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IBM Unveils Heron Quantum Chip, Plus Quantum System Two
Next generation quantum processor dubbed 'Heron', and the modular IBM Quantum System Two unveiled by Big Blue
AI Safety Summit 2023: UK To Invest £225m For AI Supercomputer
UK government says it will invest £225m ($273m) for AI supercomputer as it seeks to bolster its AI credentials with US and China
Budget 2023: Chancellor Pledges £2.5 Billion For Quantum Computing
With UK predicted to avoid recession, spring budget by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces funding injections into tech sector
IBM Breakthrough With 433 Qubit Quantum Processor
Breakthrough development in quantum-centric supercomputing, after IBM unveils its most powerful quantum chip capable of 433-qubit
ARM Launches New Chip Design For Data Centre, Cloud
British chip designer ARM Holdings reveals its next generation data centre chip design, dubbed Neoverse V2
AMD Closes $50 Billion Xilinx Acquisition
HPC boost for chip giant AMD, as it completes its drawn out acquisition of FPGA specialist Xilinx for approximately $50 billion
Meta Building Fastest AI Supercomputer In The World
Facebook building the world’s fastest AI supercomputer to help detect and moderate offensive posts and content, from among its billions of users
HPE Wins NSA Cloud Contract Worth $2bn
Hewlett Packard Enterprise wins $2 billion cloud services contract with America's top secret intelligence agency, the NSA
UK’s Most Powerful Supercomputer, Cambridge-1, Targets Healthcare
Nvidia's Cambridge-1 is now the UK's most powerful supercomputer, and will offer research capabilities for healthcare and AI
AMD Targets Data Centres With $35 Billion Purchase Of Xilinx
More competition for Intel, as AMD signals deepening push into data centre market with $35 billion purchase of US-based Xilinx
Coronavirus: Folding@Home Volunteers Merge Home PCs For Fastest Supercomputer
Folding@Home volunteers utilise home PCs to create world's fastest supercomputer to help tackle deadly Coronavirus pandemic
HPE Bolsters HPC Credentials With $1.3bn Cray Deal
Veteran supercomputer maker Cray is to be acquired by HPE, to power its HPC push in the years ahead
Volkswagen Uses Google Quantum Computer For Research
Volkswagen to carry out traffic optimisation, material, and machine learning research on Google quantum computer
Lenovo Targets Data Centre And PC Market With Expanded Portfolio
Expanded data centre offerings as Chinese PC maker reinvigorates HPC portfolio with two new brands
Welsh Universities Receive Supercomputing Investment
Supercomputing investment of £15m to drive 'world-class scientific research', as well as create jobs and industry partnerships
Obama Orders Exascale Supercomputer Initiative
World's faster supercomputer. Obama orders creation of computer capable of 1,000 petaflops
National Data Centre Launched For Researchers
The UK launches a data centre tailored especially for academic and medical research communities
HPC Market Slides In 2013 – IDC
After a record year in 2012, the high-performance computing (HPC) market experienced a tougher year in 2013
Intel Opens Parallel Computing Centres And Seeks Partners
Intel establishes Parallel Computing Centres around the world as it seeks to drive HPC hardware improvements
SGI To Bolster Big Data Credentials
SGI is making use of its supercomputer expertise to help companies tackle their big data needs
Cray Tweaks CS300 For Large Memory Workloads
Cray creates two new configurations of its CS300 machine to cope with high-memory workloads
Cray Touts Low-Cost XC30-AC Supercomputer
Cray is offering customers a more affordable supercomputer solution as demand shows no sign of a slowdown
Compuware APM For Mainframe Offers Transaction Control
Compuware is offering new management tools to provide IT departments with deep transaction management
IBM Partners With Livermore Lab To Bolster HPC
IBM and Livermore Lab have teamed up to improve America's competitiveness in high-performance computing
Intel Grows HPC With Cray Interconnect Deal
Intel is adding to its HPC portfolio with the purchase of the networking assets of supercomputer maker Cray
IBM Targets HPC With Platform Computing Buy
IBM is to acquire the Canadian clustering, grid and HPC software provider Platform Computing
Fujitsu Wins Major HPC Wales Project
Fujitsu will re-enter the European market with a £15m lighthouse supercomputing partner project
Microsoft, Novell Point To Increased HPC Interest
More and more businesses are seeking high-performance computing (HPC) interoperability solutions, at least according to Microsoft and Novell