Over the decades there have been many denominations coined to classify computer systems, usually when they got used in different fields or technological improvements caused significant shifts. While ...

A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the ...

There's no one answer to how many types of supercomputers there are. You can split supercomputers into different sets by architecture, processors, performance, use, or all four, which will get you a ...

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has unveiled a new $20 million supercomputer ...

Moscow State University (MSU) in Russia has installed a new supercomputer, called MSU-270, dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI). According to MSU, the new system has 400 "AI" petaflops of ...

After years of abstinence, China is back. With its processor, its interconnect, and its own operating system, it takes first ...

Even if you've never actually seen a supercomputer, odds are that movies and pop culture have given you a good idea of what they do, what they're used for, and maybe even what they look like. The U.S.

Engineer wearing a hi-vis jacket and hard hat inside a data center full of server racks. - FOTOGRIN/Shutterstock Supercomputers are built to solve very large, difficult problems and do it quickly.

As we talked about a decade ago in the wake of launching The Next Platform, quantum computers – at least the fault tolerant ones being built by IBM, Google, Rigetti, and a few others – need a massive ...

As Earth continues to warm, Australia faces some important decisions. For example, where should we place solar and wind energy infrastructure to reliably supply Australians with electricity? How can ...

It was the government that decided it was time for Sierra to die. Sierra, it must be said, was a supercomputer, and so had never really been alive in the first place. But by any objective measure, she ...

The Frontier Supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Wikimedia Commons There's no one answer to how many types of supercomputers there are. You can split ...