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Microsoft Boosts HBM Bandwidth by 2.5x with Maia 300 Accelerator
Microsoft is goosing its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) bandwidth from 7.1 TB per second with Maia 200 to 18 TBps with the new Maia 300, delivering a significant upgrade to the chip’s capability to move data for AI inference workloads while lowering per-token energy cost. Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie, the executive vice president of cloud and AI, […] The post Microsoft Boosts HBM Bandwidth by 2.5x with Maia 300 Accelerator appeared first on HPCwire.
Argonne Workshop Builds Hands-On Skills in Supercomputing and AI
Nearly 1,000 participants from 47 organizations have participated in this training program since 2013 Oct. 12, 2026 — A buzz filled the auditorium as students and researchers from academia, government and industry began a session about vibe coding at the Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC), an annual program hosted by the U.S. Department of
Marvell Unveils 2nd-Gen Structera X with Six-channel CXL 3.2 Memory Expanders for AI Inference
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Oct. 12, 2026 — Marvell Technology, Inc., a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced the second-generation Marvell Structera X 3406 and Marvell Structera X 3506 CXL memory expanders, designed to help cloud, enterprise and AI infrastructure providers build more efficient, scalable and higher-performance systems for the next era of AI and
The Missing Operational Layer in Large-Scale AI Training
A GPU cluster can be healthy and a job running while the model makes little useful progress. Seeing why requires observability built around the training run, not isolated infrastructure components. A large-scale training job can look healthy to nearly every conventional monitoring tool while quietly wasting much of its GPU allocation. The nodes are up. […] The post The Missing Operational Layer in Large-Scale AI Training appeared first on HPCwire.
NVIDIA and Cisco Introduce New Pluggable Optics Form Factor to Scale AI Factories
New Transceivers Enable AI Builders to Scale Compute Within the Same Network Footprint While Reducing Networking’s Share of the Power Budget SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2026 — NVIDIA and Cisco today announced plans for Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a new high-density 400Gb/s-per-lane optical module designed to equip the hardware ecosystem for the next generation
Microsoft Announces Maia 300, Its Next-Gen Custom AI Chip
Oct. 12, 2026 — Microsoft has announced Maia 300, the next generation of its AI inference platform, and plans to expand Azure Maia to multi-gigawatt deployments beginning in 2027. Credit: Microsoft With the rollout, Maia 300 will become the primary AI inference system for Microsoft products and services. A snapshot of what’s new: Built for emerging AI workloads
Micas Networks Unveils 3 102.4T Open Ethernet Platforms for AI Factories
Micas’ Tomahawk 6-based portfolio spans 800G air-cooled, 1.6T liquid-cooled, and 1.6T Davisson CPO systems for next-generation AI factories SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 — Micas Networks, an American AI networking company headquartered in San Jose, California, today announced three 102.4 Tbps open Ethernet switch platforms designed for next-generation AI factories. Built on Broadcom Tomahawk
FSU’s Weikuan Yu Named NSF Program Director for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 12, 2026 — A Florida State University researcher is helping guide national research priorities in artificial intelligence, advanced computing and data systems in his new role as a program director within the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Professor of Computer Science Weikuan Yu will serve as an NSF
AMD Expands Open AI Infrastructure Portfolio with Helion Rack Design
AMD Helion combines open hardware and software with an integrated token router that directs agents’ model calls across frontier and open-source models. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 — AMD today introduced the AMD Helion agentic AI rack, an open blueprint for agentic AI infrastructure based on an Open Compute Project spec-design and powered by
Battelle Launches Genesis Mission High School Fellowship to Bring Students into National Lab Research
New program aims to grow the nation’s next generation of scientists and engineers, starting in high school COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2026 — High school students will work alongside researchers at Oak Ridge, Idaho and Pacific Northwest national laboratories, applying artificial intelligence (AI) to science and engineering problems, through the Battelle-Genesis Mission High School Fellowship that
Sandia Names Rob Leland Its First Chief AI Officer
Oct. 12, 2026 — Sandia is embracing AI as a critical tool to accelerate delivery across our national security missions. Recognizing the importance of artificial intelligence to Sandia, Labs Director Laura McGill appointed Rob Leland as Sandia’s first chief artificial intelligence officer. In this role, Rob will work to ensure Sandia implements AI rapidly and
EuroHPC Celebrates 3rd Cohort of EUMaster4HPC Graduates
Oct. 12, 2026 — Last week, 38 students from the third cohort of the EUMaster4HPC, the Master in High-Performance Computing sponsored by EuroHPC JU, were delivered their certificates during a ceremony at the Belval Campus of the University of Luxembourg. This ceremony marked the occasion to celebrate the students’ accomplishment, and underscore Europe’s efforts to provide
Georgia Tech Opens Supercomputer to Researchers Nationwide
Built with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, and in partnership with the University of Illinois, Nexus brings next-generation AI computing to researchers across the United States ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2026 — Georgia Tech is opening a new frontier in scientific computing with Nexus, a next-generation AI supercomputer that will serve as a resource
PNNL Supports 5 Genesis Mission Projects to Advance AI for Scientific Research
Oct. 12, 2026 — Keeping the nation’s energy reliable and affordable means solving challenging scientific problems faster than ever before. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are bringing their expertise in grid operations, geosciences, and computing to five new Genesis Mission-funded projects that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to meet these challenges. The five projects
Universal Quantum Raises over $100M Series A to Scale Quantum Computing Globally
HAYWARDS HEATH, England and HAMBURG, Germany, Oct. 12, 2026 — Universal Quantum has announced it has secured over $100 million in Series A funding, marking the largest Series A ever raised by a quantum firm headquartered in the UK. The funding will accelerate the company’s global expansion, as well as the development and commercialization of its
Fifteen US Universities Form Southeast AI Computing Consortium
Oct. 12, 2026 — The University of Alabama is a founding partner in the Southeast Region Super-Intelligence Computing Consortium, bringing together 15 universities across 10 states to accelerate research and innovation through collaboration and shared resources. Artificial intelligence is already transforming university research in the United States and around the world. To harness AI’s full
NSF Outlines New Programs for AI-Driven Discovery and STEM Workforce Development
Oct. 12, 2026 — The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced plans to launch a series of programs and initiatives to support the vision articulated in the White House report Science: A New Golden Age. These new programs and initiatives combined with the $1.5 billion in investments announced in August will help the agency improve how
IonQ to Acquire Elisity to Accelerate Zero Trust for the Quantum Era
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 12, 2026 — IonQ today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elisity, Inc., a Zero Trust security company, in an all-stock transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion. The acquisition brings together IonQ’s post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum key distribution (QKD) capabilities with Elisity’s enterprise Zero
ThisWay Global Announces Plans for Research and AI Compute Center at Texas A&M-RELLIS Campus
BRYAN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2026 — ThisWay Global Inc. (TWG), a company focused on sovereign artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, has announced plans for the Research and AI Compute Center (RACC) at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus in Bryan, Texas. Following the Sept. 30, 2026 closing of the court-approved acquisition of project assets through
LRZ: Euro-Q-Exa Enters Next Expansion Stage
The European quantum computer Euro-Q-Exa at the LRZ continues to grow: A new expansion stage with 150 qubits will complement the existing system in the future and expand the available computing capacity for research and innovation in Europe. Oct. 12, 2026 — The expansion of the European quantum computer Euro-Q-Exa at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre
Are You Ready For the Silicon-to-Systems Evolution?
Silicon to systems engineering is reshaping HPC for manufacturing As product design becomes more interconnected, manufacturers need engineering infrastructure that can support EDA, CAE, and AI workflows across domains. Manufacturers have long relied on high-performance computing (HPC) to push the limits of engineering design. But the context is changing: problems once treated separately are becoming […] The post Are You Ready For the Silicon-to-Systems Evolution? appeared first on HPCwire.
Margaret Hamilton, Computing Pioneer Who Led Software Development for the Apollo Program, Dies at 90
Oct. 9, 2026 — Margaret Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died on Sep. 30. She was 90. A computing pioneer who authored over 130 publications, Hamilton helped to establish software engineering as a dedicated discipline. She worked at MIT
SLAC to Lead AI Catalysis Project, Partner on 8 Others Under Genesis Mission
Oct. 9, 2026 — The Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has been selected by DOE to lead an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven autonomous catalysis discovery project and partner on eight others through DOE’s Genesis Mission, which invests in AI approaches to tackling the nation’s complex science and technology challenges. The SLAC-led project will connect AI
CIQ Announces Apptainer Pro for Production AI and HPC Containers with Enterprise Control
RENO, Nev., Oct. 9, 2026 — CIQ, the company behind Rocky Linux and the open infrastructure provider the world’s leading enterprises companies trust in production, has announced Apptainer Pro, an upcoming commercially supported edition of Apptainer, the container system built for high-performance computing. Apptainer Pro will add long-term maintenance, workload compatibility validation, execution records and
Japan’s JHPC-quantum Expands Test User Program with 20 Selected Proposals
Oct. 9, 2026 — RIKEN and SoftBank Corp. have conducted the third open call for the Test User Program under the jointly promoted JHPC-quantum project and selected 20 proposals. The project is intended to research and develop system software for linking quantum computers (QC) and supercomputers (HPC), to use this software to build a quantum-HPC hybrid
Fermilab to Lead 2 New Genesis Mission Awards
Two new awards will expand Fermilab’s critical role in the Genesis Mission by developing custom microelectronics and advancing quantum information science. Oct. 9, 2026 — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory received two new awards as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a national effort to double the productivity and overall impact of American
DOE, NIH, and Biohub Partner to Build Foundational Data for Predictive Biological AI Models
WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2026 — The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Biohub signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biology, deepen our understanding of human health and disease, and accelerate breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology.
IonQ Reports Quantum Entanglement Rates Above 1,000 Events per Second
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 9, 2026 — IonQ today announced the achievement of entanglement rates above 1,000 per second (1 kHz) between a trapped ion qubit and a solid-state memory, through a photonic interconnect. Entanglement is the quantum connection that lets separate systems work together, and it is the essential ingredient for networking quantum computers. While
Fujitsu and New Mexico to Establish Quantum Computing Research Center
KAWASAKI, Japan, Oct. 8, 2026 — Fujitsu today announced a collaboration with New Mexico to establish a quantum computing research center in New Mexico. The center will conduct advanced research spanning quantum computing hardware, software, algorithms, and theory, while supporting education and workforce-development initiatives designed to expand the quantum talent pipeline and strengthen collaboration across industry,
PPPL Partners on Genesis Mission Project to Build AI Digital Twin for Fusion Energy
The project, led by Commonwealth Fusion Systems, brings together four U.S. Department of Energy National Labs, key industry players and university researchers Oct. 8, 2026 — As part of the Genesis Mission, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) will partner on a national effort to build a digital twin platform
Berkeley Lab: Artificial Intelligence for Particle Accelerators Gets Another Boost
Oct. 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced significant funding to scale up promising projects that use Artificial Intelligence (AI), commonly referred to as artificial intelligence, to accelerate discovery. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will lead the Multi-Office Accelerator Team Core Project (MOAT-Core), which applies AI to better design and
Crusoe Pledges $50M in Compute Credits to White House AI Science Initiative
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2026 — Crusoe today announced a $50 million commitment in high-performance AI compute credits over three years to support the Genesis Mission Consortium. Crusoe Co-Founder and CEO Chase Lochmiller announced the pledge at the White House Science: A New Golden Age Summit alongside federal science leaders and industry peers. The contribution will
ORNL Selected for 6 Phase II Genesis Mission Awards
Oct. 8, 2026 — The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been selected for six Phase II awards under the DOE’s Genesis Mission. The six multi-year projects will advance Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled research in materials science, microelectronics, quantum computing, accelerator operations, HPC software development and fusion energy, building on work initiated during
Xsight Labs Adds E1L to DPU Portfolio with Support for up to 200G
Arm-based E1L delivers full DPU offload from 25 watts, on the same open software as the 800G E1 SAN JOSE, Calif. and TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 8, 2026 — Xsight Labs today announced the E1L, the newest member of its E-Series data processing unit (DPU) portfolio. The E1L brings fully programmable DPU capability, at up
Argonne to Advance Scientific Discovery with New Genesis Mission Awards
Argonne and collaborators will use AI to speed discovery in software, materials, physics and more Oct. 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has won a new round of Genesis Mission funding to take on major scientific challenges with artificial intelligence (AI). With these new Phase II awards, Argonne and
Jefferson Lab Moves Forward on Genesis Mission Phase II Projects
Two newly funded multi-year projects will address national science and technology challenges across key DOE mission areas NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the Phase II Request for Application (RFA) multi-year funding awards for interdisciplinary teams to address national science and technology challenges across key DOE
AMD CEO Lisa Su Receives National Medal of Science
In recognition of her role advancing computing at AMD, the company’s leader is honored with the nation’s highest recognition for scientists and engineers. Oct. 8, 2026 — AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su was awarded the National Medal of Science, the highest recognition the nation bestows on scientists and engineers, by President Donald Trump today at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and CEO of AMD Presented during the
AWS Commits up to $50M in Cloud Credits to Support Genesis Mission Expansion
Oct. 8, 2026 — Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a commitment of up to $50 million in credits over three years to support the expansion of the Genesis Mission, unveiled at the White House Science Summit. As the Genesis Mission expands to an additional 14 federal agencies, AWS is excited to meet the moment with
Astera Labs Expands Aries 7 Portfolio for Multi-Rack AI Connectivity
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — Astera Labs, Inc., a leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure, today announced the industry’s broadest PCIe 7 signal conditioning portfolio spanning smart retimers, redrivers, cable modules, optical drivers, and optical TIAs. The expanded Aries 7 portfolio offers hyperscalers, neoclouds, OEMs and ODMs a comprehensive connectivity
DOE Announces Science Applications for Quantum Computing
Key scientific utility problems will guide Quantum Genesis’s goal of developing fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of Quantum Genesis Priority Applications (QGPAs), a set of eight key scientific utility problems that will guide the Quantum Genesis’s goal of developing fault-tolerant scientifically
CIQ’s Fuzzball 4.3 Runs Validated Open-Weight Models on a Customer’s GPUs with One Command
Open models deploy from a catalog with validated presets, and in-cluster agents discover them automatically, across heterogeneous GPU fleets on premises and in major clouds. RENO, Nev., Oct. 8, 2026 — CIQ, the enterprise software company behind Rocky Linux, today announced the general availability of Fuzzball 4.3, which brings ready-to-run AI models and agents to
Upscale Unveils Token Fabric to Unify Scale-Up and Scale-Out AI Networking
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — Upscale, Inc. today introduced Upscale Token Fabric for AI factories. Upscale’s open, purpose-built architecture unifies scale-up and scale-out networking through common software and operations, accelerating deployment with XPU partners and enabling heterogeneous AI infrastructure. Designed for hyperscalers, XPU partners, neoclouds, and enterprises, the architecture is gaining traction across
PsiQuantum Receives Conditional $150M Loan Commitment to Advance US Quantum Computing
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — PsiQuantum announced today that the company has received a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $150 million from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), which would expand the company’s advanced manufacturing and prototyping capabilities in the United States. The financing would support PsiQuantum’s
Pasqal Launches AI-Assisted Workflow to Accelerate Cloud QPU Experiments
By lowering the engineering effort between an idea and the hardware, the new feature enables faster experimentation while keeping scientists in control PARIS, Oct. 8, 2026 — Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced the availability of an AI-assisted workflow on Pasqal Cloud. Available as a plugin for leading agentic coding environments,
Oratomic Reaches $775M in Total Funding to Build Utility-Scale Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — Oratomic, whose mission is to build the first fault-tolerant quantum computers, announced today that it has raised a total of $775 million since its launch in March 2026. The company will use the funds to accelerate the development of utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Khosla
NVIDIA Commits $1B to Advance US Science Over the Next 5 Years
Commitments Will Strengthen Fields Critical for US Leadership Including Quantum Computing, Healthcare and Energy Security SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced commitments valued at $1 billion to build out the United States’ capacity for artificial intelligence research and development in fields critical for U.S. leadership, including quantum computing, healthcare and energy
GlobalFoundries and TSMC Sign US Manufacturing Deal for AI Packaging
Multi-year $2 billion agreement will expand capacity for advanced packaging ecosystem and support growing demand for AI and high-performance computing technologies MALTA, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2026 — GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced a manufacturing agreement with TSMC to establish a U.S.-based supply of silicon interposers for TSMC’s CoWoS advanced packaging ecosystem. Under the agreement, GF will
IBM Advances to Stage C of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
IBM moves to third phase of DARPA’s rigorous evaluation of approaches to building a fault-tolerant quantum computer YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2026 — IBM has announced it has been selected for Stage C, the third phase of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) led by DARPA, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This
National Compute Grid Launches to Pool Idle AI Capacity Across Providers
For all the talk about a shortage of AI computing power, and the need for more powerful chips and bigger data centers, there’s another side to the story. A significant amount of existing capacity isn’t being used. While tech companies race to build massive new data centers, expensive GPUs in other facilities can sit idle […] The post National Compute Grid Launches to Pool Idle AI Capacity Across Providers appeared first on HPCwire.
DOE Announces New Genesis Mission Awards to Accelerate Scientific Capability
Twelve newly selected Phase II and six Phase I projects will push the frontiers of AI for science, capping a first-year cohort of 297 projects across the Genesis Mission portfolio. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 12 Phase II project awards for the Genesis Mission, totaling $159 million,
Atom Computing Selected by DARPA for Final Stage of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Stage C selection of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative awards up to $300 million. BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 8, 2026 — Atom Computing has announced it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance to the final stage of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), a landmark program assessing the feasibility of building
DOE Awards $96M to 67 Early Career Scientists
Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America’s Scientific Workforce WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 67 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $96 million in funding for research covering a wide range of
Classiq and NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS Target Enterprise Quantum Applications in Japan
TOKYO, Oct. 8, 2026 — NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. (formerly NTT Communications Corporation) and Classiq Technologies G.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Classiq Technologies Ltd., today announced a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic business partnership aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption of quantum computing in Japan. Under the partnership, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS will propose and sell the
DOE Announces Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship
Inaugural fellowship program aims to build a robust domestic, AI-ready scientific workforce via dual-competency training, high-impact internships at DOE National Labs, and private sector partnerships. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2026 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship Pilot. Designed as an accelerated, four-year doctoral pathway, this premier program will
Diraq Advances to Final Stage of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Funding of up to US$300 million will support independent verification and validation of Diraq’s path to utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing under DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative PALO ALTO, Calif. and SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 — Diraq has announced it has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance to Stage C
Danaher Accelerates Life Sciences Research with New AI-powered Autonomous Lab
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2026 — Danaher Corporation has announced plans to launch its first AI-powered autonomous lab, designed to help researchers develop custom antibodies and other molecular tools faster and more efficiently. Expected to operate at scale in early 2027, the lab will combine artificial intelligence, robotics and technologies from several Danaher operating companies in
IonQ Advances to Final Stage of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 8, 2026 – IonQ has advanced to Stage C of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). IonQ and DARPA have signed a Stage C agreement with a potential value of up to $300 million to continue validating IonQ’s approach to delivering large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. Funding beyond
DOE Rolls Out Phase II Genesis Mission Projects, New Educational Opportunities
The Department of Energy today unveiled a dozen Phase II awards for its Genesis Mission initiative to accelerate scientific discovery and engineering with AI. It also announced its four-year doctoral pathway as part of the Graduate Fellowship Pilot, and awarded $96 million to 67 early career scientists. It’s been nearly a year since the DOE […] The post DOE Rolls Out Phase II Genesis Mission Projects, New Educational Opportunities appeared first on HPCwire.
On-Demand Access to Next-Generation HPC: Using TotalCAE and Google Cloud H4D
Bursting to cloud has long been used to complement on-premises compute capacity to handle peak HPC, AI, CAE, and other workloads. That remains the case today, but the reason to burst has changed. Cloud computing now provides access to newer processor architectures such as Google Cloud’s H4D instances and machine family, fundamentally altering the strategic role of cloud bursting. However, taking full advantage of these capabilities still requires support.
Genesis Mission: SYNAPS-I Brings Agentic AI to Experimental Workflows
With support from ALCF computing resources and AI services, the SYNAPS-I team demonstrated a new agentic AI platform that uses natural-language instructions to automate complex experimental workflows as part of the DOE Genesis Mission. Oct. 7, 2026 — Science has increasingly used artificial intelligence (AI) as a kind of microscope — sorting data, analyzing images
Linux Foundation Launches OpenGrid to Build Open, Shared Infrastructure for Electric Grid
PRAGUE, Oct. 7, 2026 — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the launch of OpenGrid, a new initiative building open source infrastructure to modernize power grid planning worldwide. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, OpenGrid creates a neutral, interoperable foundation that allows planners to work across the commercial
Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM and IonQ Advance to DARPA QBI Stage C
DARPA announced today that Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM and IonQ have advanced to the final phase of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, moving their proposed systems into hands-on government verification and validation. The four organizations represent different modalities of quantum computing: neutral atoms at Atom Computing, silicon CMOS spin qubits at Diraq, superconducting processors at IBM […] The post Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM and IonQ Advance to DARPA QBI Stage C appeared first on HPCwire.
Why AI Inference Infrastructure Fails Differently From Traditional Services
Most engineers know what an overloaded web service looks like. Latency goes up. Queues start growing. CPU gets busy. Eventually requests begin timing out and autoscaling tries to catch up. AI inference systems can fail in some of the same ways, but I’ve found that the usual mental model does not always hold up very […] The post Why AI Inference Infrastructure Fails Differently From Traditional Services appeared first on HPCwire.
Applied Materials and Intel Collaborate on Chipmaking Innovations for AI-Driven Computing
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2026 — Applied Materials, Inc. has announced it is working with Intel to accelerate development of chipmaking innovations for next-generation transistors, interconnects and advanced packaging technologies. The collaboration will bring together cutting-edge capabilities from Applied’s EPIC Center in Silicon Valley and Intel’s R&D campus in Hillsboro, Oregon to shorten time-to-market
HPE Accelerates Enterprise AI Innovation with Next-Gen AMD CPU-Powered Servers
HOUSTON, Oct. 7, 2026 — HPE today announced the first four of its HPE ProLiant Gen13 Servers powered by 6th Generation AMD EPYC Server processors. The new systems expand compute, memory, and I/O capabilities to help enterprises accelerate agentic AI and inference, analytics, virtualization, simulation, and modeling while strengthening security, simplifying operations, and providing reliability across
Haiqu Unveils AgenticOS, a System of Agents Solving Some of Physics’ Toughest Problems
R&D Teams Can Build Complete Quantum Projects from the Idea to the Experiment Itself, Verifying AI Results Every Step of the Way NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2026 — Existing AI models have advanced to the point that they can contribute to real science, but they have their limits. An AI agent can produce convincing math
CIQ Challenges 20 Teams to Scale Real AI Across a Full Cluster Before SC26
RENO, Nev., Oct. 7, 2026 — CIQ, the founding commercial sponsor of Rocky Linux, today announced the CIQ Supercomputing Local AI Hackathon, a hands-on technical build weekend in Chicago right before Supercomputing 2026 (SC26). The hackathon is presented with NVIDIA and Drive Capital, and supported by Lenovo, VAST Data, and Moonlite. Up to 20 teams will each get their own multi-node cluster and one challenge: build a real AI workload that makes full use of it.
Infineon and ZuriQ Deepen Partnership to Advance Scalable Quantum Chips
MUNICH and ZURICH, Oct. 7, 2026 — Infineon Technologies AG and ZuriQ AG, a Swiss quantum computing company spun out of ETH Zurich, today announced the expansion of their collaboration to advance scalable quantum computing hardware. The partnership combines ZuriQ’s pioneering trapped-ion quantum computing architecture with Infineon’s expertise in semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and integrated
LLNL Team Wins ACM SIGSIM PADS Test of Time Award
Oct. 7, 2026 — A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers has received the 2026 Test of Time Award from the ACM SIGSIM Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation (PADS) conference for their paper, “Automatic Generation of Reversible C++ Code and Its Performance in a Scalable Kinetic Monte-Carlo Application.” PADS honors up to two
Georgia Tech Launches Center to Advance Quantum Research and Innovation
Oct. 7, 2026 — The Institute for Matter and Systems (IMS) at Georgia Tech, in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), has launched the Georgia Tech Quantum Applications Research Center (GT QuARC), a new interdisciplinary research center designed to bring together Georgia Tech’s quantum research community, expand strategic partnerships, and accelerate the development
HPE Launches Gen13 ProLiant Servers for HPC and AI Workloads
HPE today unveiled four new ProLiant Gen13 Servers, giving customers AMD EPYC-based compute power for running a variety of agentic AI, high performance analytics, and modeling and simulation workloads in both traditional 19-inch and new 21-inch OCP rack configurations. Two of the new ProLiant servers–the ProLiant DL585a Gen13 and the ProLiant DL525 Gen13–are standard 19-inch […] The post HPE Launches Gen13 ProLiant Servers for HPC and AI Workloads appeared first on HPCwire.
Argonne-Led Campaign Aims to Improve Midwest Storm Predictions
A new U.S. Department of Energy research campaign will deploy advanced instruments from Ames, Iowa, to Chicago, Illinois, to study how differences in land surfaces, from farmland to cities, impact the formation and intensity of energy-disrupting storms. LEMONT, Ill., Oct. 7, 2026 — Every year, destructive storms cause billions of dollars of damage to homes,
AI Is Accelerating Scientific Inquiry, Google Study Finds
A new study from Google and MIT finds that AI is accelerating the scientific process, with a significant increase in productivity among scientists who use AI. The paper found that AI usage is widespread in science, and that the average scientist saves nearly 30 hours per month using AI. However, there are some caveats to […] The post AI Is Accelerating Scientific Inquiry, Google Study Finds appeared first on HPCwire.
Infleqtion and Partners Build Optical Cavity Prototype to Shrink Quantum Sensors
New prototype reduces footprint needed for laser stabilization, paving way for compact, fieldable quantum systems and chip scale manufacturing LOUISVILLE, Colo., Oct. 6, 2026 — Infleqtion, in collaboration with Honeywell Aerospace and Distinguished Professor Daniel J. Blumenthal of UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), has announced development of a new integrated optical “cavity” that helps shrink quantum sensors
Dell Expands AI Data Platform to Ground Agents in Enterprise Context
Dell AI Data Platform, the data foundation of the Dell AI Factory, expands with new data orchestration and storage capabilities ROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 6, 2026 — Dell Technologies is expanding the Dell AI Data Platform so AI systems deliver better answers, cost less to run and reach production faster, giving applications and agents trusted, current
NSF Renews UW-Led Optoelectronics Center with Expected $22M in Funding
Oct. 6, 2026 — A University of Washington-led center for optoelectronics — technologies that combine light and electronics — brings researchers from 14 universities across the U.S. together with the mission to develop new materials to transform information technology with light. This research has broad ranging applications, from enabling photorealistic virtual reality displays for telehealth
Rutgers Students Win Best Student Paper at PEARC 2026 for Study of LLM-Based HPC User Support
Oct. 6, 2026 — Rutgers University graduate students, working in collaboration with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego Halıcıoğlu School of Data Science and Computing, recently won an award for the “Best Student Full Paper (Systems)” at the Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) 2026 conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their paper was titled A Comparative Study on LLM-enabled HPC User Support.
Pasqal Coordinates Q-PLANET to Develop Chips for Neutral-Atom Quantum Tech
Three months after its official kick-off in Brussels, the Q-PLANET Pilot Line is moving from vision to execution, with Pasqal steering 28 partners from 11 European countries to build a resilient European supply chain for neutral-atom quantum technologies PARIS, Oct. 6, 2026 — Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, is coordinating the implementation
FAU Receives NIST Grant to Build South Florida’s Quantum Cybersecurity Workforce
PALO ALTO, Calif. and BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 6, 2026 — As quantum computing advances, it is creating new cybersecurity challenges that will require a workforce trained to protect critical systems and infrastructure. Yet few workforce development programs provide hands-on training that integrates quantum computing, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering
ALCF Expands Aurora’s DAOS Storage to 800 Servers
Among the world’s fastest storage systems, DAOS delivers high performance across thousands of Aurora nodes to support data-intensive workloads ranging from massive simulations to AI model training. Oct. 6, 2026 — Running simulations and AI workloads on one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers requires storage that can keep pace. On the ALCF’s Aurora exascale
Xanadu and GlobalFoundries Partner to Scale Photonic Quantum Chip Production
TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2026 — Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited today announced a strategic multi-year partnership with GlobalFoundries (GF) to address the high-volume production required for utility-scale quantum computing. This partnership combines Xanadu’s existing expertise in ultra-low loss photonic design and process development with GF’s industry-leading photonics manufacturing prowess to accelerate the development and manufacturing of
Zapata Quantum Joins IBM Quantum Network to Advance Application Development
Effort builds on prior collaboration to translate high-value use cases into practical applications running on IBM quantum computers BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2026 — Zapata Quantum today announced it has joined the IBM Quantum Network with plans to use IBM’s world-class quantum computers with Zapata’s deep expertise in use-case discovery and application development. The Company’s effort