AI chips & hardware

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Thursday 1 October 2026

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  1. SpaceX plans to launch Google TPUs into orbit aboard Planet Labs satellites

    CNBC reports that SpaceX intends to carry Google tensor processing units into orbit on Planet Labs satellites during its Transporter-18 mission. The report frames it as a step toward space-based data centres. It is an early test rather than a deployed service, but it shows how far hyperscalers are looking for new compute capacity.

Wednesday 30 September 2026

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  1. DeepSeek and Huawei team up on software tools targeting a key source of Nvidia's AI dominance

    DeepSeek is working with Huawei on software tools for Huawei's Ascend AI chips, including the open-source TileLang, which is pitched as an alternative to Nvidia's CUDA. The effort is part of Chinese companies' push to reduce reliance on Nvidia's hardware and CUDA software ecosystem.

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