2 major new trends are changing how we build and run artificial intelligence both on Earth and in space.
On the space front, a startup called Starcloud just raised $250 million to build AI data centers in orbit. These are essentially giant computers in space that can process complex AI tasks high above the Earth. The company is now valued at $2.3 billion, with big tech firms like Nvidia backing the project. Starcloud wants to launch these machines on SpaceX rockets, but booking rocket rides is becoming a challenge. If they succeed, these space computers will run powerful chips to process satellite data much faster than ever before.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, AI is quietly changing how computer programmers write software. In 2025, a coding language called TypeScript became the most popular language on the code-sharing platform GitHub. AI coding assistants, which are smart tools that write code for humans, are driving this massive change. These AI assistants learn by reading existing code on the internet. Because most web code is already written in JavaScript or TypeScript, the AI helpers are much better at writing in those languages, which pushes human programmers to use them too.
Why does this matter to you? To begin with, putting AI in space means we can track things like weather patterns and natural disasters in real time. Back on the ground, the fact that AI is pushing programmers toward 1 main family of coding languages means the apps and websites you use every day will be built much faster, even if it means software becomes a bit more uniform.
From flying computers in orbit to the quiet ways engineers write code, AI is quickly reshaping our digital world. We are watching the very foundation of future technology change right before our eyes.
