Over 2 ExaFlops of compute performance

During the ISC High Performance Conference, Intel has finally unveiled details about its Aurora supercomputer, which is a key part of the Argonne National Laboratory project to create a series of generative AI models for the scientific research community.

And bigger than planned... even if it is late 

After Chipzilla has released its Alder Lake family into the world and is shipping 28 versions of the chip to PC makers, with "broad availability" starting on 4 November, the outfit says that its new supercomputer Aurora is on the way.

Supposed to show American superiority

When Intel was selected for an Energy Department project it was supposed to flagship American tech independence and superiority over China. But it seems Intel’s delays have scuppered the effort.

Russian operating system used in anger

Huawei has begun talks with Russia about installing the Russian operating system (OS) Aurora on 360,000 of its tablets.

It is off to make autonomous platforms for Fiat Chrysler

Adolph Hitler’s favourite car company, Volkswagen, has ended its partnership with self-driving car software outfit Aurora.

7nm data center GPU confirmed

Intel has provided a financial analyst community update about its 10nm and, it even mentioned 7nm for 2021, touching beyond that. The first 7nm from Intel seems to be a 7nm general purpose GPU.