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<p>While the A.I. boom has created a data center boom, rich guys are turning their computing dreams to the skies. With its impending IPO, SpaceX stands to lead the extraterrestrial data center boom. Will it work out for Elon and company? </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/author/ericberger/"><u>Eric Berger</u></a>, space reporter at Ars Technica</p><p>Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<a href="http://slate.com/whatnextplus"><u> slate.com/whatnextplus</u></a><u> </u>to get access wherever you listen.</p><p>Podcast production by Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort.</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more info...