HPC News Bytes 20241216: Google Quantum – Hype or Reality?, HPE’s ‘Blue Lion’ Win in Europe, US-China Tech Retaliations, HPC and Crop Yields – High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC

A good mid-December morn to you! We offer this rapid (7:49) run through recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including:

– Google “Willow” quantum chip: hype or reality?

– European supercomputing site LRZ chooses HPE for “Blue Lion” supercomputer

– Nvidia caught up in China-US geo-techno-political retaliations

– The poplar tree and OLCF supercomputing resources could result in higher crop yields

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