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Colossus: World’s biggest supercomputer aims 1 million GPUs to shake AI world
The 150 megawatt Tesla Megapack batteries act as an energy backup for xAI's Colossus - the world's largest supercomputer.
China starts building first giant supercomputer network in space
China has launched the first satellites of what is designed to be a computing network of some 2,800 satellites ...
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US military launches initiative to find the best quantum computer
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to know which of the quantum computers now in development have the best chance of being game-changing technologies ...
‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth’s new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary’s computers at Pentagon
Last month, after news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was using Signal to discuss sensitive military operations ...
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A History of Supercomputers
"Computer" originally referred to a human ... transistors began to take over from vacuum tubes, from military radar to ...
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The Rise of AI Warfare: How Autonomous Weapons and Cognitive Warfare Are Reshaping Global Military Strategy
Advanced technology in warfare is already widespread. The use of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs)—commonly known as drones—in ...
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer
The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication ...