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Labour pulls £1.3bn funding for ultra-fast supercomputer and AI projects | Business News
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Labour has pulled £1.3bn of investment in tech and AI projects promised by the Tories. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said the funding committed by the previous Conservative administration was not allocated in its budget and so will not proceed. It included £800m for the creation of a next-generation exascale supercomputer at…
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Biggest-ever supercomputer simulation delves into universe’s evolution | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have performed the biggest-ever computer simulations to investigate how the universe evolved from the Big Bang. Project Flamingo calculated how ordinary matter, dark matter and dark energy evolved according to the laws of physics. Virtual galaxies and clusters of galaxies emerge in detail as the simulations progress. Researchers hope they can compare the virtual…
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Extreme global warming could eventually wipe out humans, first-ever supercomputer climate models warn | Science & Tech News
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Extreme global warming will likely wipe all mammals – including humans – off the face of the Earth in 250 million years, according to a new scientific study. Temperatures could spiral to 70C (158F) and transform the planet into a “hostile environment devoid of food and water”, the research warns. The planet would heat up…