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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago

I remember Microsoft experimented with this back in 2020, and while they said it saw successes, it doesn't appear they've done much after the proof-of-concept.

From 2024:

In a separate statement, Microsoft told DCD: “While we don’t currently have data centers in the water, we will continue to use Project Natick as a research platform to explore, test, and validate new concepts around data center reliability and sustainability, for example with liquid immersion.”

Last year, China's Highlander deployed a 1,433-ton commercial underwater data center off the Hainan island coast.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ocean gets warmer, seems like a win-win

[–] DexterRSX@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 days ago

Isn't that supposed to be a bad thing according to literally every scientist I've ever listened to

[–] Orcinus@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 days ago

I heard about this. I once asked Deepseek if it'd rather be cooled by molten salt and it said it'd be overkill.