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Elon Musk's supercomputer Project Colossus, which he’s termed a "Gigafactory of Compute", is seen in Memphis

Nation Jun 17

NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk’s xAI company over Memphis supercomputer air pollution

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Science Apr 14

Simulations from the Blue Water supercomputer reveal a series of vortexes -- called “misocyclones”-- appear to help anchor and spin a tornado after it forms. Photo courtesy of David Bock/NCSA
To save lives, supercomputers dive into the hearts of nature’s worst tornadoes

Leigh Orf chases tornadoes across America’s central plains, but not from inside a pickup truck. He creates computer simulations of supercell thunderstorms -- and the twisters they spawn -- from the safety of his lab.

By Julia Griffin

Health Aug 21

Watson goes to Asia as hospitals use supercomputer for cancer treatment

The goal is to use Watson’s natural language processing to mine the medical literature and a patient’s records to provide treatment advice.

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT

Science Nov 14

U.S. plans to build world’s fastest supercomputers with $425 million

The Department of Energy announced a $425 million budget Friday that will be allocated towards research and construction of supercomputers. A $325 million deal with IBM and Nvidia will see the creation of two new supercomputers that would…

By Justin Scuiletti

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