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Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium Launches with Industry Leaders, Opens Membership to Drive AI Connectivity Standards

BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 29, 2024 — Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Consortium, led by Board Members from AMD, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Astera Labs, Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Intel, Meta […]

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The Convergence of HPC and AI

In this webinar, Martijn de Vries, CTO at Bright Computing and Robert Stober, Director of Product Management at Bright Computing, discuss the convergence of HPC and AI in the context […]

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Advance Science, Technology and Sophistication with SX-Aurora TSUBASA or Vector Processor or Vector Engine (VE)

Noritaka Hoshi, Senior Manager, AI Platform Division, talks about the impetus for and challenges within the development of SX-Aurora TSUBASA or a massive SIMD, created to handle enormous computing and […]

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Ease of programming on NEC’s Vector Engine or SX-Aurora TSUBASA

Raghunandan Mathur, Senior Systems Engineer, NEC, discusses now with modern day programming frameworks designed around the paradigms of scalar architectures and vector-like extensions, many present-day programmers expect a major learning […]

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Breaking down the barriers to HPC in the Cloud

Cloud-based HPC solutions are helping to break down barriers to entry for teams of all sizes that need access to high performance computing resources, and many different industries are finding […]

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Accelerating Research Innovation with Qumulo’s File Data Platform

Large-scale scientific research labs and academic institutions are utilizing high performance computing to accelerate sequencing, simulations, and analytics for research, learning, and discovery.  File data volumes are growing rapidly, and […]

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Harness Insights with Cutting-edge AI Capabilities from HPE

The demand for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) is rising dramatically as organizations rush to put their data to work. Several industries see a significant increase in HPC […]

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Accelerating GPU Based Applications with NVIDIA Validated Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage and Pavilion

What can be achieved using applications such as AI/ML, Deep Learning, and Big Data Analytics has been revolutionized by Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage’s capabilities. Agencies have invested in these solutions […]

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Speed up Innovation with performance gains of up to 42% on the most powerful HPC Cloud

About This Webinar Oracle’s next generation HPC architecture with Intel compute instance based on 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, code named “Ice Lake”, changes the game for HPC in […]

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Leveraging Exascale Era Technology for Advanced Computer-Aided Engineering

How can manufacturers apply lessons learned from the dawn of the “Exascale Era” to Computer-Aided Engineering to achieve results like never before? Join Addison Snell, CEO, Intersect360 Research, Bill Mannel, VP, High Performance […]

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PSC: Anton Simulations Reveal How Alzheimer’s Fibril Growth May Accelerate

Oct. 25, 2024 — Aggregation of proteins underlies many human disorders, including Alzheimer’s. Teams from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Princeton University joined forces to study how the amyloid […]

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QuEra and AIST Partner on Quantum-HPC Integration for Research and Industry

BOSTON, Oct. 25, 2024 — QuEra Computing, a leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced that on September 6th, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Institute of […]

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NVIDIA Ethernet Networking Accelerates xAI’s Colossus AI Supercomputer

Oct. 29, 2024 — NVIDIA has announced that xAI’s Colossus supercomputer cluster comprising 100,000 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs in Memphis, Tennessee, achieved this massive scale by using the NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet […]

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GIGABYTE Joins AI Accelerator Skyscraper Congress to Highlight Sustainable Supercomputing Advances

Oct. 31, 2024 — Giga Computing, a subsidiary of GIGABYTE and a leader in generative AI servers and advanced cooling technologies, will participate in today’s AI Accelerator Skyscraper Congress, hosted […]

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Friend's advice leads Maryland woman to $30,000 lottery prize

A Maryland Lottery player said following a friend's advice led to her winning a $30,000 prize from a Fast Play game.




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Look: Fourth escaped raccoon returned to zoo in England

A zoo on England's Isle of Wight announced the saga of its escaped raccoons came to a happy ending with the final animal safely recaptured.




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South Carolina woman finds python behind her toilet

A South Carolina woman ended up calling the police for help after she walked into her apartment's bathroom and found a large ball python behind her toilet.




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Watch: British daredevil dragged behind motorcycle at 159 mph

A British daredevil was intentionally dragged behind his motorcycle at a speed of 159.52 mph to break a Guinness World Record.




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Watch: 43 monkeys on the loose after escaping South Carolina facility

Police in a small South Carolina town are warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility.




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Watch: Bear steals candy, pumpkin from Connecticut porch

A black bear with a sweet tooth visited the front porch of a Connecticut home to raid a bowl of Halloween candy and steal a pumpkin.




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Look: Dangling fox rescued from wooden fence in Texas

Animal rescuers in Texas came to the assistance of a fox that apparently attempted to scale a wooden fence and ended up dangling by its caught leg.




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North Carolina man's age inspires $200,000-winning lottery purchase

A North Carolina man's age turned out to be a lucky number when it inspired him to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $200,000.




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Watch: Egg and spoon race in Mexico breaks world record

The 2024 Egg Fair in Mexico broke a Guinness World Record when more than 2,000 young people participated in a race while balancing eggs on spoons.




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Kangaroo captured after three weeks on the loose in Florida

A kangaroo that escaped from its Florida enclosure while fleeing from a bear has been safely returned home three weeks later.




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Pet python missing for two months found at Chili's

A large ball python found slithering in the parking lot of a Chili's restaurant in North Carolina turned out to have been an escaped pet missing for two months.




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Stop for orange juice leads N.C. woman to $250,000 lottery prize

A North Carolina woman made a stop for orange juice and ended up winning $250,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket.




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Watch: Suspected tar balls on Sydney beaches actually poop-filled 'fatbergs'

Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney, Australia, beaches were initially suspected to be tar balls but turned out to be miniature "fatbergs" containing human feces.




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Mattel apologizes for misprint on 'Wicked' doll packaging that links to porngraphic website

Mattel has apologized after inadvertently directing customers of its new line of Wicked dolls to a pornographic website, stating it is taking action to remove the misprinted toys' packaging.




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Watch: Emperor penguin recovering after 2,200-mile swim to Australia

An emperor penguin is being cared for by wildlife experts after becoming the first member of its species to make the 2,200-mile trek from Antarctica to Australia.




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Watch: WWE fan breaks world record for entrance music expertise

A British YouTube star and professional wrestling superfan showed off his knowledge by breaking the Guinness World Record for the most WWE wrestlers identified by their entrance music in one minute.




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Watch: Baby goat rescued after at least four days stranded on Hawaii cliff

A baby goat stranded on a Hawaii cliff was rescued by members of the public after four days.




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Forgotten lottery ticket earns Illinois woman $1 million

An Illinois woman tucked a Lucky Day Lotto ticket into her purse and forgot about it before discovering it was a $1 million winner.




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77-year-old slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sells for $2,800

A 77-year-old slice of cake from Queen Elizabeth II's wedding to Prince Philip was auctioned for $2,800.




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Watch: Loose wallaby caught on Kentucky security camera

A wallaby on the loose in Kentucky was caught on security camera during a nighttime visit to a Perry County family's front yard.




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National Toy Hall of Fame inducts My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10

The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., announced this year's inductees: My Little Pony, Transformers and Phase 10.




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Look: Coyote rescued from plastic jug stuck over its head in Illinois

A coyote that had a plastic jug stuck over its head for at least a week was rescued by members of the public in Illinois and is now recovering at a wildlife rescue.




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MLPerf Releases Latest Inference Results and New Storage Benchmark

MLCommons this week issued the results of its latest MLPerf Inference (v3.1) benchmark exercise. Nvidia was again the top performing accelerator, but Intel (Xeon CPU) and Habana (Gaudi1 and 2) […]

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EPB Offers Commercial Quantum Network for Quantum Developers

We hear a lot about quantum computers – sometimes too much – but not as much about quantum networking which will also be a critical component in making widespread use […]

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Public and Private Sectors Team up to Solve HPC Software Problem 

Software implementation in high-performance computing is getting more fragmented as organizations opt for tools in their walled garden environments.  However, a new organization formed under the Linux Foundation could bring […]

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Keysight and Q-CTRL Team Up to Accelerate Infrastructure Quantum Software

March 14, 2024 — Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Q-CTRL are partnering to integrate key infrastructure quantum software to accelerate quantum processor development, characterization, and key proof of principle scientific demonstrations. An interesting […]

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Highlights from GlobusWorld 2024: The Conference for Reimagining Research IT

The Globus user conference, now in its 22nd year, brought together over 180 researchers, system administrators, developers, and IT leaders from 55 top research computing centers, national labs, federal agencies, […]

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MLPerf Training 4.0 – Nvidia Still King; Power and LLM Fine Tuning Added

There are really two stories packaged in the most recent MLPerf  Training 4.0 results, released today. The first, of course, is the results. Nvidia (currently king of accelerated computing) wins […]

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Haiqu Releases Open-Source Rivet for Quantum Workflow Execution

June 24, 2024 — Haiqu, a quantum computing startup, announced the release of its new open-source toolkit – Rivet. This new toolkit is made to help developers streamline the execution of […]

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NSF Issues Next Solicitation and More Detail on National Quantum Virtual Laboratory

After percolating for roughly a year, NSF has issued the next solicitation for the National Quantum Virtual Lab program — this one focused on design and implementation phases of the […]

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NIST Issues Post Quantum Cryptography Standards and Calls for their Adoption

After much anticipation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued its first Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards today. They are intended to defeat efforts by quantum computers powerful […]

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NSF-Funded Data Fabric Takes Flight

The data fabric has emerged as an enterprise data management pattern for companies that struggle to provide large teams of users with access to well-managed, integrated, and secured data. Now […]

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US Treasury Issues Final Rule Addressing Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2024 — The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) today issued a final rule (Final Rule) to implement Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, “Addressing United […]

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Rackspace Expands Spot Platform with On-Demand NVIDIA GPU-as-a-Service for AI Workloads

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 5, 2024 — Rackspace Technology has announced the expansion of Rackspace Spot with a new geographic location and an on-demand GPU-as-a-Service powered by NVIDIA. The expansion comes […]

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AMAX Expands Server Portfolio with New AMD EPYC 9005 Series Processors for AI and HPC Workloads

FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024 — AMAX, an AMD Elite Partner and a global leader in end-to-end GPU cluster solutions and advanced cooling technologies, announced its latest lineup of servers powered […]

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