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Top500: China Opts Out of Global Supercomputer Race
(thenewstack.io)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
So what's the point? I feel like half of supercomputers is bragging rights.
It's an industry benchmark, but also a competition that drives innovation. Supercomputers are essential for weather forecasts, climate predictions, simulations of black holes, and other cool stuff.
...and since the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, also simulating nuclear warhead detonation for development.
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