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SoftBank CEO Questions Musk Orbital Data Center Hype

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son publicly questioned Elon Musk plan for orbital data centers, arguing space-based compute is too costly and too slow to…

SoftBank CEO breaks ranks on space-based data centers

Masayoshi Son does not think the answer to the AI compute crunch is floating above the planet .

Why this is suddenly trending

The comments blew up because they punctured a consensus that had formed almost overnight.

How orbital data centers are supposed to work

The mechanical pitch is straightforward, and that is part of the appeal.

SpaceX wins before the orbital dream arrives

Here is the part Son skepticism does not actually slow down.

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