Elon Musk's company SpaceX applied for permission to launch up to one million satellites into Earth's orbit in a bid to power artificial intelligence

The Tesla CEO claims ‘orbital data centres’ would be the first step towards becoming a civilisation that can harness the sun’s full power’

A merger would give ‌fresh momentum to SpaceX’s effort to launch data centers into orbit as Musk battles for supremacy in the rapidly escalating AI race against tech companies Google, Meta and OpenAI.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth's orbit to power artificial intelligence (AI). The application claims that "orbital data centres" are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to massively expand its orbital footprint in a bid to power next-generation artificial intelligence

SpaceX is asking the Federal Communications Commission to approve a plan to put up to a million satellites in orbit to process AI data.

SpaceX's filing claims these satellites will be “a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization — one that can harness the Sun’s full power."

SpaceX claims putting data centers in orbit will be cheaper and more environmentally friendly than building them on land.