The head of Amazon’s cloud business says major obstacles need to be overcome before space-based data centers are a reality.

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Amazon's top cloud computing executive said space-based data centers are "pretty far" from being a reality, even as a number of startups and the ...

Despite these challenges, SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk, has set a characteristically optimistic timeline for orbital data centers, ...

AT&T and Amazon partner on LEO satellite internet and AWS fiber links to expand U.S. connectivity and boost efficiency—see ...

In June 2025, AWS pledged to invest $20 billion in data centers in Pennsylvania. At the time, the company said it would focus on Salem Township (some 30 miles north of Kline Township) and Falls ...

Amazon’s European cloud ambitions are running into a very physical constraint: the region’s aging electricity networks. As AI data centers demand unprecedented amounts of power, grid operators are ...

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said that existing technology is “pretty far” from making data centers in space possible, just as Elon Musk has been pitching the idea as part of the logic for ...

AWS CEO Matt Garman said space-based data centers remain impractical and uneconomical despite rising AI-driven infrastructure demand, citing high launch costs, heavy hardware and limited rocket ...

AI’s energy problem may also be its solution, as cities are increasingly exploring opportunities to repurpose excess heat ...

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Long delays to get power grid connections are challenging Amazon's plans to expand ...

Documents reviewed by Bloomberg and SourceMaterial show AWS operates more than 900 data center facilities in over 50 countries, including more than 440 colocation sites. The expanded footprint ...