China takes US crown on ranking of world’s fastest supercomputers
Key takeaways
- China’s Line Shine overtakes US-based El Capitan as most powerful supercomputer, according to the TOP500 list.
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- China’s LineShine is the most powerful system on the planet, overtaking the US-based El Capitan, according to the biannual ranking announced in Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday.
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China’s Line Shine overtakes US-based El Capitan as most powerful supercomputer, according to the TOP500 list.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A worker walks next to the Mare Nostrum5 supercomputer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre in Barcelona, Spain, on December 15, 2023 [Emilio Morenatti/AP]By John Power Published On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026China has displaced the United States on an influential ranking of the world’s fastest supercomputers, underscoring Beijing’s growing capability to compete with the world’s leading superpower in cutting-edge technology.
China’s LineShine is the most powerful system on the planet, overtaking the US-based El Capitan, according to the biannual ranking announced in Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday.