‘Greetings, earthlings’: Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up
Why it matters
Nvidia-backed Starcloud has successfully trained its first AI model, Gemma, in space using a satellite, marking a historic milestone in the development of orbital data centers.
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Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 72% confidence.
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
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Original source
The company's Starcloud-1 satellite is running Gemma, an open model from Google, marking the first time in history that an LLM has been trained in outer space.
Original article published by CNBC on December 10, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.