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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.

NVIDIA, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, SpaceX Launch Open Secure AI Alliance

NVIDIA led the launch of the Open Secure AI Alliance on Monday, joined by nearly 40 companies including Microsoft, IBM, Adobe and SpaceX.

NVIDIA, IBM, Adobe, Microsoft, SpaceX and nearly 40 other technology companies have launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, a global coalition to develop and share open-source tools, techniques and models to defend against AI-powered cyberattacks.

U.S. Department of War Excludes Anthropic, Signs Pact with 8 Companies for Frontier AI

The U.S. Department of War has signed agreements with major AI and tech firms including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft to deploy advanced capabilities across classified military networks, while excluding Anthropic over alleged security risks tied to its refusal to support surveillance and autonomous weapons.