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Cheap, Energy Efficient AMD Chips Hint at Desktop Supercomputing

AMD hasn't given up its fight in the CPU battle against rival Intel: It's now reaching for the next computing revolution--the cloud. A slew of new powerful but cheap AMD chips are out. They also prove desktop supercomputing is en ...READ»

IBM's Watson Supercomputer Plays Jeopardy Better Than You, or Google

For years Google's search engine has ruled the Web story-finding world, but its interface is far from perfect: Even with the new voice-recognition front-end, it's not like asking an expert to answer your question. Enter IBM with ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: The World's Supercomputing Superpowers

Everything you ever wanted to know about the world's supercomputers, in a single interactive chart by the BBC.READ»

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iFive: iPad, Supercomputers, Facebook, BP, eBooks

We may have had three days off this weekend, but the news doesn't sleep. Here's what's been going on while you've been barbecue-ing your steaks--and we Brits have been sheltering under umbrellas turned inside-out by the biting north ...READ»

The Robopocalypse Cometh: IBM's Cyberbrain Smart as a Cat, Getting Smarter

If the Matrix or I, Robot's view of artificial intelligence sent chilly shivers down your spine, then prepare for frostbite: IBM's artificial brain is now as smart as a cat--just a stop or two down the line from human powers. ...READ»

Big Blue Meets Big Green With Its Supercomputers

Big Blue has morphed into Big Green. In the Green 500 list of super-powerful computing machines, IBM has snapped up 57 of the top 100 places. The Green list is a re-ordering of the famous annual Top 500 list of supercomputers in ...READ»