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AI drives push for orbital data centres

Original: AI: orbital data centres, a new space race

Companies and governments are increasingly looking to place data centres in orbit to meet the enormous energy demands of artificial intelligence. UNRIC reports the development is being described as a new space race, with major tech and space players competing to develop orbital infrastructure that could offer solar power and new capacity for AI workloads.

Why now: AI's surging energy needs are pushing tech firms to explore space-based data centres, reigniting competition in space infrastructure.

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