Supercomputing stories

QDX opens EXESS quantum chemistry engine for free academic use, bundling access with complimentary GPU compute credits via approval.

OpenAI unveils an Australia-wide AI push, pairing a Sydney supercomputer campus with skills training and new startup support schemes.

TELUS survey finds most Canadians and Americans use AI but overwhelmingly want stricter regulation, safety checks and clearer explanations.

Taiwan’s National Centre for High-Performance Computing joins the iRODS Consortium to bolster secure, scalable research data management.

Taiwan’s National Centre for High-Performance Computing joins the global iRODS Consortium to bolster secure, scalable research data management.

Nokia and Hypertec have switched on the Nibi supercomputer at Waterloo, expanding SHARCNET’s AI and HPC capacity for researchers.

Nokia and Hypertec have deployed the Nibi AI supercomputer at the University of Waterloo, boosting SHARCNET research capacity across Canada.

Riverlane launches an AI-driven quantum error correction hub in Delft, led by Barbara Terhal, bolstering its European R&D footprint.

AMD maps ‘yotta-scale’ AI future with Helios platform, new chips across data centre to edge, and a USD $150m education pledge.

AI growth is straining power grids and land as data centre deals soar past USD $10 billion, with the UK emerging as an AI infrastructure hub.

HPE cements supercomputing lead as its exascale systems take the top three TOP500 spots and half of the Green500’s 20 most efficient.

Vultr has launched a USD $50m AI supercluster with 24,000 AMD GPUs at its new Ohio data centre, boosting cloud capacity for global AI development.

AMD and HPE will launch the Helios AI platform in 2026, combining CPUs, GPUs and advanced networking to power large-scale data centres worldwide.

President Donald Trump signed an order launching the Genesis Mission, a national AI platform uniting US supercomputers and data to boost innovation and leadership.

Milestone partners with DCAI to deploy compliant AI models on Europe-based Gefion supercomputer, enhancing smart city and traffic management solutions under EU regulations.

Spectra Logic will provide its tape library technology for TACC’s Horizon supercomputer, creating a one-exabyte data archive for open scientific research.

El Capitan remains the world's fastest supercomputer, marking HPE's eighth consecutive top spot on the TOP500 list in high-performance computing.

Schneider Electric leads in liquid cooling tech for AI data centres, tackling heat challenges amid booming demand for high-performance computing infrastructure.

NVIDIA and Foxconn partner with Taiwan to build an AI supercomputer using 10,000 Blackwell GPUs, boosting research and innovation across industries.

Fujitsu and RIKEN have launched a 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, quadrupling previous capacity and boosting complex modelling and data analysis capabilities.