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Google's TPUs to head to orbit next week in Project Suncatcher test

Google plans to send lightly modified tensor processing units into orbit next week as part of Project Suncatcher, a proof of concept testing how well the compute hardware fares in space.

  • Google's TPUs are set to go into orbit next week.
  • The effort is part of Project Suncatcher, described as a proof of concept.
  • The test aims to see how well lightly modified compute fares in orbit.

Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) are due to be sent into orbit next week as part of Project Suncatcher, according to a report by The Register.

The effort is described as a proof of concept. Its aim is to see how well lightly modified compute hardware fares in orbit.

No further details about the mission, the modifications made to the TPUs or the launch were provided in the source material.

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