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RIKEN-led Project Seeks to Combine The Powers of Quantum Computers And Supercomputers

While supercomputers excel at general-purpose tasks and large-scale simulations, quantum computers specialize in problems involving exponential combinations (e.g., materials science, drug discovery, AI optimization). However, quantum systems currently require conventional computers to operate—a dependency that will intensify as they scale from today’s 100+ qubits to thousands or millions. The project envisions supercomputers acting as the “pianists” that play the quantum “piano.”

Twelve user groups are currently testing both systems. The project’s primary objective is to provide concrete answers to “What can quantum computers do *now*?” rather than speculating about future capabilities, while demonstrating practical advantages of tightly integrated hybrid computing for real-world scientific and industrial applications.

A RIKEN-led project is developing system software to tightly integrate quantum computers with supercomputers.

CRISPR vs Aging: What’s Actually Happening Right Now

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CRISPR gene editing in 2025 is no longer science fiction. From curing rare immune disorders and type 1 diabetes to lowering cholesterol and reversing blindness in mice, breakthroughs are transforming medicine today. With AI accelerating precision tools like base editing and prime editing, CRISPR not only cures diseases but also promises longer, healthier lives and maybe even longevity escape velocity.

0:00 – INTRO — First human treated with prime editing.
0:35 — The DNA Problem.
1:44 – CRISPR 1.0 — The Breakthrough.
3:19 – AI + CRISPR 2.0 & 3.0
4:47 – Epigenetic Reprogramming.
5:54 – From the Lab to the Body.
7:28 – Risks, Ethics & Power.
8:59 – The 2030 Vision.

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Part 3 – “Longevity Escape Velocity: How AI is making us immortal by 2030!”

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Scientists Unveil the Most Realistic Black Hole Accretion Model Ever Created

Using cutting-edge algorithms and exascale supercomputers, researchers have created the most realistic simulations yet of matter flowing into black holes. Building on decades of research, a group of computational astrophysicists has reached an important breakthrough: they have created the most de

China’s ‘Darwin Monkey’ is the world’s largest brain-inspired supercomputer

Scientists in China have unveiled a supercomputer built on brain-like architecture — specifically, that of a monkey.

Called Darwin Monkey or “Wukong”, the system features over 2 billion artificial neurons and more than 100 billion synapses, putting it roughly on par with the neural structure of a macaque.

New ‘physics shortcut’ lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI

Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly “conversion table” that works on a laptop and returns results within hours.

Artificial intelligence for quantum computing

Quantum computing devices of increasing complexity are becoming more and more reliant on automatised tools for design, optimization and operation. In this Review, the authors discuss recent developments in AI for quantum”, from hardware design and control, to circuit compiling, quantum error correction and postprocessing, and discuss future potential of quantum accelerated supercomputing, where AI, HPC, and quantum technologies converge.

“Nobody Wanted NVIDIA’s First AI Supercomputer Except Elon Musk,” Reveals Jensen Huang; Fast-Forward, and Everyone’s Desperate to Buy One

NVIDIA’s CEO was surprisingly spotted on the Joe Rogan podcast, and one of the interesting stories he mentioned was how the interest in NVIDIA’s first AI machine was almost nonexistent.

Jensen, appearing on the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ platform, was something that I wasn’t expecting at all, but it appears that NVIDIA’s CEO has become a mainstream personality, not just at the AI front, but also for the entire tech world. Jensen Huang talked about various aspects of his life and the journey of NVIDIA over the years, but one of the more interesting statements was around how Team Green spent ‘billions’ creating the very first DGX-1 AI system, but when Jensen went out to the market, the interest around the machine was ‘zero’, until Elon stepped up.

And when I announced DGX-1, nobody in the world wanted it. I had no purchase orders, not one. Nobody wanted to buy it. Nobody wanted to be part of it. Except for Elon.

NVIDIA Partners With Mistral AI to Accelerate New Family of Open Models

Today, Mistral AI announced the Mistral 3 family of open-source multilingual, multimodal models, optimized across NVIDIA supercomputing and edge platforms.

Mistral Large 3 is a mixture-of-experts (MoE) model — i nstead of firing up every neuron for every token, it only activates the parts of the model with the most impact. The result is efficiency that delivers scale without waste, accuracy without compromise and makes enterprise AI not just possible, but practical.

Mistral AI’s new models deliver industry-leading accuracy and efficiency for enterprise AI. It will be available everywhere, from the cloud to the data center to the edge, starting Tuesday, Dec. 2.

How Ramanujan’s formulae for pi connect to modern high energy physics

Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in school, where we learn about its use in the context of a circle. More recently, scientists have developed supercomputers that can estimate up to trillions of its digits.

Now, physicists at the Center for High Energy Physics (CHEP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that pure mathematical formulas used to calculate the value of pi 100 years ago has connections to fundamental physics of today—showing up in theoretical models of percolation, turbulence, and certain aspects of black holes.

The research is published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Cracking the code of Parkinson’s: How supercomputers are pointing to new treatments

More than 1 million Americans live with tremors, slowed movement and speech changes caused by Parkinson’s disease—a degenerative and currently incurable condition, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation and the Mayo Clinic. Beyond the emotional toll on patients and families, the disease also exerts a heavy financial burden. In California alone, researchers estimate that Parkinson’s costs the state more than 6 billion dollars in health care expenses and lost productivity.

Scientists have long sought to understand the deeper brain mechanisms driving Parkinson’s symptoms. One long-standing puzzle involved an unusual surge of brain activity known as beta waves—electrical oscillations around 15 Hertz observed in patients’ motor control centers. Now, thanks to supercomputing resources provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s ACCESS program, researchers may have finally discovered what causes these waves to spike.

Using ACCESS allocations on the Expanse system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center—part of UC San Diego’s new School of Computing, Information, and Data Sciences—researchers with the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network modeled how specific brain cells malfunction in Parkinson’s disease. Their findings could pave the way for more targeted treatments.

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