A collection of X posts from October 8, 2026 discussing space exploration partnerships between Japan and France, cryptocurrency community milestones, and DeFi conference updates. Posts cover the upcoming MMX mission to Mars's moon Phobos, a web3 user's one-year account growth anniversary, and Aave's participation at Token2049 in Singapore.
This digest covers seasonal planning tips, a robotics startup's cease-and-desist for an unsanctioned human-robot fight in California, a blended meat startup claiming to mimic steak texture, and a college investment fund raising $50 million. Additional stories include an AI DJ on LA radio, NBA testing connected basketballs, orbital robotics heading to the ISS, and Gen Z's use of mystical services for dating.
SEEDS is a sandbox space exploration game in early access where players terraform a desolate planet, build machines, and manage ecosystems. The game features a built-in 64-bit RISC-V virtual machine running an unmodified Linux kernel, allowing players to program and run custom applications on in-game computers.
Google successfully launched its first orbital AI-chip test into space on October 1, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg, California. The system, containing four Trillium TPUs, has established contact and is operating as expected.
Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite launched into orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission in partnership with Planet. The satellite is operational and will gather data on how TPUs perform under spaceflight conditions, radiation, and thermal stress as part of research exploring space-based machine learning infrastructure.
Google launched a refrigerator-sized satellite carrying Tensor Processing Units to test AI data center operations in space, powered by solar energy. The prototype will run Google's Gemma AI model for 15 minutes to evaluate how the chips handle spaceflight conditions, radiation, and extreme temperatures. The project aims to address growing demand for AI computing infrastructure while avoiding Earth-based opposition to power-hungry data centers.
Star Hop: Endless Galaxy is a one-tap space arcade game where players hop between planets, catch orbits, and collect pilot cards and ships inspired by famous spacecraft. The game requires JavaScript to play.
Strained US-Canada relations have prompted the Canadian government to invest in domestic space launch capabilities. Three companies—NordSpace, Reaction Dynamics, and Canada Rocket Company—received initial awards totaling $8.33 million CAD to develop rockets, with Canada Rocket Company pursuing an ambitious medium-lift vehicle instead of starting small.