https://freerepublic.com/tag/donclark/ en-us Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:14:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4385181/posts A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.China took back a coveted computing crown from the United States on Tuesday, ratcheting up a fierce technological competition that has implications for science, national security and geopolitics. LineShine, a massive computing system in Shenzhen, China, was declared the world’s fastest by a group of researchers using a set of standard tests for supercomputers. Besides raw speed, the system stood out because it uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units, which most... New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4385181/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:14:18 GMT