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- 1Google's Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space●Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space
Google has unveiled Project Suncatcher, an initiative to run machine learning infrastructure in space, using solar-powered satellites to house AI compute. The company published details on its research blog, and the announcement is drawing attention among technologists debating the feasibility, cost and environmental logic of moving data centers off Earth.
- 2Amazon seeks FCC approval for 5,105 direct-to-device satellites●Amazon wants the FCC to approve 5,105 Direct-to-Device # satellites while hiding basic safety parameters behind trade-se
Amazon has asked the US Federal Communications Commission to approve a constellation of 5,105 direct-to-device satellites, but is withholding key safety parameters as trade secrets. Advocacy group Center for Space Environmentalism, in its own FCC filing, argues that physical mass inputs like these are routinely published across the space industry and should not be treated as proprietary, pressing regulators to demand full disclosure before approval.
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Google is moving to build data centers in space as part of its Project Suncatcher, aiming to power artificial intelligence with solar energy collected beyond Earth. The announcement places Google in direct competition with other tech giants racing to secure computing capacity, and analysts are weighing the engineering, cost and environmental challenges of running AI infrastructure in orbit.
- 4Climate Café Returns October 5 at Los Alamos Nature Center▼PEEC: Climate Café Returns Oct. 5 At Los Alamos Nature Center
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is bringing back its Climate Café gathering on October 5 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The event offers residents an informal space to discuss climate change and related local concerns with neighbors. Local outlets in northern New Mexico are highlighting the return as part of the center's ongoing community programming on environmental issues.