supercomputing

Paul Otellini Busts Some Myths About Intel

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 29, 2011 at 4:47 pm PT

Think Intel has no real future in the post-PC era? CEO Paul Otellini would like a word with you.

Intel’s Plan to Remain the Supercomputing King

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 15, 2011 at 3:11 pm PT

Today the company is disclosing some new advances that will help it maintain its role as the chip supplier of choice to the supercomputing elite.

Fujitsu Supercomputer Remains World Champ, but IBM and Intel Are the Real Computing Kings

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 14, 2011 at 5:58 am PT

The latest edition of the semiannual Top 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers is out. Strangely, there’s no movement among the Top 10, and yet there’s still plenty to talk about.

Fujitsu Beefs Up Its Best Supercomputer

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on November 2, 2011 at 3:53 pm PT

A Japanese computer that this summer was the most powerful in the world just got a little more powerful, but not so much as to catch the brawniest American machine. At least not yet.

Got DNA? Biocomputing Start-Up DNAnexus Lands $15M From Google Ventures and TPG

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 12, 2011 at 5:05 am PT

The computational biology start-up aims to create a huge database of DNA information for researchers and scientists.

Nvidia Chips to Power World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on October 11, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The U.S. government announces plans to build the next great supercomputer. What’s new is that its main computing element will come from Nvidia.

Jon Stewart Wants a Shot At IBM's Watson, but What About SNL?

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 17, 2011 at 1:30 pm PT

I was wrong to wonder if the IBM “Jeopardy” Challenge would penetrate into popular culture. Watson, the computer that crushed humans at “Jeopardy” made its debut in a late night comedy monologue last night.

IBM "Jeopardy" Challenge Day 2: Very Different From Day One

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 15, 2011 at 5:16 pm PT

Spoiler warning! When we last left our human heroes, one of them had drawn even while another was far behind the supercomputer Watson in a match of the uniquely human game of “Jeopardy.” The computer was winning raves for holding its own against the game’s best human players. That would soon change with a surprising twist at the very end.

IBM "Jeopardy" Challenge Day One Ends in a Tie

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 14, 2011 at 4:55 pm PT

Day one of the IBM “Jeopardy” challenge ends with a human player and the computer tied, and with some interesting wrong answers from the computer. Plus: “Final Jeopardy” author Stephen Baker fills us in with some first-hand details.

IBM Brings Supercomputing Muscle to U.S. Lab

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 8, 2011 at 7:06 am PT

The fastest computer in the world right now is in China, a fact that irritated President Obama to such a degree that he kevtched about it in last month’s State of the Union address. Worry no more, Mr. President. Your own government and IBM are on the case.