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- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowess
A supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess.
The LineShine computer in Shenzhen displaced top-ranked US computer El Capitan in the Top500 rankings released on Tuesday. It was LineShine’s debut on the list.
China’s LineShine differs from other high-performance computers in that it runs entirely on conventional computer chips (CPUs), instead of the graphics processors (GPUs), commonly used for AI. It requires about 42.2 megawatts of electricity to operate, according to the list.
…and as long as Americans are up in arms about data centers, we’ll never take the lead ever again.
…and as long as those US data centers are owned by psychopathic pedophile billionaires and corporations: Good, let China keep the lead.
Fuck the U.S. Oligarchs.