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UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

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UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.
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Bull & Equal1 sign MoU on hybrid quantum computing

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Bull and Equal1 strike hybrid quantum pact to link silicon-spin hardware with HPC software for European data centres and EU-led projects.
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Quantum CFD algorithm cuts qubit needs for fluid modelling

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Quantum algorithm slashes qubit demands in fluid modelling breakthrough, as Quanscient and Haiqu run a 15-step nonlinear CFD test on IBM's Heron R3.
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CIQ & AMD unveil tuned Rocky Linux for AI clusters

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CIQ and AMD launch an AMD-tuned Rocky Linux image to standardise AI and HPC clusters, promising faster rollouts and simpler management.
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HPE unveils AI Grid to power distributed edge inference

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HPE debuts AI Grid with Nvidia to link AI factories and edge sites, promising telcos unified, ultra-low-latency distributed inference.
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Quantum Machines links GPUs with quantum control stack

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Quantum Machines unveils Open Acceleration Stack to link GPUs and quantum control with microsecond-latency hybrid orchestration.
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QDX opens EXESS quantum chemistry engine to academics

Sat, 7th Feb 2026
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QDX opens EXESS quantum chemistry engine for free academic use, bundling access with complimentary GPU compute credits via approval.
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Riverlane opens Delft AI quantum error correction hub

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Riverlane launches an AI-driven quantum error correction hub in Delft, led by Barbara Terhal, bolstering its European R&D footprint.
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AMD unveils yotta-scale AI roadmap & USD $150m pledge

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AMD maps 'yotta-scale' AI future with Helios platform, new chips across data centre to edge, and a USD $150m education pledge.
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AI expansion triggers global race for power and real estate

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AI growth is straining power grids and land as data centre deals soar past USD $10 billion, with the UK emerging as an AI infrastructure hub.
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HPE dominates TOP500 with trio of exascale leaders

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HPE cements supercomputing lead as its exascale systems take the top three TOP500 spots and half of the Green500's 20 most efficient.
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AMD & HPE team up on open rack-scale AI data centre platform

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AMD and HPE will launch the Helios AI platform in 2026, combining CPUs, GPUs and advanced networking to power large-scale data centres worldwide.
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Milestone partners with DCAI to boost compliant AI for smart cities

Thu, 27th Nov 2025
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Milestone partners with DCAI to deploy compliant AI models on Europe-based Gefion supercomputer, enhancing smart city and traffic management solutions under EU regulations.
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El Capitan remains world's fastest as HPE leads supercomputer race

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El Capitan remains the world's fastest supercomputer, marking HPE's eighth consecutive top spot on the TOP500 list in high-performance computing.
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In the AI gold rush, data centre infrastructure vendors are selling shovels

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Schneider Electric leads in liquid cooling tech for AI data centres, tackling heat challenges amid booming demand for high-performance computing infrastructure.
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NVIDIA & Foxconn to build AI supercomputer for Taiwan

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NVIDIA and Foxconn partner with Taiwan to build an AI supercomputer using 10,000 Blackwell GPUs, boosting research and innovation across industries.
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Google unveils Ironwood TPU for AI inference tasks

Thu, 10th Apr 2025
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Google has launched Ironwood, its most advanced Tensor Processing Unit yet, tailored for AI inference tasks, boosting computational efficiency and performance.
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HPE's El Capitan hailed as world's fastest supercomputer

Tue, 19th Nov 2024
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise has claimed the top position on the Top500 list with El Capitan, the world's fastest supercomputer, achieving 1.742 exaflops.
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NVIDIA & xAI build supercomputer to power AI training

Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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NVIDIA has unveiled the xAI Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, boasting 100,000 Hopper GPUs and claiming to be the world's most powerful AI training system.
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AMD to acquire Silo AI for USD $665 million in AI expansion

Mon, 15th Jul 2024
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AMD plans to acquire Silo AI, Europe's largest private AI lab, for USD $665 million, bolstering its AI strategy and capabilities.