They are putting themselves to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.

Aetherflux claims to be building an "American power grid in space," but that's hyperbole so grand as to border on fantasy.

Google recently unveiled Project Suncatcher, a research "moonshot" aiming to build a data center in space. The tech giant ...

A solar-powered ‘Galactic Brain’ is supposed to side-step energy constraints new data centers face on Earth.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos both believe space data centers can overcome AI's power problem on ...

Energy is the largest operational expense for terrestrial data centers, often accounting for 40% to 60% of annual costs. Hyperscale facilities can spend $5 to 10 million per year on electricity alone.

Google's Project Suncatcher is a proposal to launch an 81-satellite constellation into low Earth orbit. But it must contend ...

Advances in artificial intelligence are driving surging demand for data centers. But these warehouse-like facilities, containing computers that process and store data, require a lot of land and huge ...

A drone photo taken on Feb. 18, 2025 shows Hainan's commercial underwater intelligent computing cluster being lowered into the sea near Lingshui Li Autonomous County in south China's Hainan Province.

In the past week, Plug Power announced it raised nearly US$400 million through a convertible notes offering to pay off high-interest debt, expanded into supplying electricity and backup power to AI ...

Altman is aware, however, that some people might not like this. “I’ve spoken with environmentalists,” he said. Then, he offered a suggestion. “Maybe we put [ data centers] in space,” he said. “I wish ...

The center hosts the world’s largest wind tunnel and a rich history of aerospace innovation, preserved in a striking visual archive in the heart of Silicon Valley. At the southern tip of San Francisco ...