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A prototype of the Project Suncatcher satellite at the Planet Labs facility in San Francisco, California.
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Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space
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The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, left, and his attorney Norm Eisen, right, leave D.C. court with a smile in early September after a hearing about the dismissal of his vandalism charges.
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A sign opposing a data center development project stands in a neighborhood on September 24, 2026 in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
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