According to this story from CNET, a supercomputer in China is now the fastest computer on the planet. China has unveiled the Tianhe-1A, which runs at 2.67 petaflops per second. Number two on the world's fastest supercomputers list is the U.S.' old Cray XT5 located at the University of Tennessee.
Not to worry, though. The Tianhe-1A runs Unix and was build on Intel and Nvidia hardware. Times do change, don't they?
Full article here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20022731-260.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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