Supercomputer stories

Dell and University of Queensland advance supercomputer innovation
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For the next phase of supercomputing, UQ will use advanced GPU technologies to provide a whole new capability of visual compute inside the supercomputer.

Intel unveils ambitious plans for it's Aurora supercomputing technology
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The world's first two exaflop supercomputer is being discussed by Intel, marking a milestone in supercomputing technology

IBM achieves breakthroughs in quantum hardware and software
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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IBM has announced new breakthrough advancements in quantum hardware and software and outlining its vision for quantum-centric supercomputing.

From the human brain to the stars beyond: Swinburne supercomputer to support new discoveries
Wed, 2nd Feb 2022
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The as-yet-unnamed supercomputer will enable Victoria to stay on the cutting edge of space, medical technology, and sustainability research.

Meta says it's building the 'fastest supercomputer in the world'
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Meta’s AI Research SuperCluster will be used to develop advanced AI in areas such as computer vision, natural language processing and speech recognition.

AMD displays growing adoption in HPC at the Supercomputing Conference 2021
Fri, 19th Nov 2021
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AMD has showcased an expanded presence and growing preference in high-performance computing at this year's Supercomputing Conference 2021.

Fugaku supercomputer tops industry performance rankings
Mon, 5th Jul 2021
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The TOP500, Graph500, HPCG and HPL-AI all ranked Fugaku as a top supercomputer.

Researchers have switched on the world's fastest AI supercomputer
Mon, 31st May 2021
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Researchers have switched on the world's fastest AI supercomputer, delivering nearly four exaFLOPS of AI performance for more than 7,000 researchers.

NVIDIA names data centre CPU after computer scientist Grace Hopper
Thu, 15th Apr 2021
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NVIDIA Grace is designed to support artificial intelligence-based supercomputers, natural language processing, and recommender systems.

NVIDIA opens up AI to the enterprise with DGX SuperPOD supercomputer
Tue, 13th Apr 2021
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“AI is the most powerful technology the world has ever known,” declares NVIDIA DGX systems VP.

Lenovo DCG backs modernisation of Netherlands supercomputer
Fri, 12th Feb 2021
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The company will become part of an effort to create the ‘largest and most powerful’ supercomputer in the Netherlands - a project worth €20 million.

HPE awarded $160 million contract to build supercomputer in Finland
Fri, 23rd Oct 2020
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The supercomputer, which is referred to as ‘LUMI’ by EuroHPC JU, will help European researchers and private and public organisations significantly advance R&D and drive innovation in areas such as healthcare, weather forecasting, and AI-enabled products.

HPE to build Pawsey’s newest supercomputer
Wed, 21st Oct 2020
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The new HPE Cray EX supercomputer will deliver 30x more compute power, enabling high-impact research projects on a previously unavailable scale

HPE welcomes the 'new era' of exascale computing
Wed, 12th Aug 2020
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HPE's Cray supercomputing line aims to answer the challenges posed by the new exascale era, such as massive data growth, modelling, AI, and more.

Value of quantum computing uncertain for at least 10 years - research
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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"Quantum computing is not currently providing business value that could not be achieved with today's existing computers, and it is not clear when it will."

Australian supercomputer Gadi ranks 25 in Global 500
Thu, 25th Jun 2020
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“Gadi represents a milestone for Australian research. We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Fujitsu and its network to offer Australian researchers world-class computing resources to take us into the next decade.”

Supermicro announces integrated A100 GPU-powered systems
Mon, 18th May 2020
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Includes full support for the New NVIDIA A100 GPUs, third-generation NVIDIA NVLink, and NVIDIA NVSwitch.

NVIDIA launches 'world's most advanced AI system' - the DGX A100
Fri, 15th May 2020
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NVIDIA says the first order of the system will be delivered to a lab in the US, which will use the DGXTM A100’s computing power to ‘better understand COVID-19’.

Fujitsu employee receives award for supercomputer tech
Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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Yuichiro Ajima helped to create a new high-dimensional interconnect technology for the Fugaku, K, and PRIMEHPC FX1000 supercomputers.

Lenovo, Intel & Harvard build liquid-cooled supercomputer
Thu, 21st Nov 2019
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Lenovo, Intel, and Harvard University are the driving forces behind an effort to create Harvard’s first liquid-cooled supercomputer, nicknamed Cannon.

Fujitsu to ship PRIMEHPC supercomputers in March 2020
Tue, 19th Nov 2019
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The Fujitsu PRIMEHPC FX1000 and PRIMEHPC FX700 models both utilize technology of the Fugaku supercomputer, which was jointly developed by Fujitsu and RIKEN.

HPE's Aitken supercomputer shoots for the moon
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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HPE has ambitious plans to shoot for the moon – or at least to build a supercomputer that can support missions to that distant globe that lights up the night sky.

Fujitsu tapped to upgrade Australia’s most powerful supercomputer
Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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The new machine will provide a 10-fold increase in speed and provide Australian researchers with world-class, high-end computing services.

NVIDIA adds CUDA support for Arm
Wed, 19th Jun 2019
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Enables new path to exascale supercomputing as global HPC leaders join to support the new platform.