SkyFi thermal satellite imagery reveals which data centers are actually powered up
bradneuberg · x · 2026-11-09
Gas generators run hot, and SkyFi's thermal satellite imagery lets anyone see which data centers are actually powered up, day or night. A clever use of commercial remote sensing to independently verify AI compute infrastructure activity.
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