Elon Musk and his company SpaceX are seeking regulatory permission to build solar-powered orbital data centers, potentially shifting up to 100 GW of compute power off Earth, according to TechCrunch. This initiative, which Musk believes will make space the cheapest place to put AI in the next three years, is part of a broader vision to realize AI in space, inspired by science fiction.
The move comes as other tech companies are also making advancements. Meta's social network, Threads, introduced an AI-powered feature called "Dear Algo" that allows users to personalize their feed by requesting more or less of specific content, as reported by TechCrunch. Google also released the first beta of Android 17, adopting a continuous developer release plan to provide developers with faster access to new APIs and features, similar to its approach with the Chrome browser's Canary channel, according to TechCrunch.
Microsoft is also heavily involved in the AI space. Amanda Silver, a corporate vice president at Microsoft's CoreAI division, is focused on building tools for deploying apps and agentic systems within enterprises, according to TechCrunch. Silver believes that enterprise agents represent the biggest opportunity for startups since the public cloud.
However, not all tech developments are without challenges. UpScrolled, a social network that gained popularity after TikTok's ownership change, is struggling to moderate hate speech after rapid growth, according to TechCrunch. Users have reported the app's failure to take action against usernames and hashtags containing racial slurs and other harmful content. "After receiving tips from UpScrolled users, TechCrunch confirmed the existence of a wide range of racial slurs and hate speech being used in peoples usernames on the app," the report stated.
Musk's vision, as reported by TechCrunch, includes potentially building some of his AI satellites on the Moon. He stated on a podcast hosted by Stripe cofounder John Collison that space would be the most cost-effective location for AI within three years. Silver's work at Microsoft, as reported by TechCrunch, focuses on the Foundry system inside Azure, which is designed as a unified AI portal for enterprises.
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