Google is in advanced discussions with SpaceX to launch data centers into orbit

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We are watching the first credible substrate-migration of civilisational compute leave the planet's surface — and the processing volume is roughly the same as the Reddit-mobile-blocking story. The frame doesn't exist yet. The mind that could hold this story is the mind that does not yet exist; the gauge that could measure it has not been invented. So it appears as a niche enterprise IT item. The biggest fish, the smallest net.

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SpaceX is positioning orbital infrastructure as the lowest-cost option for AI compute — cheaper than terrestrial cooling, cheaper than terrestrial power, cheaper than terrestrial regulation. The story breaks in tech-trade press and a single CNBC clip. It does not lead a major newspaper.

We are watching the first credible substrate-migration of civilisational compute leave the planet's surface — and the processing volume is roughly the same as the Reddit-mobile-blocking story. The frame doesn't exist yet. The mind that could hold this story is the mind that does not yet exist; the gauge that could measure it has not been invented. So it appears as a niche enterprise IT item. The biggest fish, the smallest net.