Google will launch a prototype satellite carrying its custom Tensor Processing Units into low Earth orbit on Oct. 1. The test, part of Project Suncatcher, will see whether AI chips can survive space radiation and operate reliably. SpaceX's Falcon 9 will carry the payload.
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