China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. For First Time Since 2017
A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.
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A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.
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A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest.
It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/technology/china-supercomputer-crown-us.html