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A 240 million project has been launched to promote HPC and AI autonomy in Europe. The Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe, Special Agreement 1 (DARE SGA1) project marks a significant milestone in Europe's ....The post Europe, Seeking HPC and AI Autonomy, Launches 240M DARE Project appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The deadline to take part in ATPESC, the 13th Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing, at Argonne has been extended to Sunday, March 16. Students, postdocs, and computational scientists interested in attending ATPESC can review eligibility and application details on theapplication instructions web page. ATPESC will be held from Sunday, July 27 to Friday, August [...]The post Argonne: ATPESC 2025 Application Deadline Extended to March 16 appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Laura McGill will become Sandia's 17th Labs director, effective May 1. McGill, who has served as deputy Labs director for Nuclear Deterrence and chief technology officer since January 2021, succeeds James Peery, who is retiring at the end of April.The post Sandia Names Laura McGill Labs Director appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

CAMBRIDGE, MA, March 4, 2025 - GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) and Amazon Web Services today announced a strategic framework agreement (SFA) to electrify and decarbonize data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The agreement is aimed at supporting AWS's data center scaling, and collaborating to address increasing global energy demand, advance grid security and [...]The post GE Vernova and AWS Announce Agreement on Data Center Energy Demand appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

AI hardware maker Axelera AI has unveiled Titania, which the company described as a high-performance, low-power and scalable AI inference chiplet. Part of the EuroHPC JU's effort to develop a supercomputing ....The post Axelera AI Wins EuroHPC Grant of up to 61.6M for AI Chiplet Development appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN FRANCISCO - March 5, 2025 - Ceramic.ai emerged from stealth today with software for foundation model training infrastructure designed to enable enterprises to build and fine-tune generative AI models more efficiently. Founded by Anna Patterson, former Google VP of Engineering and Gradient Ventures founder, Ceramic.ai said it improves AI model training speed and cost-efficiency, [...]The post Ceramic.ai Emerges from Stealth, Reports 2.5x Faster Model Training appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

AI cloud platform Fluidstack and Eclairion, a French maker of modular, high-density data centers, have partnered to build what the companies said is Europe's largest GPU supercomputer ....The post Fluidstack and Eclairion to Deliver 18K GPU Supercomputer in France appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

MILPITAS, CA - March 4, 2025- VDURA, an AI and high-performance computing data infrastructure company, today announced the launch of its V5000 All-Flash Appliance, engineered to address the escalating demands as AI pipelines and generative AI models move into production. Built on the VDURA V11 data platform, the system delivers GPU-saturating throughput while ensuring the [...]The post VDURA Launches All-Flash NVMeV5000 for AI Factories and GPU Clouds appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

The Spanish government announced Tuesday it will make a co-investment of 67 million euros in San Sebastian-based Multiverse Computing, developer of software inspired by quantum computing compresses AI models ....The post Spanish Government Announces 67M Investment in Multiverse Computing appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Milpitas, Calif. - March 4, 2025-Penguin Solutions, Inc.(Penguin Solutions; Nasdaq:PENG) today announced the expansion of its ICE ClusterWare software platform, (formerly Scyld ClusterWare) with multi-tenancy support, streamlined workflows and enhanced controls to help enterprises build ptimized AI ecosystems that scale seamlessly-known as Intelligent Compute Environments, the company said. Additionally, Penguin Solutions unveiled its ICE ClusterWare [...]The post Penguin Solutions Expands its AI Management Software Platform and Launches AI Service appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

TSMC today said it will expand its investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. by an additional $100 billion.Building on the company's ongoing $65 billioninvestment in its advanced chip fabs in Phoenix, TSMC's total investment in the U.S. is expected to reach $165 billion.The post TSMC to Invest $100B in 3 New U.S. Fabs, Packaging, R&D appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

A happy start to March to you! We offer a quick (8:28) run through recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: DOGE-led government layoffs and funding disruptions at U.S. ....The post HPC News Bytes 20250303: DOGE and Fears at U.S. Science Agencies, Cat Qubits for AWS Quantum, GPUs vs. ASICs for AI Compute appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

MURRIETA, CA - February 26, 2025 /HNO International, Inc. (OTC PINK:HNOI), a hydrogen-based clean energy company, announces the launch of EcoFlare Power, a division focused on harnessing wasted natural gas from flaring to generate reliable power to produce hydrogen and electricity for high-performance data centers and Bitcoin mining. Each year, billions of cubic feet of [...]The post HNO International Converting Wasted Flared Gas into Energy for Data Centers, Bitcoin Mining and Hydrogen appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

We dive into numbers coming out Hyperion's latest HPC-AI market update, including the strong current and projected industry CAGRs, the state of quantum computing (including thoughts ...The post @HPCpodcast: With Hyperion Research on the Big Trends Across HPC-AI, Quantum, Cloud, Optical, Storage and Interconnects appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

"HPC systems have always been hard to leverage well, but with GPUs and other accelerators in the mix it has become truly daunting. Lowering the barrier to entry ... on Kokkos, the ISO C++ committee, and the High Performance Software Foundation is what ...."The post Vanguards of HPC-AI: Sandia's Christian Trott - Lowering the Barriers to HPC-AI Entry appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Feb. 28, 2025 - SoftBank Corp., ZutaCore and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) today announced that they implemented ZutaCore's two-phase direct liquid cooling technology*1 in an AI server using NVIDIA accelerated computing. The companies said this is the first implementation*2 of ZutaCore's two-phase DLC*1using NVIDIA H200 GPUs. In addition, SoftBank designed and developed a rack-integrated [...]The post SoftBank, ZutaCore and Foxconn Join on Rack-Integrated Solution with Liquid Cooling for NVIDIA H200s appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

As the Trump Administration with Elon Musk's DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) seeks to cut federal government employee roles, "probationary employees" (those who have not held jobs long enough to garner full civil ....The post Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation Condemns Mass Firings of Science Agency Employees appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory released this update on researchers' use of high performance computing resources to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, which are planets beyond our own solar system. The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb ....The post LLNL Examines Exoplanet Atmospheres with HPC appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

ASCR, the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program within the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, has released a report on the use of exascale -class supercomputers, Frontier and Aurora, using the combination of artificial intelligence tools with genomic data to improve preparedness for potential new pandemics. The large language models (LLMs) used in chat-based [...]The post Exascale: Argonne-led Team Trains AI to Take on Infectious Threats with Frontier and Aurora appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

By Chris Zacharias, CEO, Imgix Imagine an AI capable of transforming a single photograph into a living, breathing scene. Change the lighting, the weather, or even the camera angle with just a few clicks. This is not a distant dream; it is the future of generative imaging AI - and its foundation lies in an [...]The post Generative Imaging AI Will Use Game Engines and Synthetic Data to Train Models appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 25, 2025 - Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today said it is the first company to ship samples of its 1 (1-gamma), sixth-generation (10nm-class) DRAM node-based DDR5 memory designed for next-generation CPUs to ecosystem partners and select customers. The company said This 1 DRAM milestone builds on Micron's previous 1 (1-alpha) and [...]The post Micron Announces Sample Shipments of 1-gamma DRAM appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Design physicist Kelli Humbird, who has been recognized for her innovative application of machine learning in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) physics, was one of three distinguished LLNL researchers honored with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award. Humbird and LLNL colleagues Tomi Akindele and Holly Carlton were among the nearly 400 [...]The post Three LLNL Scientists Honored with Presidential Early Career Award appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

February 25, 2025-Quantum Machines (QM), a provider of quantum control solutions, today announced it has raised $170 million in Series C funding, bringing the company's total funding to date to $280 million. The investment comes as the majority of quantum computing companies now rely on QM's technology to build and scale their systems, according to [...]The post Quantum Machines Raises $170M Series C appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

February 25, 2025 - QuEra Computing Inc. has started a collaboration with Deloitte Tohmatsu Group intended to advance the quantum industry in Japan. The collaboration, reinforced by an investment in QuEra by Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, a group company of Deloitte Tohmatsu, aims to drive innovation among business and academic players in the field. [...]The post QuEra Announces Collaboration with Deloitte Tohmatsu for Quantum in Japan appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

A good late February morning to you! Here's a rapid (7:05) review of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: New in-house-manufactured Microsoft QPU, DARPA's US2QC quantum program, harnessing idle GPUs anywhere on the internet, France's CEA advances in fusion energy researchThe post HPC News Bytes 20250224: Microsoft Reports Quantum Advancement, DARPA's Quantum Program, Harnessing GPUs on the Internet, France Claims Fusion Record appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2025 - Intel today launched its Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores) for data center and networking portfolios. The company said: TheIntel Xeon 6700/6500 series processor with P-cores is designed for for modern data centers, offering the perfect balance between performance and energy efficiency. Delivering an average of 1.4x better [...]The post Intel Unveils Xeon 6 CPUs with P-cores appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

February 24, 2025 - Today, Lenovo announced three new infrastructure solutions, powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors, designed for AI data centers. The solutions include next generation Lenovo ThinkSystem V4 servers that deliver breakthrough performance and exceptional versatility to handle any workload while enabling powerful AI capabilities in compact, high-density designs," Lenovo said. Whether deploying [...]The post Lenovo Announces ThinkSystem V4 Servers with Intel Xeon 6 appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Q.ANT, a photonic AI chip company, said today it has launched a dedicated production line for its AI chips at the Institute of Microelectronics Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS).Capable of producing up to 1,000 wafers per year, the pilot line enables Q.ANT to refine its chip architecture to meet evolving market requirements. It also serves as the [...]The post Q.ANT and IMS CHIPS Launch Pilot Production Line for Photonic AI Chips in Stuttgart appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Problems associated with GPU deployment - interminable order wait times, high prices and, particularly, dire need - are leading to new GPU access strategies. An article in today's Wall Street Journal, Your Gaming PC Could Help Train AI Models," reports that underused GPUs inspire startups to stitch together .....The post AI Data Center Workaround? Startups Pursue Networked Aggregation of Idle GPUs appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

In our continuing series on current and future leaders of HPC-AI, Lawrence Livermore National Lab's Todd Gamblin has a well-deserved reputation in the HPC software community as a passionate ....The post Vanguards of HPC-AI: Spack Builder Todd Gamblin of LLNL on the Why's and How's of Change in HPC appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Feb. 18, 2025 - French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA's WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for more than 22 minutes, a 25 percent improvement over the previous record. This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer periods is becoming more [...]The post Power & Cooling: CEA Claims Nuclear Fusion Energy Record for Plasma Duration appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Microsoft today said its new quantum chip is the first to be powered by a new Topological Core architecture that "will realize quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years ....The post Toward 1M Qubits? Microsoft Quantum Chip Is Based on New State of Matter' appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

VAST Data today announced the addition of block storage to its data platform, completing what the company said is its initial vision for the VAST DataStore as a universal storage platform that encompassesing files, objects and blocks. VAST also added the VAST Event Broker, an Apache Kafka ....The post VAST Data Adds Blocks to Unified Storage Platform appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN JOSE, February 19, 2025-Securiti, a data security, privacy, governance and compliance company , today announced that it has partnered with Databricks, the data and AI company, to integrate Databricks Mosaic AI and Delta tables into Securiti'sGencore AIsolution. This new partnership enables customers to more easily and quickly build safe, enterprise-grade generative AI (GenAI) systems [...]The post Securiti Partners with Databricks for Enterprise AI System Safety appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Palo Alto, CA - Generative AI company SambaNova announced last week that DeepSeek-R1 671B is running today on SambaNova Cloud at 198 tokens per second (t/s), achieving speeds and efficiency that no other platform can match," the company said. DeepSeek-R1 has reduced AI training costs by 10X, but its widespread adoption has been hindered by [...]The post SambaNova Reports Fastest DeepSeek-R1 671B with High Efficiency appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SAN FRANCSCO - Feb. 18, 2025 - CEA-Leti, in its collaboration with Quobly, CEA-List and CEA-Irig, reported today it has developed a solution using FD-SOI CMOS technology that provides simultaneous, microsecond readouts of tens of quantum devices, while reducing the readout power consumption by 10x and footprint by 2x. Combined with Quobly's strategy to build [...]The post CEA and Quobly Report Simultaneous,Microsecond Qubit-Readout Solution with 10x Power-Use Cut appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- Cloud infrastructure company Vultr today announced the deployment of theAMD Instinct MI325X GPUs in its Chicago data center region, making it the first cloud provider to offer this AI solution, according to the compay. This news comes on the heels of Vultr announcing itsgrowth financing at a $3.5 billion valuationand theexpansionof [...]The post Vultr Announces Availability of AMD MI325X GPUs in its Cloud Infrastructure appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

A happy mid-winter day to you! The HPC-AI world produced its usual extraordinary onslaught of news this past week, here's ...The post HPC News Bytes 20250217: Arm Selling Its Own Chips to Meta?, Big xAI, Big Power, Big... Pollution?, TSMC in Intel Fab Takeover?, Europe's Big AI Investment, Exascale in Industry appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Since 2022, GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) has competed successfully for more than 3 million supercomputing hours under a U.S. Department of Energy peer-reviewed proposal process, incuding time on two of the three American exascale supercomputers -- Frontier ....The post Exascale: GE Aerospace Goes Airborne with Frontier and Aurora appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Santa Clara, CA., February 13, 2025 -SNIA, the Storage Networking Industry Association, has announced its 2nd annual Regional SDC conference, Regional SDC Denver, on Wednesday, April 30. Registration for Regional SDC Denver is $149, offering an opportunity to connect with experts and gain valuable knowledge. Information about other SNIA events can be found here. Industry [...]The post SNIA Announces Regional SDC Denver Event for April 30 appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.,Feb. 13, 2025 -Synopsys, Inc.(Nasdaq:SNPS) today announced the expansion of its hardware-assisted verification (HAV) portfolio with new HAPS prototyping and ZeBu emulation systems using AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive SoC. Synopsys said the next generation HAPS-200 prototyping and ZeBu-200 emulation systems deliver improved runtime performance, better compile time and improved debug productivity. They are [...]The post Synopsys Expands Hardware-Assisted Verification Portfolio for Semiconductor Design appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

DeepSeek's LLM has caused a stir, but ... companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are aiming higher, their sights are set on artificial general intelligence, for which LLMs will be a component. No matter how fast, powerful, or efficient they get, LLMs alone won't be enough to achieve AGI.The post Toward AGI: AI Innovation Will Be Driven by Applications, Not LLMs appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

PALTO ALTO, Calif. and JULICH, Germany - D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and the Julich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) at Forschungszentrum Julich (FZJ) announced today that FZJ has purchased a D-Wave quantum computer, becoming the first high-performance computing center in the world to own a D-Wave Advantage annealing quantum computing system. With the purchase of the [...]The post JSC Acquires D-Wave Quantum Computer appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.

Rice University computer scientistLydia Kavrakihas been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer, for her work on developing randomized motion-planning algorithms for robotics and robotics-inspired methods in biomedicine." Kavraki is Rice's Kenneth and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computing, and a professor of computer science, [...]The post Rice Univ. Prof. Lydia Kavraki Elected to National Academy of Engineering for Research in Biomedical Robotics appeared first on High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC.