Data Center Space Race

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News Commentary, Daily News, News

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

While the A.I. boom has created a data center boom, rich guys are turning their computing dreams to the skies. With its impending IPO, SpaceX stands to lead the extraterrestrial data center boom. Will it work out for Elon and company?

Guest: Eric Berger, space reporter at Ars Technica

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