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Sandia’s secretive brain-like supercomputer promises next-level defense computing with no OS or internal storage
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Sandia’s secretive brain-like supercomputer promises next-level defense computing with no OS or internal storage

SpiNNaker 2 supercomputer operates without disks or an operating system for unmatched speed Sandia’s system uses 152 cores per chip to mimic the...

US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research
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US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research

People stop on a trail facing downtown Oakland, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. Credit: AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez A new supercomputer...

Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan’s first ‘AI supercomputer’
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Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan’s first ‘AI supercomputer’

Taiwan produces the bulk of the world’s most advanced chips, including those needed for the most powerful AI applications and research. Nvidia boss...

MSI unveils a DGX Spark clone that sounds insane – but should you believe the ‘AI supercomputer’ hype?
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MSI unveils a DGX Spark clone that sounds insane – but should you believe the ‘AI supercomputer’ hype?

MSI EdgeXpert sounds impressive, but calling it a supercomputer might be stretching reality Desktop AI supercomputers are a trend, but their usefulness still...

No, Google, your AI pod is not 24x faster than the El Capitan supercomputer
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No, Google, your AI pod is not 24x faster than the El Capitan supercomputer

Google claims its Ironwood TPU is 24x faster than the El Capitan supercomputer An analyst says Google’s performance comparison is “perfectly silly” Comparing...

Boutique supercomputer specialist Eurocom upgrades its fastest laptop with 128GB DDR5 RAM and a staggering 780W PSU to power an RTX 4090
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Boutique supercomputer specialist Eurocom upgrades its fastest laptop with 128GB DDR5 RAM and a staggering 780W PSU to power an RTX 4090

Eurocom Raptor X17 laptop is built for AI, cybersecurity, and high-end simulations. A 17.3-inch monster with advanced cooling features And with 128GB RAM,...

HPE may have been beaten Supermicro and Dell to win a bn AI contract, but it’s not for the Colossus supercomputer
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HPE may have been beaten Supermicro and Dell to win a $1bn AI contract, but it’s not for the Colossus supercomputer

Bloomberg reports the contact is for Elon Musk’s X social media platform xAi’s Colossus uses 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPU and doesn’t seem to...

Tech editor takes close snaps of world’s fastest supercomputer and lives to publish them
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Tech editor takes close snaps of world’s fastest supercomputer and lives to publish them

El Capitan is a classified US government property that crunches data related to US nuclear arsenal ServeTheHome’s Patrick Kennedy was invited for the...

Nvidia brings Blackwell to your desk – Project DIGITS mini PC is more like a mini supercomputer
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Nvidia brings Blackwell to your desk – Project DIGITS mini PC is more like a mini supercomputer

Nvidia reveals supercharged mini PC with Blackwell architecture A single Project DIGITS supercomputer can handle 200b LLMs, two can handle 405b It’ll cost...