The Centre of High Performance Computing’s Lengau supercomputer suffered a cyber security incident in late-May. (Image source: iStock) The cyber security breach on South Africa’s Lengau supercomputer was caused by “vulnerabilities associated with the legacy high-performance computing system”. This is based on insights contained in a written Parliamentary reply by the Department of Science, Technology…
China has officially seized the title of the world’s fastest supercomputer for the first time since 2017. Shaking up the global rankings, a previously unlisted Chinese machine named LineShine clocked a staggering 2.198 Exaflops of performance. The feat comfortably dethrones the previous American champion, El Capitan, which sits at 1.809 Exaflops at the Lawrence Livermore…
Tesla is reportedly shutting down its Dojo supercomputer project and disbanding the team responsible for it, a significant reversal in its in-house chip development efforts. According to sources familiar with the matter, CEO Elon Musk has ordered the project’s closure, and its leader, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM…
