China has launched a state-backed institute for space-based AI computing, escalating its technological race with the U.S. This initiative coincides with SpaceX's planned $75 billion IPO to fund its own orbital AI ambitions.

China is ramping up its bets on space-based artificial intelligence computing with the launch of a state-backed research institute in Beijing, accelerating a frontier tech race with the US just as Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes a record-shattering US$75 billion market debut to fund its own orbital AI ambitions. The establishment of the Beijing Space Intelligent Computing Research Institute marks a major step in the superpowers’ AI rivalry, which is increasingly extending beyond Earth as terrestrial AI....