A good mid-summer morning to you! There have been scandalous news reports of late in the world of HPC-AI, along with other developments of interest, including: TSMC employees accused of 2nm espionage charges, Trump calls for Intel CEO to resign ….
News Bytes 20260811: Espionage at TSMC, Intel CEO Told to Quit, Dojo AI Is Done, GenAI and Geopolitics
Building AI Factories: Scalable Infrastructure for Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how organizations innovate and compete. As enterprises race to unlock new value from data, a new paradigm – the AI Factory – has emerged. Unlike traditional data centers, which passively store and ….
HPC News Bytes 20250811: Espionage at TSMC, Intel CEO Told to Quit, Dojo Is Done, GenAI and Geopolitics, Dongarra on HPC’s Future
A good mid-summer morning to you! There have been scandalous news reports of late in the world of HPC-AI, along with other developments of interest ….
Argonne Scientists Honored for AI-Powered Solar Cell
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are part of a group recognized for their advancements in chemistry-aware artificial intelligence software.
The team has received the 2025 Royal Society of Chemistry’s ….
NCSA Wins $26M NGA HPC Contract
Aug. 7, 2025 — The National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were awarded a $25.8 million contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for high-performance computing in support of NGA strategic partnerships, advancement of artificial intelligence, and machine learning and logistics for data production on a global scale. NGA Director Vice Admiral […]
Capacity Raises $92M for Contact Center AI Support Platform, Announces Acquisitions
St. Louis, August 7, 2025 – Capacity, the AI-powered support automation platform for contact centers, has announced more than $92 million in investments. Additionally, the company announed acquisitions of Call Criteria and Verbio Technologies, expanding Capacity’s capabilities in voice AI, quality assurance (QA) automation and speech analytics. The new investments in Capacity include $50 million […]
8 Years in the Making: Sandia Team Creates Malware Detection Software with Livermore HPC
A cybersecurity platform, under development for eight years at Sandia National Laboratories to detect and analyze advanced malware threats, is now publicly available, giving defenders in the public and private sectors access to tools used to safeguard ….
Study: Agentic AI Is Advancing but Governance Gap Threatens Consumer Trust
New data released today shows a disconnect between how companies govern AI and what consumers need to feel safe using it. While four out of five consumers surveyed said they want clear governance of AI interactions, less than a third (31 percent) of business leaders say their organizations have comprehensive, organization-wide AI policies and oversight in place.
Survey: Quantum Error Correction Is Critical but Ecosystem Isn’t Ready
Cambridge, UK | 7th August 2025 — Riverlane has released findings from a global survey of more than 300 quantum professionals and academics, revealing strong demand for quantum error correction (QEC) but widespread lack of readiness across the industry. QEC is now seen as essential to building useful quantum computers. Key findings from the 2025 […]
ALCF HPC-AI Workshop to Be Held Sept. 23-25 and Oct. 7-9
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility will hold a two-part HPC workshop starting with a virtual event to be held Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 23-25, followed by hands-on, in-person workshop Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 7-9 at Argonne National Laboratory. Registration information and more details can be found here. This event is designed to advance ALCF users’ skills in high-performance computing […]













