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Data centers in space

Big Tech Dreams of Putting Data Centers in Space by Sophie Hurwitz

Altman has proposed creating a Dyson sphere of data centers around the sun, referring to a hypothetical megastructure built around a star to capture much of its energy. The rather glaring downside to this is that building it would likely require more resources than exist on Earth, and could make the planet uninhabitable. But somewhat more realistic plans are inching closer to reality. Startups like Starcloud, Axiom, and Lonestar Data Systems have raised millions to develop them.

It will be slow though getting data to and from these DCs. Wireless is very slow compared to fibre.

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