SpaceX plans to launch its first AI-focused orbital data centers in the fourth quarter of 2027, moving up its previous 2028 timetable, and has asked the FCC for authority to deploy up to one million A…
On July 18, 142 protests were held across 42 U.S. states against data center development, part of a movement that has led 183 U.S. towns to enact moratoriums or bans, according to the U.S. Data Center…
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released a draft white paper on Aug. 6 proposing to remove tax incentives for data center construction and impose a new excise t…
The Trump administration exempted data-center power plants from the Clean Air Act's Acid Rain Program and proposed waiving environmental reviews for commercial rocket launches, citing national competi…
A former NASA robotics chief, Dr. Robert Ambrose, now chairman of robotics and AI at Alliant, said space-based data centers could free AI processing from land-based energy grids by using solar arrays …
A coalition of environmental groups, including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Environment America, and DarkSky International, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to ha…
SpaceX and Blue Origin have asked the FCC for permission to deploy orbital data centers, with SpaceX seeking up to one million solar-powered satellites and Blue Origin's Project Sunrise requesting up …
SpaceX and Blue Origin are racing to deploy massive satellite constellations for orbital AI data centers, with SpaceX filing for up to 1 million satellites and Blue Origin filing for approximately 51,…
Microsoft is reasserting control over its AI strategy as OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models after securing Trump administration approval. The move comes amid rising oil pric…
Kevin Weil, former OpenAI executive and veteran tech leader, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a Seattle startup building reusable rockets. Weil, an early investor in the company, will help scale S…
Startups like Starcloud are racing to build AI data centers in orbit, with Starcloud launching a satellite carrying an Nvidia H100 GPU that trained a language model in space. The company raised $170 m…
SpaceX's IPO has sparked envy among Blue Origin employees, who feel their stock options were essentially worthless under the company's old equity plan. Meanwhile, OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing fo…
Jeff Bezos outlined an economic doctrine during a Squawk Box interview at Blue Origin's Rocket Park, proposing zero federal income tax for the bottom 50% of earners and arguing that AI will elevate wo…
SpaceX went public on June 12, 2026, with a valuation of $2.4 trillion, driven by plans to deploy orbital data centers for AI compute. The company aims to launch 100 gigawatts of compute power annuall…
VivaTech's 10th edition in Paris drew 200,000 visitors and featured Jeff Bezos advocating for moving heavy industry to space, while Indian PM Modi and French President Macron highlighted AI cooperatio…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted that AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, during an appearance at VivaTech Paris. He argued that the technology will unlock new opportunities and …
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos proposed moving polluting industries to the Moon to protect Earth and accelerate economic growth, starting with data centers for artificial intelligence. Bezos believes AI wi…
Jeff Bezos, co-founder of Amazon and AI startup Prometheus, warned at the VivaTech conference that artificial intelligence will create a labor shortage rather than mass unemployment, as AI boosts prod…
Jeff Bezos said at VivaTech that AI will create a labor shortage rather than eliminate jobs, arguing that human demand for work is endless and AI will lower barriers. His optimistic view contrasts wit…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted at the VivaTech conference in Paris that artificial intelligence will create labor shortages rather than replace humans, arguing that AI will lower barriers to huma…