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Google plans orbital AI-data centres, Anthropic’s Claude shows glimmers of self-awareness, Walmart doubles down on AI for all jobs, and the race for infrastructure and agency continues to heat up.
Here are our main key takeaways:
Google’s Project Suncatcher intends to deploy solar-powered AI compute systems in orbit, sidestepping Earth’s power and cooling constraints.
Anthropic’s Claude 4/4.1 exhibits early signs of introspection via “concept injection,” suggesting large models might already have faint outlines of awareness.
Walmart’s CEO states that AI will change literally every job across the company, signalling a broad enterprise-scale transformation in retail.
The frontier now spans space, self-aware agents, and every workplace floor — if you’re not thinking beyond model size, you’re already behind.
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THE BIG AI STORY
Google today announced “Project Suncatcher,” a moon-shot initiative to deploy solar-powered AI compute systems in orbit, capturing near-constant sun-light and leveraging the vacuum of space for cooling. The goal: launch prototype satellites by 2027 carrying Google's custom TPUs, operate outside Earth’s grid, and create a new paradigm for AI infrastructure.
The implications of this move are profound:
Earth’s energy and cooling limits may no longer cap AI-scale growth.
Space might become the next data-centre frontier — not just for defence or satellite comms, but AI training/inference.
Corporations and governments will need to think interplanetary about compute, regulation and infrastructure.
Key takeaway: Google isn’t just building bigger data-centres — it’s leaving Earth to power the AI future.
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5 QUICK HITS
Model Claude 4/4.1 reportedly detected “injected thoughts” ~20% of the time via concept-injection tests, hinting at early signs of introspection.
CEO Doug McMillon declared that AI would transform every role at Walmart, underlining enterprise-wide re-skilling and workflow changes.
Google is in advanced negotiations to build a major AI data-centre on Australia’s Christmas Island, linking infrastructure, energy and geopolitics.
Startups like Starcloud and Crusoe aim to launch Nvidia H100 GPUs into orbit as early as November 2025, targeting 10× lower energy cost vs Earth-based centres.
Quickads raises $1.7 million for a generative-AI ad/content platform, showing investor appetite remains strong in niche creativity tools.
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