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Google's orbiting TPU satellite runs Gemma 4 model, generates first AI output in space

Google confirmed in a blog post that it successfully activated the Tensor Processing Units aboard a satellite launched earlier this month, running its Gemma 4 model to produce a space-themed haiku and other test prompts. The milestone is part of Project Suncatcher, Google's experimental effort to explore running AI compute hardware in orbit.

theverge.com · 2026-10-30

Opera One adds WebAI support, enabling Apple's on-device model in browser

Opera announced that Opera One is now the first of its browsers to support WebAI, a proposed web standard for accessing AI models running locally on a device. The feature lets users run models including Google's Gemma and, on Macs, Apple's on-device foundation model directly within the browser, with Opera GX and Opera Neon to gain the capability later. Opera says the feature is opt-in, free, requires no subscription, and lets users choose which sites can access local models.

9to5mac.com · 2026-10-27