Billionaires want data centers everywhere, including space

Source: The Verge

Space‑Based AI Data Centers

Tech billionaires have been obsessed with space for a long time. Now, as the largest AI companies race to build more data centers in a frenzied pursuit of profitability, space is looking less like a pet project and more like a commercial opportunity. In 2025 alone, six proposals for giant AI data centers have been submitted, signaling a shift toward leveraging the unique advantages of orbit and deep‑space environments for next‑generation computing workloads.