China has reclaimed the top position in the global supercomputing race after its LineShine system was ranked as the world’s fastest supercomputer, surpassing the United States’ El Capitan and marking the country’s return to the top of the prestigious TOP500 rankings after a three-year absence. The LineShine supercomputer, located at the National Supercomputing Centre in…
The United States government has imposed sanctions on a Lagos-based Nigerian businessman, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, and three bureaux de change allegedly linked to him over claims that they facilitated financial transactions for the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The sanctions were announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Office of Foreign…
OpenAI has unveiled its first custom-built artificial intelligence chip, marking a major milestone in the company’s efforts to strengthen its computing infrastructure and reduce its reliance on Nvidia’s highly sought-after AI processors. The new chip, named Jalapeño, was developed in collaboration with semiconductor giant Broadcom and is specifically designed to handle AI inference—the process that…
