FILE PHOTO: An underwater data centre being developed by Chinese maritime technology company Highlander is seen under construction at a shipyard in Nantong, in China's eastern Jingsu province on September 11, 2025. - AFP
NANTONG, China: Power-hungry data centres run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing's energy woes.
On a wharf near the city, workers were finishing off the large yellow capsule - a foray into alternative tech infrastructure that faces questions over its ecological impact and commercial viability.
