Google is sending a data center into space

During a tense vote on a data center being built in her drought-stricken Arizona district last summer, Tucson City Councilmember Nikki Lee made an unlikely pitch: “We’re going to get a little out-of-this-world for a second, so just bear with me.” Like many of her constituents, Lee did not want…

Google plans first test of AI chips in space under Project Suncatcher Reuters

Skeptical insurers are the latest headache for data center developers, on top of hardware shortages, angry neighbors and permitting delays.

Google is preparing to send an artificial intelligence data center into space as the tech giant and a growing number of startups explore moving energy-intensive computing beyond Earth’s atmosphere. The company’s Project Suncatcher is expected to take a major step toward that goal Oct.