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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by jodrellblank on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @11:18AM (#46872964)
> "At the very least, in space Elon controls the full stack with nearly no regulations getting in the way after launch - it's a pure engineering problem of the sort SpaceX are good at. If he needs more power he can just build it, he doesn't have to try and convince some local government utility to scale up or give him air permits to run generators. In space, nobody can hear you(r GPUs) scream."

Wouldn't he be able to float solar panels and GPUs out into international waters and run them on cargo ships powered by bunker fuel much (much much) cheaper than launching them into space?

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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by mike_hearn on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @03:55AM (#46883305)
Cargo ship emissions are heavily regulated and the IMO is trying to net zero shipping into non-existence.

https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/pressbriefings/pages/imo-...

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