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- 1Google's Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space●Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space
Google has announced Project Suncatcher, an initiative to place machine learning infrastructure in space, moving AI compute beyond Earth-based data centers. The company published details on its research blog, and the announcement is drawing attention in technology circles as a bold step toward scaling AI hardware with solar power and orbital deployment.
- 2New Jersey fines data center $1.1M over hidden gas generators●New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
New Jersey regulators have fined a data center $1.1 million after aerial imagery revealed 62 undeclared gas generators on its site. The images showed the facility was running far more backup fossil-fuel capacity than permitted, prompting the state's air-quality penalty. The case has drawn attention because the violation was uncovered through drone and satellite photography rather than an on-site inspection, highlighting a new form of environmental enforcement against large energy-hungry data centers.
- 3Data center developer sues St. Louis over renewable energy requirement●Data center developer sues city for requiring to supply renewable energy on-site
A data center developer is suing St. Louis after the city required new facilities to supply renewable energy on-site as a condition of approval. The case has drawn attention because it tests whether municipalities can impose clean-energy mandates on energy-hungry data centers, whose rapid growth is straining power grids and complicating climate goals across the United States.