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SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centers (spacenews.com)
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[โ€“] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They use microwave emitters to "beem" the power to the surface, where it is captured by antennas.

[โ€“] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

I'm old enough to have played SimCity and there was a satellite power supply that only sometimes would miss the receiver and incinerate a swath of the city. Good times