Month: January 2016

Microsoft Plumbs Ocean’s Depths to Test Underwater Data Center by JOHN MARKOFF


By JOHN MARKOFF

Microsoft sank a data center on the ocean floor, where the sea water acts as a coolant, and plans to use the waves to power it. The results were encouraging enough to try a bigger version.

Published: February 1, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Man Slashed in Face After Argument on Harlem Subway Platform by SARAH MASLIN NIR and BENJAMIN MUELLER


By SARAH MASLIN NIR and BENJAMIN MUELLER

The 27-year-old man was attacked at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue, in an episode that joined a spate of slashings that have put New York City on edge over the past month.

Published: February 1, 2016 at 12:00AM

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