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Supercomputers hacked to mine cryptocurrency
Supercomputers hacked to mine cryptocurrency
Multiple reports of compromised high-performance computer systems across Europe surfaced in the past week, and clues may indicate a single actor behind the breaches. 18 May 2020
Amd, Cray to build world's fastest supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Lab
Amd, Cray to build world's fastest supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Lab
The conquering of ExaScale supercomputing continues with a $600 million machine to be built by AMD and Cray for the U.S. government. 07 May 2019
Intel-powered 'Milky Way 2' is now world's fastest computer
Intel-powered 'Milky Way 2' is now world's fastest computer
China has returned to the number one spot for world's top supercomputer for the first time since 2010. 06 Jul 2013 - 6 comments
Department of Energy unleashes the 'Titan' supercomputer
Department of Energy unleashes the 'Titan' supercomputer
The U.S. DOE has activated the world’s most powerful supercomputer, dubbed the 'Titan' 31 Oct 2012 - 9 comments
Intel buys supercomputing assets for $140 million
Intel buys supercomputing assets for $140 million
Intel has announced its purchase of supercomputing assets from Cray Inc. The final price is $140 million and should give the company a leg-up ...... 25 Apr 2012
Acer constructs Taiwan's fastest supercomputer (Video)
Acer constructs Taiwan's fastest supercomputer (Video)
Acer constructs 177 TFLOP supercomputer, ranks 42nd on latest TOP500 list. After being awarded the contract in November 2010, Acer constructed ...... 24 Jun 2011 - 1 comment
Japanese supercomputer tops the TOP500 list
Japanese supercomputer tops the TOP500 list
K Computer achieve's a world-beating 8.162 petaflops. A collaborative effort of Fujitsu and RIKEN, the K Computer is part of the High-Performance ...... 20 Jun 2011 - 7 comments
Russia turns to GPUs for supercomputing solutions
Russia turns to GPUs for supercomputing solutions
Across Russia, GPUs are being increasingly used for raw high-performance computation needed in research. Moscow State University is upgrading ...... 20 Jun 2011
IBM supercomputer will compete on Jeopardy
IBM supercomputer will compete on Jeopardy
IBM's supercomputer "Watson" will take on human contestants on "Jeopardy" this coming February, taking on all-time champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. ...... 14 Dec 2010 - 7 comments
     

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