US media: Google and SpaceX discuss cooperation on space data centers
According to US media reports, Google is in talks with SpaceX to cooperate on rocket launches for establishing data centers in space. This initiative reflects both companies' efforts to deploy AI data centers in orbit, potentially impacting SpaceX's IPO.
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(Central News Agency, San Francisco, May 12, comprehensive foreign news report) The Wall Street Journal today cited informed sources reporting that Alphabet's Google is discussing rocket launch cooperation with billionaire Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), seeking to establish data centers in Earth orbit.
The Wall Street Journal pointed out that Google is also negotiating potential cooperation plans with other rocket launch companies.
Neither SpaceX nor Google immediately responded to Reuters' requests for comment.
If the two companies agree to cooperate, it would mark another reconciliation for Musk with an artificial intelligence (AI) competitor he has publicly criticized. In addition, SpaceX is preparing for its highly anticipated and crucial initial public offering (IPO).
After Musk and Google co-founder Larry Page clashed over AI safety issues, Musk helped found OpenAI in 2015, aiming to counter Google's AI strategy. Now, SpaceX and Google are competing in the same cutting-edge field, vying to send AI data centers into space.
The development of orbital data centers is one of the important factors driving SpaceX's planned IPO, as this project is expected to involve significant capital expenditure and face major technical challenges. (Edited by Hung Pei-ying) 1150513
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(Central News Agency, San Francisco, May 12, comprehensive foreign news report) The Wall Street Journal today cited informed sources reporting that Alphabet's Google is discussing rocket launch cooperation with billionaire Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), seeking to establish data centers in Earth orbit.
The Wall Street Journal pointed out that Google is also negotiating potential cooperation plans with other rocket launch companies.
Neither SpaceX nor Google immediately responded to Reuters' requests for comment.
If the two companies agree to cooperate, it would mark another reconciliation for Musk with an artificial intelligence (AI) competitor he has publicly criticized. In addition, SpaceX is preparing for its highly anticipated and crucial initial public offering (IPO).
After Musk and Google co-founder Larry Page clashed over AI safety issues, Musk helped found OpenAI in 2015, aiming to counter Google's AI strategy. Now, SpaceX and Google are competing in the same cutting-edge field, vying to send AI data centers into space.
The development of orbital data centers is one of the important factors driving SpaceX's planned IPO, as this project is expected to involve significant capital expenditure and face major technical challenges. (Edited by Hung Pei-ying) 1150513
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