Google says AI chip-equipped satellite has transmitted its first response to Earth

Google announced that it successfully booted up the Tensor Processing Units on its AI-equipped satellite, allowing the spacecraft to generate and transmit its first response from space to Earth.

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2026-10-30 18:21 · The Verge AI
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