World-class Swiss supercomputer Alps goes live

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The vast majority of Swiss people don’t realize it. But our country is now home to one of the most powerful computers on the planet. Nicknamed the Alps, it’s located next to Lake Lugano and will be inaugurated on Saturday. It’s putting Switzerland on the global computing map, with the Alps currently the sixth most powerful supercomputer on the planet.

The machine, a technological beast, greedy for electricity, aims to help science advance faster, especially in the field of artificial intelligence. Here's the essential thing to know about this extraordinary computer.

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