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Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2026
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Doesn't this flip flop every few years anyway? This is the 4th time China has had the fastest according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_supercomputing
Yes because it takes time and money to build them so you don't do it on a monthly basis, you do it when the performance gain is worth it