Jan. 22, 2026 — Nokia, an IP networking and AI-HPC data center fabric provider, and Hypertec, an AI and HPC infrastructure company, today announced the deployment of Nibi, an advanced supercomputing cluster at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. The system is designed to support more than 4,000 researchers annually, expanding Canada’s capacity to advance […]
Nokia and Hypertec Group Install ‘Nibi’ Supercomputer Cluster at the University of Waterloo
January 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Quantum: Rigetti Lands $8.4M Order from India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
January 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 20, 2026 — Rigetti Computing India P L, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rigetti Computing, Inc., announced it has received an $8.4 million order to deliver a 108-qubit quantum computer to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an Indian R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The […]
LLNL’s Peter Lindstrom Honored with IEEE VIS Test of Time Award
January 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Jan. 20, 2025 — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory computer scientist Peter Lindstrom received the 2025 IEEE VIS Test of Time Award for his 2014 paper on near-lossless data compression, recognizing its lasting influence on the field of scientific visualization and high-performance computing. (Graphic: Dan Herchek) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) computer scientist Peter Lindstrom recently […]
VDURA Introduces Flash Volatility Index and Storage Economics Tool
January 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Milpitas, CA, Jan. 20, 2026, VDURA today announced the release of the Flash Volatility Index and Storage Economics Optimizer Tool, an updated quarterly resource designed to help enterprises, infrastructure operators, and partners quantify flash pricing risk and evaluate storage architecture economics under changing market conditions. Enterprise flash pricing has entered a period of sustained volatility driven by hyperscaler […]
ALCF Issues AI for Science Program Call for Proposals, Feb. 27 Deadline
January 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Jan. 20, 2026 — The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) invites proposals for a new collaboration and development program, called APEX, designed to fast-track novel applications of AI in science. This program seeks proposals that apply AI methods in new, creative, or unconventional ways within their domain, such as introducing new AI methods or bringing […]
HPC News Bytes 20260119: Cerebras Breakout, Taiwan’s Chips-Tariff Deal, Apple-Intel Foundry Reunion, Hit Google AI Documentary
January 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Good Martin Luther King Day (US) to you! Chips in their many forms and the manufacturing of them dominated the HPC-AI industry last week, here’s a quick (9:51) review of recent developments: Cerebras lands $10B OpenAI deal, Taiwan pledges $250 billion ….
Equal1 Raises $60M for Quantum with Existing Semiconductor Manufacturing
January 15, 2026 by
Dublin, Jan 15 – Equal1, a quantum semiconductor company, today announced it has raised $60 million to accelerate development of scalable, silicon-based quantum computers and deployment of its Bell-1 quantum server. The round was led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), with participation from Atlantic Bridge, the European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Enterprise […]
Penguin Solutions SMART Modular CXL NV-CMM E3.S 2T Memory Module Achieves CXL Compliance
January 15, 2026 by
Fremont, Calif.—January 14, 2026—Penguin Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENG) a provider of high-performance computing and AI infrastructure solutions, today announced that its SMART Modular CXL NV-CMM E3.S 2T non-volatile memory module has successfully passed CXL compliance testing. Penguins said this not only signifies adherence to industry standards, but positions Penguin Solutions as a trusted leader in advanced […]
ISC 2026 Conference Announces Keynote from Dr. Martin Schulz on the Post-Moore Era
January 14, 2026 by
HAMBURG, Germany, January 14 — The ISC High Performance conference announced that Professor Dr. Martin Schulz, a leading European expert in large-scale parallel computing, will deliver the ISC 2026 Opening Keynote. Titled “HPC: A Heterogeneous Future,” the keynote address on Tuesday, June 23, will focus on what he believes will be the most significant architectural […]
OLCF Issues Call for Mod/Sim Proposals for Next-Gen ‘Discovery’ Supercomputer, March 16 Deadline
January 13, 2026 by
January 13, 2026 — The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) is accepting proposals until March 16 for Center for Accelerated Application Readiness (CAAR) partnership projects to prepare modeling and simulation, data-intensive, workflow, and AI applications for highly effective use on the OLCF system to be named Discovery that will arrive in 2028. Applications will be […]
