A startup developing technologies to harness solar power in space is throwing its hat in with big tech companies attempting to build out data centers that orbit Earth. The US-based company, Aetherflux, announced on Tuesday that it plans to launch its first data center satellite in early 2027 – the first piece of a larger constellation of satellites it’s calling the “Galactic Brain.”
Tech companies are running into physical limits to their AI ambitions on Earth – namely needing more space and electricity for data centers. One potential solution they’re exploring is to try sending some of those data centers into orbit, where they could run o …
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