Topic: high-performance computing
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AMD Fuels U.S. Sovereign AI Supercomputers for Open American AI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is deploying two new supercomputers, Lux and Discovery, powered by AMD technology, to establish a sovereign AI infrastructure that accelerates scientific discovery and ensures critical AI research remains securely in the U.S. Lux, scheduled for 2026, will be the nati...
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UK's New Supercomputer: Where It Stands Globally
The UK has launched Isambard-AI, its fastest supercomputer to date, ranking 11th globally and marking a milestone for British AI and research. Built by HPE, Isambard-AI delivers 216.5 petaflops of performance, focusing on AI-driven tasks like protein modeling, climate simulations, and large langu...
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Avnet & AMD's 'AMD on Wheels' Roadshow Powers Australia's AI Future
Avnet and AMD have launched the "AMD on Wheels" roadshow across major Australian cities to provide hands-on access to high-performance AI solutions and sustainable technology, aiming to accelerate the country's adoption of intelligent systems. The initiative combines Avnet's product lifecycle exp...
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Vertiv, Ezditek Partner to Build AI Data Centers in Saudi Arabia
Vertiv and Ezditek have formed a partnership to accelerate the development of AI-ready data centers in Saudi Arabia, aligning with Saudi Vision 2030's digital transformation goals. The collaboration combines Vertiv's global infrastructure expertise with Ezditek's regional knowledge to deliver sca...
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Nvidia Unveils AI-Powered DGX Personal Computing Systems
Nvidia's new DGX Spark and DGX Station systems bring data-center-level AI performance to desktops, catering to developers and enterprises with compact, high-power solutions. The DGX Spark offers 1 petaflop of AI compute and 128GB memory, while the DGX Station delivers 20 petaflops and 784GB memor...
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Envision 2025: du Puts AI at the Heart of UAE's Digital Future
The Envision 2025 forum in Dubai highlighted how AI, robotics, and cloud computing are accelerating the UAE's digital evolution and economic growth. du's CEO projected AI will contribute $320 billion to the UAE's GDP by 2030, emphasizing five key tech pillars including generative AI and sovereign...
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AI's Growth Tests Data Center Sustainability, Says GlobalData
The rapid expansion of data centers is driven by AI workloads and the need for sustainable operations, leading to environmental challenges like high electricity use and water consumption. Investment in data center infrastructure has reached historic levels, with major tech firms like Microsoft an...
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US Bitcoin Miners Shift Focus to AI
A major bitcoin mining facility in Texas, owned by Riot Platforms, is being repurposed to support artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, reflecting a strategic industry shift. At least eight other public bitcoin mining companies are pivoting toward AI to meet the surging demand f...
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Microsoft's AI Discovers New Chemical in Just 200 Hours
Microsoft's AI platform, Microsoft Discovery, identified a novel PFAS-free coolant for data centers in just 200 hours, showcasing AI's potential to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. The platform uses AI-powered "postdoc" agents to streamline research, enabling rapid evaluation of thous...
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Sam Altman at GITEX 2025: Building AI-Native Societies
GITEX GLOBAL 2025 is the world's premier technology and AI event, hosting thousands of exhibitors, startups, and global leaders in Dubai to explore AI-native societies and foster high-level policy and technology discussions. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, will make his first appearance at the event i...
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TII and NVIDIA Launch Middle East's First AI and Robotics Lab
The Technology Innovation Institute and NVIDIA have launched the Middle East's first joint AI and Robotics Lab to advance Generative AI, embodied AI, and robotics research. This partnership provides TII access to NVIDIA's specialized edge GPU chips, including the Thor chip, to support breakthroug...
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VAST Data Aims to Capture Global Data
VAST Data aims to build a global AI infrastructure system that captures, contextualizes, and activates all data, transforming it into actionable outcomes through AI agents. The company is partnering with Sharon AI to deploy its AI OS and Insight Engine in Australia, showcasing practical AI applic...
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AI's Data Center Dilemma: Balancing Growth and Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI is driving unprecedented growth in data center construction, creating a need to balance computational demands with energy efficiency and reduced ecological impact. Investment in data center infrastructure has reached historic levels, with major tech companies like Micros...
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Nvidia Expands Open Source AI with Acquisition and New Models
Nvidia acquired SchedMD, the developer of the open-source Slurm workload manager, to accelerate its development and integration for scaling AI and high-performance computing clusters. The company launched the open Nemotron 3 AI model family, designed for building efficient AI agents, with variant...
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GITEX 2025: AI and Enterprise Leaders Shape the Intelligence Economy
GITEX 2025, held in Dubai, unites a record number of global technology leaders, startups, and investors to explore AI and the intelligence economy, emphasizing Dubai's role as a nexus for public-private collaboration. High-level dialogues featured global ministers and officials discussing innovat...
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Europe's First Exascale Supercomputer JUPITER Boosts Scientific Breakthroughs
Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, JUPITER, is now operational at the Jülich Supercomputing Center in Germany, ranking among the world’s fastest machines for scientific research. JUPITER enables high-resolution climate modeling and turbulence simulations, with its architecture featuring 5,900...
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Top 3 Companies for Deploying Agentic AI
Microsoft leads the agentic AI market with its Copilot platform, integrated into Microsoft 365 and Azure, enhancing enterprise productivity through automation and generative models. Nvidia holds a key position by providing essential GPU hardware for training AI models, supporting innovation acros...
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Advantest Hit by Ransomware Attack, Disrupting Chip Testing
Advantest, a key global semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer, confirmed a ransomware attack on its corporate network first detected in February 2026, though core production appears unaffected. The full impact, including whether sensitive customer or employee data was compromised, remains ...
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