Google's AI satellite writes its first haiku from orbit

Google says the Tensor Processing Units aboard its Project Suncatcher satellite have booted successfully in orbit, letting the onboard Gemma 4 model answer a prompt with a haiku about space. Launched earlier this month, the satellite is part of an experiment toward space-based AI data centres. Next, Google will test TPUs under heat and radiation, aiming for twin linked satellites in 2027.