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Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die
Supercomputers can be measured in several ways, but the vital statistic is their ability to perform floating-point operations per second, or flops. Flopping as fast as possible is what makes you successful. At her peak, Sierra could hit 94.64 petaflops—94.64 quadrillion floating-point operations—per second. El Capitan, at 1.809 exaflops, is about 19 times faster. In late 2025, he was officially…
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David Protein isn’t afraid to defy category norms
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Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI
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Realism over romance: Why some brands weren’t lovey-dovey for Valentine’s Day
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