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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 24 MIN

Why AI Data Centers Might Leave Earth

from Thinking On Paper · host Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson

Philip Johnston is the CEO of Starcloud and launched an Nvidia H100 chip in space and gave a TED talk about it. As you do if you're responsible for building the infrastructure for space-based data centers. Elon Musk was not the first. He follows in the footsteps of Mr Johnston. And so, rather than Mr SpaceX, our first technology reaction video is this TED talk from San Francisco.   We watched it for the first time. Live. On TV. This is not theoretical. It's also not up to date. Philip filmed this in October 2025. Starcloud have already launched the Nvidia H100 on a Falcon 9 up into space. It's happening disruptors and curious minds. It's happening. Philip predicts most data centers will be in space within 10 years. We agree. Please enjoy the show.Cheers, Mark & Jeremy.--Other ways to connect with us:⁠Listen to every podcast⁠Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠Follow us on ⁠X⁠Follow Mark on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Follow Jeremy on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Read our ⁠Substack⁠Email: [email protected]

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