Intel's proposed orbital data centers would manage thousands of simple LEO satellites —two-tier network puts the brains of satellite constellations in higher orbit
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Intel’s orbital data center architecture uses powerful higher-orbit satellites to manage LEO constellations, reducing reliance on terrestrial control centers.
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The people who want to ban data centers nationwide are playing with fire. That data center boom is the one and only thing holding up the U.S. economy in the face of Trumpian stupidity and mismanagement.https://t.co/FnCOI3LvLH
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