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π€ INVA-AI-HERALD Daily AI News • AI Tools • AI Prompts π° AI NEWS 1. π Google Takes AI Chips Into Orbit π° WHAT HAPPENED !! Google is preparing the first in-orbit test of its Project Suncatcher , an effort to study whether AI computing infrastructure could eventually operate in space. A prototype satellite carrying Google Tensor Processing Units is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX rideshare mission next week. The test will examine how the hardware handles launch forces, radiation, extreme temperatures and cooling challenges in low Earth orbit. Google is also evaluating high-bandwidth optical links for future satellite clusters. The first mission is explicitly a technology test, not an operational space data center, but it could provide important engineering data for longer-term orbital AI infrastructure . π§ WHAT CAN IT DO? The prototype will test whether AI processors can operate reliably in orbit while performing real computing workloads. The research also explores ...