The supercomputer crown is back in the USA
The Frontier supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been named the world's fastest supercomputer. Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The United States is again home to the world’s most powerful supercomputer. The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee was named world’s fastest computer by Top500.org, the organization that ranks supercomputers’ performance. Frontier surpassed Japan’s Fugaku computer, which had been No. 1 since taking the title from the U.S.-built Summit supercomputer in 2020.
The mammoth Frontier is as big as a house — actually more than several houses — spanning about 7,300 square feet. By comparison, the average Long Island house is about 3,000 square feet.
Frontier puts the United States at the forefront of emerging technologies in medicine, nuclear fusion, cryptoanalysis and other fields that rely on super-fast computing.
Twitter rolls out crisis misinformation policy
Twitter has introduced a new policy on misleading content. Credit: AP / Matt Rourke
Twitter will remove misleading content during times of crisis. As part of its new crisis misinformation policy, Twitter will take down what it considers false coverage of events, misleading allegations of war crimes and false information regarding sanctions or humanitarian operations, among other things. Twitter says its goal is to “ensure viral misinformation isn’t amplified or recommended by us during crises.”
Clean machine
This robot is learning to wash dishes and vacuum furniture. Credit: Dyson
Cleaning is easier with one of those little floor-based robots that scuttle around your home. And the robot cleaners may be going to a new level. High-end vacuum maker Dyson previewed an AI-powered cleaning robot that can grasp and wash dishes and vacuum chairs and sofas. Unfortunately, the dirty secret is the robots are still under development and won’t be ready to clean your home for several years.
Amazon tests mall delivery service
A new kind of Amazon delivery is being tested. Credit: Business Wire
Amazon is testing a service that uses the company’s sprawling network of Amazon Flex gig drivers to fetch packages from mall-based retailers and deliver them the same day to customers. The geographic range of the pilot is unclear, but communications with drivers reference malls in Arizona, Nevada and Virginia. Unlike Amazon-employed drivers, Flex drivers are contractors who use their own vehicles to deliver packages. — Bloomberg News
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