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Philip Johnston, Starcloud CEO, joins to discuss the challenges of building and maintaining orbital data centers in space, this as SpaceX says it wants to ultimately deploy 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity in orbit. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube:   Watch the…

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Philip Johnston, Starcloud CEO, joins to discuss the challenges of building and maintaining orbital data centers in space, this as SpaceX says it wants to ultimately deploy 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity in orbit. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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  1. @glanerao1356

    June 5, 2026 at 2:09 pm

    That’s crazy number. 🖤🔥

  2. @billthecat7536

    June 5, 2026 at 2:24 pm

    You got one thing wrong, Ed. SpaceX will place it’s AI sats in orbit where they will get 24 hr. sunlight. No need for large battery storage.

    • @michaeldunne338

      June 5, 2026 at 4:46 pm

      Sun Synchronous orbits have their own drawbacks, like launch penalty, in comparison to LEO and other more standard orbits. And still need batteries, for back up power, for providing power before deployment of solar arrays, for powering the equipment as the satellite goes through the occasional eclipse, etc.

    • @daShadoSage

      June 5, 2026 at 5:26 pm

      He was right. And the one doing it also confirmed because:

      1. Most Earth orbits pass through shadow.
      -Satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) (like Starlink) spend part of each orbit in Earth’s shadow.
      – During those eclipse periods, solar panels produce no power.
      – Batteries supply power until sunlight returns.

      2. Power demand fluctuates.
      – AI workloads can spike.
      – Batteries help smooth power delivery.

      3. Redundancy and fault tolerance.
      – If a solar array has an issue, batteries provide backup power.

    • @118Columbus

      June 5, 2026 at 6:41 pm

      Lasers are not a squiggly line. Lasers are perfectly straight.

  3. @wm6746

    June 5, 2026 at 4:08 pm

    FUCKING STOP!!! THIS IS A PIPE DREAM 100 GIGAS IS 50-70 MILLION GPU’S, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT PRE-BUILT WHICH WOULD TAKE 140,000 -200,000 FALCON 9 LAUNCHES …😂😂😂😂😂…. 14.8 TRILLION DOLLARS IN LAUNCH COSTS ALONE

    • @daShadoSage

      June 5, 2026 at 5:22 pm

      Absolutely right

    • @118Columbus

      June 5, 2026 at 6:43 pm

      Don’t let reality get in the way of a good story!

  4. @118Columbus

    June 5, 2026 at 6:41 pm

    Reporter Bro’s knowledge of science is awful. He doesn’t understand the basics of how science and physics works.

  5. @118Columbus

    June 5, 2026 at 6:43 pm

    A rendering is just an illustration and it can be made by AI in 1 second.

  6. @118Columbus

    June 5, 2026 at 6:44 pm

    Elon Musk is just copying Starcloud which is a pipe dream.

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