Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:18:11 GMT

China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowessA supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess.The LineShine computer in Shenzhen displaced top-ranked US computer El Capitan in the Top500 rankings released on Tuesday. It was LineShine’s debut on the list. Continue reading...

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