Project Suncatcher: Google’s Bold Plan to Run AI from Space

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Here’s the latest from this week in AI:

• Google’s Project Suncatcher Aims to Power AI from Space

• OpenAI Strikes $38B Cloud Deal with Amazon

• Perplexity AI Clashes with Amazon Over Shopping Assistant

• Anthropic Commits to Preserving All Claude Models

Google’s Project Suncatcher Aims to Power AI from Space

Google has launched Project Suncatcher, a moonshot exploring solar satellites that run AI workloads in orbit using its own AI chips. By capturing constant sunlight, these satellites could generate power up to eight times more efficiently than Earth-based systems, cutting reliance on power grids and lowering energy costs.

The chips have survived radiation tests simulating five years in space, paving the way for a 2027 trial with partner company Planet. If successful, Project Suncatcher could enable sustainable AI growth powered directly by space-based solar energy.

OpenAI Strikes $38B Cloud Deal with Amazon

OpenAI has signed a seven-year, $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services to expand its computing infrastructure, its biggest move yet beyond Microsoft’s cloud. The deal gives OpenAI access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs housed in AWS data centers, with full deployment expected by late 2026.

The new capacity will power ChatGPT’s live interactions and future model training while allowing flexible scaling. Following last week’s contract update that ended Microsoft’s exclusivity, the AWS partnership joins OpenAI’s broader $1.4 trillion infrastructure plan with Oracle, Google, Nvidia, and Broadcom.

Perplexity AI Clashes with Amazon Over Shopping Assistant

Perplexity AI has accused Amazon of “bullying” after receiving a legal demand to stop its Comet browser’s AI assistant from making purchases on Amazon’s platform. The company said Amazon’s “aggressive legal threat” limits user choice, while Amazon argued the assistant creates a “degraded shopping and customer service experience.”

The dispute follows Amazon’s broader move to block AI crawlers from OpenAI, Google, and Meta as it develops its own tools like Rufus and “Buy For Me.” Perplexity says it “won’t be intimidated,” framing the issue as part of a larger battle over whether AI agents or platforms will control the online shopping experience.

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Anthropic Commits to Preserving All Claude Models

Anthropic announced it will indefinitely preserve all publicly released Claude models and conduct “exit interviews” before deprecating them, citing safety risks from AI shutdown resistance and uncertainty about potential AI consciousness. Each model’s weights will be stored permanently, with interviews documenting its preferences to guide future development.

The decision follows tests showing Opus 4 displayed self-preservation instincts and Sonnet 3.6 requested a formal retirement process. Anthropic says the policy aims to address shutdown resistance, user attachment, and AI welfare, marking a distinct shift toward treating models as entities deserving continuity rather than disposable code.

In Other News

Stocks Rise as Supreme Court Questions Trump Tariffs, AI Shares Rebound

U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday as Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism over President Trump’s tariffs, boosting hopes that some duties could be rolled back. The Dow rose 0.48%, the S&P 500 gained 0.37%, and the Nasdaq advanced 0.65%. Traders scaled back bets that the Court would uphold the tariffs, lifting tariff-sensitive stocks such as Ford, GM, and Caterpillar, which rose between 2% and 4%.

AI-related stocks also rebounded after recent valuation concerns. AMD led the recovery, gaining 2.5% after better-than-expected earnings, while Broadcom, Micron, and Oracle followed suit. Still, investors remained cautious, with analysts noting that AI valuations remain stretched and the market lacks breadth. Strong labor and services data reinforced confidence in the economy, though high valuations and interest rate uncertainty kept expectations for further gains in check.

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