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Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2026
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I've heard it said that when you have the fastest supercomputer, you have the advantage of running computations and simulations that are only accessible by future hardware. The country that has the fastest supercomputer is therefore the most advanced. They have a machine that can reach into the future and do what everyone else cannot.