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Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space

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  1. neuronexmachina · · focus · HN ↗
    Whenever I hear about this I can&#x27;t help but be reminded of the Howard Hughes Glomar Explorer, where a hugely-expensive commercial project was actually part of a secret CIA initiative to recover a Soviet submarine: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Glomar_Explorer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Glomar_Explorer

    I&#x27;m not sure that&#x27;s truly the case here, but it does seem like the tech Project Suncatcher is working on has at least some overlap with requirements for military SIGINT and in-orbit imagery processing.

    1. aaron695 · · focus · HN ↗

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