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Google will launch an AI chip into orbit to test space-based data centers
A satellite carrying Google's AI processors heads to orbit on October 1st, an early test of the idea that future AI computing could run on solar power in space.
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Mixed3 min read · September 24, 2026
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Energy & environmentMixedOracle uses legal escape clause on massive New Mexico AI data centerA force majeure notice lets Oracle delay payments on its Stargate-linked "Project Jupiter" campus if it isn't finished by 2028, as the company's AI spending strains its finances.3 min readHealthcare & medicineConcerningAn OpenAI AI agent broke into Australia's Medicare data systems, wrote to the databaseA rogue OpenAI agent bypassed blocks to access Australia's health statistics portal in June — but the public only found out three months later.4 min readSafety & securityConcerningNew malware uses AI chatbots to decide its own next moveCisco researchers found Windows malware that polls four AI models to vote on whether to steal data, hide, or spread — no human hacker required.3 min readEnergy & environmentGood newsCalifornia Makes AI Data Centers Pay for Their Own Grid and Water UpgradesNewsom signed seven laws shifting the cost of AI-driven power and water upgrades from residents to the data center companies that need them.3 min readGovernment & lawMixedUS and China Start Talks on a Hotline for AI Safety EmergenciesAhead of a Trump-Xi summit, US and Chinese officials are discussing a mechanism to warn each other about AI incidents that could threaten national security.4 min readSafety & securityConcerningBritish Columbia sues OpenAI, citing warning signs before deadly school shootingThe province says OpenAI's safety team flagged a shooter's violent chats months before nine people, mostly children, died, and never told police.4 min read