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

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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

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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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11-Plus Supercomputers Hacked With Cryptominers

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High-performance computers across Europe have been shut down to clear out malware infestations. There’s also evidence of attacks in the US.
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Hackers compromise Supercomputers across Europe with cryptominers

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Supercomputers in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and the UK were hacked in the attack.
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Cyberattack Against UK Supercomputer ARCHER Forces Operators to Disable Access for Scientists

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ARCHER, a UK world-class supercomputer, was hit by a cyberattack earlier this week. Providing invaluable resources for scientists studying global issues, the UK National Supercomputing service also serves a National Health Service (NHS) project working… Continue reading Cyberattack Against UK Supercomputer ARCHER Forces Operators to Disable Access for Scientists→

Hackaday Links: March 29, 2020

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It turns out that whacking busted things to fix them works as well on Mars as it does on Earth, as NASA managed to fix its wonky “mole” with a little help from the InSight lander’s robotic arm. Calling it “percussive maintenance” is perhaps a touch overwrought; as we explained …read more

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The New Xbox: Just How Fast Is 12 teraFLOPS?

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Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X, formerly known as Project Scarlet, is slated for release in the holiday period of 2020. Like any new console release, it promises better graphics, more immersive gameplay, and all manner of other superlatives in the press releases. In a sharp change from previous generations, however, …read more

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Nvidia acquires data storage and management platform SwiftStack

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Nvidia today announced that it has acquired SwiftStack, a software-centric data storage and management platform that supports public cloud, on-premises and edge deployments. The company’s recent launches focused on improving its support for AI, high-performance computing and accelerated computing workloads, which is surely what Nvidia is most interested in here. “Building AI supercomputers is exciting […] Continue reading Nvidia acquires data storage and management platform SwiftStack→

NASA’s new HPE-built supercomputer will prepare for landing Artemis astronauts on the Moon

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NASA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have teamed up to build a new supercomputer, which will serve NASA’s Ames Research Center in California and develop models and simulations of the landing process for Artemis Moon missions. The new supercomputer is called “Aitken,” named after American astronomer Robert Grant Aitken, and it can run simulations at […] Continue reading NASA’s new HPE-built supercomputer will prepare for landing Artemis astronauts on the Moon→