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Re:Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity a... by foobarian on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:02PM (#48418237)
I wonder if they are more than happy to let someone else take on the burden of the massive writedowns that are bound to hit in a couple of years.
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Re:Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity a... by jeffbee on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:09PM (#48418335)
Perhaps. It also seems to insulate Google from the risk that air quality regulators will be unexpectedly reinvigorated, while still providing to Google the benefits of xAI's lawlessness.
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Re:Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity a... by no-name-here on Friday June 05, 2026 @09:59PM (#48420638)
Burden in terms of tax implications, or in terms of the investment possibly not being profitable?
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