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Iran's intention to levy tariffs on the undersea internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz has sparked concerns about the stability of global digital networks. This approach may hinder crucial data exchanges, adversely influencing key technology players and the lives of millions across the Gulf, including a large population of Indian expatriates.

During a Beijing visit, President Trump observed China's military might, signaling a shift in global power. While the US faces munitions shortages and slow production, China's defense industry operates at wartime pace, excelling in drones, AI, and satellite tech. This evolving warfare, particularly concerning Taiwan, highlights a contest for future global dominance.

Microsoft abandoned its underwater data center project due to a lack of customer interest, a fate industry experts fear SpaceX may share with its ambitious space-based AI computing network. Challenges with deployment, repair, and the immense cost of rocket launches raise significant economic and technical hurdles for Musk's orbital vision.

China is significantly expanding its undersea mapping and monitoring operations across key oceans, gathering data crucial for submarine warfare. Research vessels are systematically surveying strategically important areas, reflecting a dual-use strategy combining civilian science with defense objectives. This effort aims to improve China's ability to deploy submarines and track adversaries in sensitive waters.

The US-Iran conflict is impacting vital underwater internet cables. Meta has paused a major project connecting Africa and the Gulf. Installation ships are stranded. These cables carry over 95% of global internet traffic. Damage to these undersea lines could disrupt services worldwide. The Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz are critical data corridors.

Microsoft is advancing data centres with robotics to handle heavy servers efficiently. They prioritize automation while ensuring job security and efficient operations. By leveraging robotics and human expertise, Microsoft aims to enhance data centre performance and reliability.

China has unveiled its groundbreaking underwater data centre in Shanghai, a $226 million project leveraging ocean cooling to slash energy consumption. This innovation comes as OpenAI urges the US to boost domestic energy investment, warning that a lack of power capacity could cede AI leadership to China, which significantly outpaced US energy additions last year.

Microsoft has pulled out the prototype data centre from 117-feet deep inside the sea and have announced Project Natick a success.

Researchers at city-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) have designed and tested an underwater tsunami buoy as an alternative to the existing surface buoys that are often damaged by man and nature.

An NIOT researcher said migration pattern of plankton is known but capturing it in such an instrument is rare."Initially, we thought the data was not good.

This new year, India will begin underwater expedition of the Antarctic region using a remotely operable vehicle (ROV) developed by Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). Samples collected from the underbelly of icebergs, which could be millions of years old, may hold potential surprises, including clues on origin of life.

Naval submarine INS Sindhudhvaj has begun underwater search along the Tamil Nadu coastline to trace the missing Coast Guard Dornier aircraft even as an expert team started scouring the area to locate the plane's cockpit voice data recorder.

Covering an area roughly equivalent to the British Isles or the state of New Mexico, the volcano dubbed Tamu Massif, is located about 1,609 km east of Japan.