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The UK no longer has a supercomputer in the top 50, according to new data from the Foundation Top 500 projectwhich ranks the 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world.
The country’s current national supercomputer system, Archer2is approaching the end of its life in 2026. And according to the latest figures, it is now too He sits in 62nd place Globally, down from 49th place In Juneand 38 last November.
This downward trajectory comes shortly after the formation of the new Labor government On the shelf The previous government planned to invest £800 million (about $1 billion) in a new “exascale” supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh.
Mr Mark Parsonswho worked at the university EPCC Supercomputer Centre As far back as 1994, he said it would be a “disaster” if the UK did not change course on investing in supercomputing. “We cannot be a country the size of Britain without a supercomputer,” he said in an interview. Interview with the Financial Times. “It would hinder the progress of science and innovation in the UK.”
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