HPC News Bytes 20250609: It’s ISC Week!, French Government to Buy Eviden, Huawei’s 5nm Chips, WSTS Semiconductor Forecast, AI Defies Human Control

 

A rare day in June to you! As much of the HPC community gathers this week in Hamburg for the ISC 2025 supercomputing conference, we reflect on interesting recent news in the world of HPC-AI, including:

– French government to acquire Eviden from Atos

– Made-in-China 5nm chips from Huawei

– World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) market forecast

– AI eerily defies human control and Stephen Hawking’s warning

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