supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyü-tər 
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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As per Bull, the system is based on a modular design, with the supercomputer pre-assembled in containers before being shipped to Airbus’s sites.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
If the deal fails, SpaceX would pay a $10 billion cash breakup fee to Cursor, which is currently training its wares on xAI’s Colossus 2 supercomputer.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 May 2026
In May 2026, Anthropic became SpaceX's first external customer for its Colossus supercomputer cluster.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The technique, which works by bouncing signals onto qubits and effectively listening for their echoes, runs 13,000 times faster on Willow than an equivalent algorithm would on the best classical supercomputer.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
If the deal fails, SpaceX would pay a $10 billion cash breakup fee to Cursor, which is currently training its wares on xAI’s Colossus 2 supercomputer.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 May 2026
In May 2026, Anthropic became SpaceX's first external customer for its Colossus supercomputer cluster.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The technique, which works by bouncing signals onto qubits and effectively listening for their echoes, runs 13,000 times faster on Willow than an equivalent algorithm would on the best classical supercomputer.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
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supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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