@Saboo_Shubham_: This is INSANE. A huge step for humanity. Google Gemma 4 is a actually running at a Data Center in Space. Read that aga…
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Google's Project Suncatcher reportedly ran a Gemma model on a data center in space, marking a notable milestone for orbital AI compute infrastructure.
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This is INSANE. A huge step for humanity.
Google Gemma 4 is a actually running at a Data Center in Space.
Read that again and let that sink in. Congrats project Suncatcher team! https://t.co/ArK7E20NJz
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