China holds 80% of world’s underwater data centre patents as computing energy demands grow
China holds 80% of world’s underwater data centre patents as computing energy demands grow
China owns 80 per cent of the world’s underwater data centre patents, giving it a decisive lead in critical technologies, according to a two-decade study of global patents in the field. The findings reveal a shift away from the West in the race to build future green computing infrastructure, as China transforms from an early follower into the dominant force in subsea data technologies. “China…