https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/no-one-wants-ai-data-centers-on-earth-do-they-make-sense-in-spaceContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/no-one-wants-ai-data-centers-on-earth-do-they-make-sense-in-spacehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/no-one-wants-ai-data-centers-on-earth-do-they-make-sense-in-space#u24266Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:36:21 +0000SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has challenged the economic viability of placing AI data centers in orbit. He argues that terrestrial infrastructure will decide the AI race over the next few years. While some see orbital compute as a potential layer for space-native workloads, others cite daunting engineering and cost barriers.What's confirmed:SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son believes the costs of orbital data centers would likely outweigh the benefits.SoftBank committed $19 billion last year to the Stargate project for AI infrastructure in the U.S.Orbital data centers face technical challenges regarding https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/no-one-wants-ai-data-centers-on-earth-do-they-make-sense-in-spacehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/no-one-wants-ai-data-centers-on-earth-do-they-make-sense-in-space#u11781Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:52:34 +0000SpaceX and Google are considering launching AI data centers into orbit to meet surging computing demands. These projects aim to bypass Earth's land and power shortages using constant solar energy. However, high costs and technical hurdles remain significant obstacles.What's confirmed:SpaceX is exploring the development of AI data centers in orbit.Google and SpaceX are interested in launching data centers into space.Orbital data centers could provide constant solar energy to mitigate Earth's energy crunch.Wood Mackenzie reports that orbital data centers cost three times more than Eart