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

By Stephen Nellis

Mar 19 2019 12:44PM

For conducting nuclear weapons and other research.

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

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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