Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
by Guardian staff from Technology | The Guardian on (#76H18)
China's LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 - a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowess
A supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world's most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation's technological prowess.
The LineShine computer in Shenzhen displaced top-ranked US computer El Capitan in the Top500 rankings released on Tuesday. It was LineShine's debut on the list.
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