Top500: China Opts Out of Global Supercomputer Race (thenewstack.io)
from Wilshire@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 15 May 2024 15:29
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borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 May 2024 16:36 next collapse

China pulling their inspiration from Drake I see.

Edit - After finally getting a break at work and reading the article, I see that China is just ceasing their reporting to the Top500 list, not bowing out of the supercomputer race entirely.

Wilshire@lemmy.world on 15 May 2024 16:38 collapse

Nowhere is safe

Sanctus@lemmy.world on 15 May 2024 18:34 next collapse

So what’s the point? I feel like half of supercomputers is bragging rights.

Wilshire@lemmy.world on 15 May 2024 18:43 collapse

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.

partial_accumen@lemmy.world on 16 May 2024 03:39 collapse

…and since the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, also simulating nuclear warhead detonation for development.

Wilshire@lemmy.world on 16 May 2024 03:45 collapse

🤫

Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world on 15 May 2024 18:55 collapse

And for today’s headlines that say something completely different than the article.

For those that don’t want to read the article. China has just quit reporting their new super computers to the list of the top super computers. Not quit making them.

They are trying to hide the specs of their new ones. This is just a saber rattle national security thing.