Project Aurora: US government, Intel aim for nation's fastest computer

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Project Aurora: US government, Intel aim for nation's fastest computer

For conducting nuclear weapons and other research.

A US government-led group is working with chipmaker Intel Corp and Cray Inc to develop and build the nation's fastest computer by 2021 for conducting nuclear weapons and other research, officials said on Monday. The Department of Energy and the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago said they ...

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