China powers green computing hub, smart factories amid AI push

China is stepping up its push for smarter and more efficient industrial infrastructure, as the country launches the world’s first prefabricated energy hub for computing facilities and establishes a nationwide four-tier smart factory system. Unveiled on Saturday in Qingdao, eastern Shandong province, the prefabricated base acts as the “heart” of the computing centres by providing green power to run the massive facilities, according to a report by state broadcaster China Central Television on the...