SpaceX has pinned the bulk of its future value on orbital data centers. Not rockets. Not spacecraft.

Instead, it envisions launching and maintaining a constellation of 1 million satellites capable of generating 120 GW to power tens of millions—and potentially up to 100 million—frontier-class GPUs for data center services.

The company's founder, Elon Musk, revealed plans for this massive constellation months ago, but until recently, the scope of the individual satellites was largely unknown. That changed in June, when Musk and Ian Dahl, director of satellite engineering for SpaceX, spoke in a promotional video about the company's plans to develop the first iteration of an orbital data center, called an AI1 satellite. The video finally provided the company's numbers about the satellite's size and power capabilities.

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SpaceX has pinned the bulk of its future value on orbital data centers. Not rockets. Not spacecraft.

Instead, it envisions launching and maintaining a constellation of 1 million satellites capable of generating 120 GW to power tens of millions—and potentially up to 100 million—frontier-class GPUs for data center services.

The company's founder, Elon Musk, revealed plans for this massive constellation months ago, but until recently, the scope of the individual satellites was largely unknown. That changed in June, when Musk and Ian Dahl, director of satellite engineering for SpaceX, spoke in a promotional video about the company's plans to develop the first iteration of an orbital data center, called an AI1 satellite. The video finally provided the company's numbers about the satellite's size and power capabilities.

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A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected to add $6.3 billion in additional charges to consumers and businesses because of electricity needs of data centers.

A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected to add $6.3 billion in additional charges to consumers and businesses because of electricity needs of data centers.

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As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes unused.

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America’s electric grid is entering a period of unprecedented strain. Utilities across the country are scrambling to keep up as power-hungry AI data centers expand at a staggering pace, often […]

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Tesla, Sunrun and Renew Home plan to tap solar panels, batteries, thermostats and other devices installed in millions of homes to meet the energy demands of artificial intelligence.

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Tesla, Sunrun and Renew Home plan to tap solar panels, batteries, thermostats and other devices installed in millions of homes to meet the energy demands of artificial intelligence.

SpaceX signed a multibillion-dollar data center deal with Reflection AI, adding another AI startup to its growing capacity business.

Groq raised $650 million to expand its AI inference cloud after a Nvidia licensing deal, as demand for production AI compute grows.

SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the selection June 22 of an Apex bus for its first orbital computing node. Pasadena, California-based Sophia plans to demonstrate its Thermal Integrated LEO […]

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Pékin travaille à un vaste programme d’investissement estimé à 2 000 milliards de yuans, soit environ 295 milliards de dollars, destiné à développer un réseau national de centres de données consacrés à l’intelligence artificielle.

Uma experiência mostra que os smartphones velhos e usados podem tornar-se uma solução barata e sustentável para tarefas de computação, sendo capazes de rivalizar com centros de dados.

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The US energy landscape is changing quickly. Demand for artificial intelligence is driving up power demand while electric vehicle (EV) adoption slows down and enters a more complex phase. Together, these trends are reshaping how utilities, policymakers, financiers and automakers respond to emerging challenges in the energy sector.

FERC told grid operators to give data centers a fast lane for interconnections, but it failed to address electricity supply shortages.

The employees encouraged limits on the complexes in a series of hearings in the tech giant’s hometown, Seattle.

Apple may raise prices as AI data center demand tightens memory chip supply, pushing higher component costs into consumer devices.

Some shareholders might object, but there is little they could do, legal experts say.

Um relatório da Global Data prevê que a China vai ultrapassar os Estados Unidos na corrida dos centros de dados. Segundo os especialistas, a energia vai tornar-se o novo “ouro digital”.

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As tech giants rush to build infrastructure, some residents who live near data centers say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.