July 9, 2026

Squeezed on land, Samsung wants to put data centres out to sea

a view of a train station from the top of the escalator
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As data centres run into unhappy neighbours and water limits on land, Samsung wants to float them offshore. Samsung Heavy Industries plans to launch its first floating data centre by 2028, Seoul Economic Daily reported. It would be a purpose-built ba...