Remember Elon Musk's plan to put AI data centers in space ? It appears companies are taking the idea seriously. And one of those companies is Google. According to a new report in the Wall Street Journal , Google is currently in talks with Musk's space exploration company, SpaceX, to strike a deal to launch rockets into space with the intent of putting data centers into orbit. When SpaceX acquired xAI, Musk's AI company, earlier this year, Musk penned a statement explaining why he decided to combine his companies. One big reason? Data centers in space. While this was not the only reason , it was a main focal point for SpaceX's acquisition of xAI. SpaceX had recently filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking permission to launch "a million satellites" to put AI data centers into orbit. Mashable Light Speed "Current advances in AI are dependent on large terrestrial data centers, which require immense amounts of power and cooling," Musk explained at the time of the acquisition.…