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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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A New Day for the TOP500: Aurora No. 2 at 585 PFlops, 4 New Top 10 Entrants, Frontier Still No. 1
Denver -- Attendees at the SC23 conference here in Denver have been greeted by a roiled TOP500 ranking of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, along with significant...
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@HPCpodcast: Views and Insights on the New TOP500 List
The big news on the Monday of each annual Supercomputing Conference is the release of the new TOP500 ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers. At this...
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AMD-based HPC Systems on TOP500 Grows 39%
SANTA CLARA, Calif., — Nov. 14, 2023 — Today, AMD said its microprocessors now power 140 supercomputers on the latest Top500 list, representing a 39 percent year...
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NVIDIA Announces HGX H200 Systems and Cloud Instances
DENVER—SC23—Nov. 13, 2023—NVIDIA today announced the HGX H200 that is based on the Hopper architecture and features the H200 Tensor Core GPU with advanced memory...
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Aurora Exascale Install Update: Cautious Optimism
The twice-annual TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers is not universally loved, arguments persist whether the LINPACK benchmark is an optimal...
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Phison Introduces Signal Conditioner IC Products, Expands PCIe 5.0 Ecosystem
SAN JOSE – October 16, 2023 – Phison Electronics (8299 TT), a NAND controllers and storage company, announced that the company has expanded its portfolio of PCIe...
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D-Wave and Satispay Announce Quantum-hybrid Application for European Payment Network
PALO ALTO, Calif., BURNABY, B.C., MILAN — October 11, 2023 — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and Satispay, an Italian fintech company focused on mobile payments...
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AD Little on Quantum: 4 Myths and 5 Ways to Get Started
Quantum systems will potentially be exponentially more powerful than other forms of computing. That’s a good thing, of course, but it’s also true that quantum is...
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Dell Teams with NVIDIA on Generative AI
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announced today it is partnering with NVIDIA and its Tensor Core GPUs -- including the coveted H100 -- to expand its generativeDell...
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Large Language Models: The Power and the Mystery
Large language models fit the classic model of a red-hot technology in an early stage of commercial viability: there’s more talk about it than knowledge, and FOMO...
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PINQ² to Operate IBM Quantum System One in Quebec
Bromont, Quebec, September 22, 2023 – The Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation of Quebec (PINQ²), a non-profit organization (NPO) founded by the Ministry...
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Terra Quantum and Honda Research Institute Europe Develop Quantum ML Method for Disaster Routing
St. Gallen, Munich and Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2023 – Quantum computing company Terra Quantum and Honda Research Institute Europe (HRI-EU), a center for...
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Building a Capable Computing Ecosystem for Exascale
With ECP, working together was a prerequisite for participation. “From the beginning, the teams had this so-called ‘shared fate,’” says Siegel. When incorporating...
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NVIDIA Announces AI-Ready Servers from Dell, HPE and Lenovo for Generative AI
August 22, 2023 — NVIDIA today announced system manufacturers will deliver AI-ready servers that support VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA, announced separately...
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McKinsey on the Future of Compute: The Rise of Domain-Specific Architectures
There’s more to the rise in HPC and AI of domain-specific architectures (DSAs), starting with GPUs, than the superior throughput they can deliver. Yes, the deceleration...
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QuEra Expands Access to Quantum Computers
BOSTON, August 2, 2023 – QuEra Computing, a developer of neutral-atom quantum computers, today announced it now supports new ways of accessing its quantum computers...
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Quantum: Q-CTRL Adds Morpheus Ventures to Series B Funding with $54M Raised
LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2023 – Q-CTRL, a developer of quantum technologies through quantum control infrastructure software, today announced the addition of Morpheus...
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TD Cowen: Generative AI Driving Data Center Industry Boom
The generative AI phenomenon has spurred growth in many sectors of the tech industry (just ask NVIDIA), including and spectacularly the data center sector. According...
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Quantum: Atom Computing and NREL Explore Electric Grid Optimization
BOULDER, CO, July 20, 2023 – Atom Computing and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced are exploring how quantum...
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