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ZAWYA: Aramco and Pasqal launch Saudi Arabia's first Quantum Computer
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (201+ words) DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia/PRNewswire/ " Aramco, one of the world's leading energy and chemicals companies, in partnership with Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today officially inaugurated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first quantum computer. Aramco and Pasqal also…...
Evaluating RISC-V Vector Processors: GCC vs. LLVM Autovectorization Benchmarks (May 2026) - News and Statistics
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (325+ words) Index Box Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories. RISC-V Vector Processors Performance Assessment: Compiler Support and Hardware Capabilities A recent technical paper has assessed the performance of RISC-V vector processors, focusing on compiler support and hardware capabilities. The…...
Aramco hits the switch on Saudi's first quantum computer, Google Cloud to power Qiddiya City
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (350+ words) Aramco just plugged into the quantum era Aramco and Pasqal officially launched the Kingdom's first quantum computer, according to a press release. Under the partnership, the energy giant will act as a foundational customer, utilizing the system to build quantum-hybrid…...
Sandia Lab Gives Approval to Spectra Supercomputer
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (482+ words) Spectra is the second system deployed under Sandia National Laboratories" Vanguard program, following the installation of the ARM-based Astra system back in 2018. Spectra is a 64-node machine equipped with 128 Maverick-2 accelerators using Penguin Solutions" OCP-based Tundra servers and a negative…...
The Quantum Computing Industry's Chat GPT Moment Might Be Closer Than You Think
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (412+ words) I've been following Quantum since 2016. A physicist by training, it feels like now is that time to utilise those lectures on quantum mechanics. Never before is there an industry like quantum computing. In some ways its a disruptive technology and…...
HPC Spending Cooled in "25, Hyperion Says
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (617+ words) After a blowout year in 2024, HPC spending slowed a bit in 2025, posting a more modest'but still very impressive'gain of 16. 9% over the previous year, led by strong growth in AI workloads, GPUs, and cloud computing, according to Hyperion Research. Hyperion Research's…...
Aramco and Pasqal launch Saudi Arabia's first Quantum Computer and Middle East's first commercial Quantum Computing as a Service platform
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (286+ words) 18. 05. 2026 / 20: 40 CET/CEST DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aramco, one of the world's leading energy and chemicals companies, in partnership with Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today officially inaugurated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first quantum computer. Aramco…...
Argonne builds robotic assistants for autonomous laboratories
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (520+ words) DOE-backed Argonne researchers are training robots to learn scientific workflows from humans. The project, called Ro SA, short for Robot Scientific Assistant for Accelerating Experimental Workflows, aims to create robots capable of working alongside scientists in real laboratory environments while…...
Evaluating and Calibrating Performance On RISC-V Vector Processors (KTH, LLNL, BSC)
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (307+ words) A new technical paper, "Closer in the Gap: Towards Portable Performance on RISC-V Vector Processors," was published by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Barcelona Supercomputing Center. Abstract "The RISC-V Vector Extension~(RVV) is…...
US national labs seek new partnerships for AI supercomputers
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (207+ words) The Department of Energy is opening its doors to new companies as it races to build next-generation AI-optimized supercomputing infrastructure across national laboratories. The Department of Energy's network of national laboratories is actively seeking fresh private-sector partners to build AI-optimized…...