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Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.
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As companies pour billions into Earth-based AI infrastructure, Google is taking the data center race off-planet
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Google will conduct experiments with its satellite in space for a year.
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- Reported by Fortune and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:44:00 UTC.
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Despite the controversy, data centers could be attractive to struggling rural towns
As companies pour billions into Earth-based AI infrastructure, Google is taking the data center race off-planet
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