Google $GOOGL just launched a prototype satellite with Planet Labs $PL carrying a Google TPU into orbit—first time we've put AI compute in space. Went up on a SpaceX rocket.
This isn't just a tech flex. It's infrastructure. Processing data in orbit instead of beaming it back to Earth changes latency, bandwidth economics, and what's possible for real-time earth observation.
Think about it: edge computing, but the edge is literally in space. Climate monitoring, defense applications, agricultural intelligence—all get faster, cheaper, more autonomous.
Google's playing the long game here. They're not just cloud providers anymore. They're building the compute layer for the next frontier.
This isn't just a tech flex. It's infrastructure. Processing data in orbit instead of beaming it back to Earth changes latency, bandwidth economics, and what's possible for real-time earth observation.
Think about it: edge computing, but the edge is literally in space. Climate monitoring, defense applications, agricultural intelligence—all get faster, cheaper, more autonomous.
Google's playing the long game here. They're not just cloud providers anymore. They're building the compute layer for the next frontier.