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Google sends satellite carrying TPU into space; launch costs key

Google has sent a demonstration satellite carrying its TPU chip into space for the first time to test an orbital data centre concept. The Planet Labs-built satellite will check whether the TPU can operate in space, including continuous 1 kW power supply, chip cooling and errors while running models. The company’s longer-term plan envisions 81 satellites flying in formation for parallel computing, but it says the concept requires significantly lower launch costs.

AI & Enterprise

MSIT minister steps in amid questions over Korean AI foundation model project, two-track push with frontier AI

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT moved to calm growing talk that the domestically developed AI foundation model project known as Dokpamo could be halted. Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said the project would continue and that the government should also challenge frontier AI. The ministry said nothing had been decided on halting Dokpamo or forming a special-purpose company. Industry figures said the boundary between Dokpamo and frontier AI remains unclear.

Industry

Real price and reality of space tourism in 2026

Interest in space tourism is growing after Tron founder Justin Sun flew on Blue Origin in August 2025. Commercial offerings range from parabolic zero-gravity flights and stratospheric balloons to suborbital rides and paid stays on the International Space Station, with prices from a few thousand dollars to about $55 million per seat. The article draws a line between tickets on sale and services that have actually flown paying passengers, and highlights safety and operational track records.