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AI Hardware

European supercomputer Jupiter's CPU Rhea1 gets a spec bump – and a delay

Tick tick tick: SiPearl is the French company selected by the European supercomputer consortium (EuroHPC JU) to develop a chip for the first exascale-class supercomputer in the region. The organization recently released updated specifications for the Rhea1 microchip, indicating that the first samples will be available later than initially expected.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia,
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Tech Culture Hardware

From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away

Still spinning in the age of cloud storage
RETRO-TASTIC It's been close to fifteen years since the last new floppy disk was manufactured by Sony. That's a long time by any standard, and it's especially lengthy in the ever-advancing tech world. But despite the finite number of disks decreasing every year, there are those who still hold on to floppies, whether for nostalgia-fuelled pleasure or necessity.
Full story By Rob Thubron,
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