Google's Suncatcher satellite returns the first AI response from a data-centre TPU in orbit

Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite carrying data-centre TPUs. — Planet Labs PBC (via TechCrunch)

Launched on 1 October, the prototype ran Gemma 4 to write a haiku; TechCrunch reports it carries four TPUs but can power one for about twenty minutes at a time, and Google plans twin linked satellites in 2027.

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