Google CEO Sundar Pichai wants an AI chip "somewhere in space" in 2027. "Maybe we'll meet a Tesla Roadster," he quipped.

TL;DR: Google's Project Suncatcher aims to develop space-based data centers to leverage unlimited solar energy and the vacuum of space as a natural heatsink, reducing energy costs significantly.

It was probably always when, not if, Google would add its name to the list of companies intrigued by the potential of orbiting data centers. Google announced Tuesday a new initiative, named Project ...