the pausing of major projects like its AI agent initiative.
Science
fromFuturism
2 weeks agoData Centers in Space Are Even More Cursed Than Previously Believed
SpaceX filed a patent for orbital data centers with up to one million satellites, but experts remain highly skeptical about financial feasibility and technological viability of space-based AI infrastructure.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks agoSophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computers | TechCrunch
Sophia Space develops passive cooling technology for space-based processors using thin, sail-like structures derived from orbital solar power research, aiming to demonstrate the approach in orbit by late 2027 or 2028.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoNvidia CEO says the economics of space data centers are 'poor right now,' but will improve
Orbital data centers face poor current economics but will become viable as costs improve, though significant terrestrial challenges drive interest in space-based solutions.
fromEngadget
4 weeks agoOrbital AI data centers could work, but they might ruin Earth in the process
At the start of the month, Elon Musk announced that two of his companies - SpaceX and xAI - were merging, and would jointly launch a constellation of 1 million satellites to operate as orbital data centers. Musk's reputation might suggest otherwise, but according to experts, such a plan isn't a complete fantasy. However, if executed at the scale suggested, some of them believe it would have devastating effects on the environment and the sustainability of low Earth Earth orbit.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 month agoAs data from space spikes, an innovative ground station company seeks to cash in
By the end of the year, Northwood, based in El Segundo, California, had shown the ability to build eight of these Portal arrays a month. And in January the company had deployed operational Portal antennas across two continents. These deployments, which comprise an area of 8 to 15 meters, have the equivalent capability of a 7-meter parabolic dish, said Griffin Cleverly, co-founder and chief technical officer of Northwood.
Science
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months agoSpace-Based Data Centers Could Power AI with Solar Energyat a Cost
Companies are considering orbital solar-powered data centers to meet AI computing's massive energy needs, but launch costs and environmental impacts remain major barriers.
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