'A decade or so away, we’ll be viewing it as a more normal way to build data centers': Google and SpaceX…
- Google and SpaceX are reportedly in talks over data centers in orbit
- It's the infrastructure that many big tech companies are investing in
- However, there are concerns over how feasible the technology actually is
There's a lot of effort and money going into plans to put data centers in space — mostly to meet the growing demands of AI processing — and Google and SpaceX are now reportedly in talks to clutter up Earth's orbit even further.
As per The Wall Street Journal and "people familiar with the discussions", talks are underway between the two giant tech companies. Google would provide the data centers, and SpaceX would provide the rockets to get them where they need to be.
There's not a lot of other detail here, although the report says Google is discussing its options with "other rocket-launch companies". It's a sensitive time for SpaceX, with an IPO expected in...
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