Here in Atlanta at SC24, where an anticipated 16,000 attendees are expected to set a conference attendance record, the new TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers reports  that El Capitan, the HPE-Cray/AMD supercomputer at Lawrence ....

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Nov. 4, 2024: According to a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights, the rising energy demands of global data centers are driving shifts toward renewable power sourcing with US data centers accounting for half of total US corporate clean energy procurement this year, but only around 20 percent in Europe. The US data center sector […]

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NextSilicon, the Israel-based startup whose intriguing software-defined hardware has been talked about in concept for years by the company, today unveiled what it said is the first Intelligent Compute Accelerator (ICA).

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CAMPBELL, Calif., October 30, 2024— AI data platform company WekaIO unveiled two WEKApod data platform appliances today: the WEKApod Nitro for large-scale enterprise AI deployments and the WEKApod Prime for smaller-scale AI deployments and multi-purpose high-performance data use cases. WEKApod data platform appliances provide turnkey solutions combining WEKA Data Platform software with best-in-class high-performance hardware […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2024  – Storage software company Scality today unveiled RING XP, an all-flash configuration of its RING storage software engineered for extreme performance. Scality said RING XP is the fastest object store with microsecond response-time latencies for small object data, making it ideal for AI model training and fine-tuning. The company said RING XP […]

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Vancouver, BC, October 28, 2024 – TELUS announced a collaboration with Photonic Inc. intended to accelerate development of quantum communications in Canada. TELUS will provide Photonic dedicated access to its fibre-optic network, enabling the testing of  quantum technologies and solutions. Over the past several years, quantum technology has moved beyond academic research and is entering […]

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Oct. 23, 2024 — A  new IDTechEx report, “Chiplet Technology 2025-2035: Technology, Opportunities, Applications,” highlights the transformative potential of chiplets. It predicts the market will reach US$411 billion by 2035, driven by high-performance computing demands across sectors such as data centers and AI. Chiplets break down complex chips into smaller, specialized components, providing enhanced flexibility […]

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SHERBROOKE, Canada (October 23, 2024) – Nord Quantique, a quantum error correction company, today announces two  partnerships to secure its long-term chip fabrication supply chain for its quantum computers. Both partners are located within the emerging “Northeast Semiconductor Manufacturing Corridor,” a region dedicated to the production of microelectronics and quantum microchips. This region runs from […]

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HOUSTON, Oct. 22 – Researchers at the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston have received second-year funding from Intellectual Ventures, a global leader in the business of invention, to continue their important study of the retention at atmospheric pressure of high-pressure-induced/enhanced superconductivity. The project, which has been awarded $767,000 to date, is led by […]

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Amid swirling reports of a multi-billion capital infusion offer from an investment firm along with a reported acquisition attempt, Intel proceeded today with launches of the Xeon 6 CPU and the Gaudi 3 AI GPU, both chips aimed at exploding demand for AI compute -- and at competitors Nvidia and AMD. Intel said the Xeon 6 ("Granite Rapids") with Performance-cores (P-cores) delivers twice the performance of its predecessor and features increased core count, double the memory bandwidth ....

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