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Elon Musk says SpaceX plans data centers in orbit dwarfing Earth's
Original: Elon Musk calls Earth’s data centers “peanuts” next to what SpaceX is planning in orbit
Elon Musk said Earth's data centers amount to "peanuts" compared with what SpaceX is planning to build in orbit. The comment points to the company's ambition to move large-scale computing infrastructure into space, a step beyond its Starlink satellite business. The remark is drawing attention as tech companies face growing power and cooling constraints for AI computing on the ground.
Why now: Interest in space-based computing is rising as AI demand strains terrestrial data centers.
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