Quantum Advantage ‘On Paper’: Oak Ridge Tests a Quantum Computing Approach for Fluid Dynamics

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory tested a quantum computing approach to an old challenge: solving classical fluid dynamics problems. For the test problem, the research team used the Hele-Shaw flow problem — a scenario of two flat, parallel plates extremely close to each ….

Phasecraft: Algorithm Improves Quantum Simulation Efficiency 

Bristol, London and Washington, D.C, 26 March 2025: Quantum algorithms company Phasecraft said it has developed a novel approach to quantum simulation that improves efficiency while cutting computational costs. The method, known as THRIFT (Trotter Heuristic Resource Improved Formulas for Time-dynamics), is designed to optimize the quantum simulation according to the different energy scales found […]

Torsten Hoefler Wins ACM Prize in Computing for Contributions to HPC and AI

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Torsten Hoefler, a professor at ….

Alphawave Semi Unveils Optoelectronics Silicon Products for Hyperscalers and AI Interconnect

LONDON and TORONTO – March 25, 2025 – Alphawave Semi (LSE: AWE), maker of connectivity and compute silicon for technology infrastructure, has announced its portfolio of optoelectronics products addressing the high-speed interconnect semiconductor market, which is forecast to exceed $4-billion by 2028. The portfolio consists of DSPs for PAM4 and emerging Coherent-lite modulation. These are capable […]

PEAK:AIO Storage Chosen for Scan Computer’s GPUaaS with NVIDIA DGX B200 Cluster

Manchester, England, March 25, 2025  — PEAK:AIO, a software-defined storage provider built for GPU-powered AI workloads, today announced its AI Data Servers have been chosen by Scan Computers to power its latest expansion of GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS). Scan’s new NVIDIA DGX Blackwell B200 cluster, one of the first in EMEA, represents a multi-million-pound investment in AI […]

LiquidStack Opens Second Manufacturing Facility in Texas

CARROLLTON, Texas, March 25, 2025 — Data center liquid cooling company LiquidStack today announced that it has opened a second manufacturing facility in Carrollton, Texas. Located two blocks from LiquidStack’s headquarters and manufacturing site in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the new 17,000 square foot facility will increase the company’s production capacity, while serving as a […]

HPC News Bytes 20250324: Quantum Day at GTC, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Blockchain?, HDD Storage

A happy late March morning to you! Shahin Khan takes charge of this edition of HPC News Bytes, a rapid (8:43) review of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, of which there has been a lot of late, including: Quantum Day at GTC 2025 ….

atNorth Leaders Recognized for Digital Infrastructure

Reykjavík, Iceland – March 21st, 2025 –  atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, today announced that two of their senior executives have received industry recognition for their contributions to the digital infrastructure sector. Fredrik Jansson, Chief Strategy and Marketing & Communications Officer at atNorth, has been shortlisted for the EMEA Digital Infrastructure […]

@HPCpodcast: Live from GTC 2025, Among the Crowds for the New AI Compute Landscape

In what is becoming an annual tradition for the @HPCpodcast, we present “Live from Nvidia GTC 2025,” covering highlights from the Nvidia extravaganza with an AI-everywhere theme.
We review the conference, discussing everything from ….

SEEQC and Nvidia Report First Digital Quantum QPU-GPU Interface

During quantum day at Nvidia’s GTC 2025 conference in San Jose, SEEQC and NVIDIA announced they have completed an end-to-end fully digital quantum-classical interface protocol demo ….