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Hardware·21h ago·all news from September 24, 2026

Google's Suncatcher project aims to put AI data centers in orbit powered by solar energy

Google is scheduled to launch a satellite next week equipped with its own artificial intelligence processors to evaluate their performance in space. Part of the experimental Project Suncatcher, this mission serves as a preliminary test to determine if AI-focused data centers could eventually be operated in orbit.

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