Diamond-based quantum computer paired with supercomputers for first time

Quantum computing may have just taken a major step forward, as a supercomputer facility in Australia becomes the first to have a quantum computer integrated into it. The quantum processor, developed by German-Australian start-up Quantum Brilliance, run… Continue reading Diamond-based quantum computer paired with supercomputers for first time

Frontier breaks the exascale threshold to take top supercomputer spot

The US Department of Energy’s Frontier supercomputer has been crowned world’s fastest at the International Supercomputing Conference 2022 in Hamburg, Germany, and is the first system to enter the exascale era of computing.Continue ReadingCategory: Comp… Continue reading Frontier breaks the exascale threshold to take top supercomputer spot

Meta unveils new AI supercomputer destined to be world’s fastest

Meta has unveiled the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), a new supercomputer that’s among the fastest in the world. And it’ll only get faster – by the end of the year it should rank number one, with computing power on the exascale.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Meta unveils new AI supercomputer destined to be world’s fastest

Supercomputer-developed AI predicts tsunami flooding in real-time on a PC

As a region that is subject to a high degree of seismic activity, tsunamis are a real and ever-present threat for the people of Japan. The teams tasked with managing and responding to these risks may soon have a powerful new tool at their disposal, in … Continue reading Supercomputer-developed AI predicts tsunami flooding in real-time on a PC

Nvidia aims to build UK’s most powerful supercomputer by end of 2020

Last month, Nvidia announced that it was going to build an Arm-based supercomputer in a new research center in Cambridge, UK. Now the company has revealed that it’s also building the UK’s most powerful supercomputer at the site, which is being made ava… Continue reading Nvidia aims to build UK’s most powerful supercomputer by end of 2020

As it closes in on ARM, Nvidia announces UK supercomputer dedicated to medical research

As Nvidia continues to work through its deal to acquire ARM for $40 billion from SoftBank, the computing giant is making another big move to lay out its commitment to investing in UK technology. Today the company announced plans to develop Cambridge-1, a new AI supercomputer that will be used for research in the health […] Continue reading As it closes in on ARM, Nvidia announces UK supercomputer dedicated to medical research

UK’s supercomputer nanosatellites to better predict ship movements

Britain has sent two satellites into space that are smaller than a microwave, yet are the smartest ever produced by the UK. On September 28, 2020 at 12:20 pm BST, four Glasgow-built Spire nanosatellites lifted off atop a Russian Soyuz launcher, two of … Continue reading UK’s supercomputer nanosatellites to better predict ship movements

UK’s supercomputer nanosatellites to better predict ship movements

Britain has sent two satellites into space that are smaller than a microwave, yet are the smartest ever produced by the UK. On September 28, 2020 at 12:20 pm BST, four Glasgow-built Spire nanosatellites lifted off atop a Russian Soyuz launcher, two of … Continue reading UK’s supercomputer nanosatellites to better predict ship movements

Japan’s Fugaku surpasses Summit as world’s most powerful supercomputer

Fugaku is now the most powerful supercomputer in the world, according to the latest Top500 list

The world’s most powerful supercomputer has just fired up. A newcomer named Fugaku has nabbed the number one spot in the Top500 list of supercomputers, surpassing Summit, the reigning champion of the past few years.

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The Descendants of Ancient Computers

Building computers from discrete components is a fairly common hobby project, but it used to be the only way to build a computer until integrated circuits came on the scene. If you’re living in the modern times, however, you can get a computer like this running easily enough, but if …read more

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