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Supercomputers: When Tech Giants Suffer from Grandiosity

Imagine being a computer and suddenly realizing: I'm not the biggest anymore!  This is exactly what's happening to Anthropic's supercomputers, who must now feel like awkward teenagers standing next to a bodybuilder cousin. AWS and Anthropic have decided that size is indeed everything – at least when it comes to computing power. With "Project Rainier," they're planning a supercomputer so gigantic that even Chuck Norris would be jealous. Five times larger than the previous cluster?  That's more scaling up than my waistline after a Christmas dinner! Supercomputers: When Tech Giants Suffer from Grandiosity The Numerical Orgy of Superlatives Hundreds of thousands of Trainium2 chips will be built into this technological monster. Hundreds of thousands! That's more chips than I've eaten potato chips in my entire life – and believe me, that's saying something.  These chips are so powerful they could probably not only perform calculations but also ...

Introduction: Denmark's Gefion - A Supercomputer Revolution

In a world where weather forecasts are as accurate as your favorite horoscope, quantum computers are as commonplace as smartphones, and drugs for deadly diseases are developed in a matter of months.   Sounds like a sci-fi movie, right?  Well, thanks to a little country called Denmark, this future might be closer than you think. Gefion: Addressing Global Challenges With Leading Supercomputer Let's talk about Gefion . No, it's not a new Norse goddess or a particularly fancy brand of beer (although that would be pretty cool). Gefion is Denmark's newest, shiniest, most powerful supercomputer. Think of it as the brain of the nation, only way, way smarter and more capable. Gefion is so powerful, it could probably solve your ex's relationship problems or figure out the meaning of life (if it wasn't busy doing important science stuff). It's a massive machine with thousands of tiny, incredibly fast processors. Basically, it's like having a room full of extremely in...