China plans space-based AI data centers, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions

China plans space-based AI data centers, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) – China plans to launch space-based artificial intelligence data centers over the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, challenging Elon Musk’s plan to use SpaceX data centers in the skies. China’s main space contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), has pledged to “build a … Read more

Energy experts sound the alarm after rooftop solar installation rates see sharp drop in US: ‘It doesn’t look good’

Energy experts sound the alarm after rooftop solar installation rates see sharp drop in US: ‘It doesn’t look good’

For a long time, rooftop solar capacity in the United States has been increasing meteorically – especially in California. Between 2015 and 2023, California’s small-scale solar capacity increased sixfold, the New Lede reported. But in the last two years, there has been a significant decline, with rooftop solar installation falling dramatically, and changes in solar … Read more

Elon Musk Wants AI Satellites to Block the Sun with ‘Tiny Adjustments’ in Solar Power And Says ‘Earth Been A Snowball Too Many Times In The Past’

Elon Musk Wants AI Satellites to Block the Sun with ‘Tiny Adjustments’ in Solar Power And Says ‘Earth Been A Snowball Too Many Times In The Past’

Elon Musk he spends a lot of time talking about Mars, but every now and then he swings back to the planet that actually needs saving, not colonization. A few weeks ago, he jumped on X with a proposal that sounded part climate engineering, part sci-fi storyboard. He suggested that a vast constellation of AI-driven … Read more