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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"

—Pope Leo XIV

Google is Sending AI Chips to Space Next Week Under Project Suncatcher

Google’s Project Suncatcher will test AI chips in orbit as the company explores the possibility of AI data-centre infrastructure in space. A two-satellite laser communication test is planned for 2027.

Google is sending its AI chips into orbit next week as it explores whether AI data-centre infrastructure could eventually operate in space. Elon Musk has reacted to Sundar Pichai’s post about whether the TPUs can survive and operate in space. A two-satellite laser communication test is planned for 2027.

US Economy Sees Shift from Housing to Computers as AI Investment Surges

US real private residential fixed investment versus information-processing equipment investment, showing the sharp rise in computing-related investment in recent years.

Investment in information-processing equipment, including data centers and computer hardware, reached $752.1 billion in Q2 2026, exceeding real private residential fixed investment at $748.0 billion, as the AI boom drives the build-out despite borrowing costs.

NVIDIA Backs OpenAI’s Ohio AI Data Center with up to $105 Billion

OpenAI, SB Energy and NVIDIA are partnering on a large-scale AI data center campus in Pike County, Ohio.

NVIDIA will provide credit support for 4.25 IT-GW of initial capacity at PORTS-Pike, where OpenAI will be the customer and SB Energy will build, own and operate the data center.

DeepSeek is Building a Data Centre in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China

DeepSeek is building a data centre in Ulanqab region of China.

DeepSeek, known for its low-cost open weight AI models is now building a data centre in Inner Mongolia region of China, claiming it to be the most cutting-edge infrastructure projects of the AI era.

New York Becomes First U.S. State to Impose AI Data Center Moratorium

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the nation's first statewide temporary moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, citing concerns over rising energy demand, utility costs, natural resources, and grid reliability amid the AI infrastructure boom.

Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a one-year pause on new hyperscale data centers, citing concerns over higher utility bills, depleted water resources, noise pollution, and pressure on the state’s power grid.