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In 2019, Intel and the Department of Energy announced plans for Aurora, the world’s first exascale computer. It was expected to be operational by 2021. Now, Aurora is finally online—but only at half-scale. Despite its many setbacks, it debuted on the TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers in …

Mars doesn’t have any native inhabitants (that we know of), but it is inhabited by a cadre of robots. Most of the red planet’s mechanical explorers come from the US and Europe, but China succeeded in landing the Zhurong rover last year. The robot has been in hibernation throughout the …

  NASA retired the Space Shuttle in 2011 and embarked on two projects that would eventually restore its access to space. There’s the Commercial Crew Program, which recently led to the SpaceX Dragon successfully transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The Space Launch System (SLS), which is …

Image caption Passengers across the South East have been severely affected by strike action A group of rail users have failed in an attempt to charter a train from Surrey to London on strike days. Reigate, Redhill District Rail Users Association (RRDRUA) began talks with the Train Chartering Company about …

Zynga today beat analyst expectations for revenue and earnings, but its user numbers continued to decline, sending the stock down about 1 percent in extended trading. Zynga’s daily active user numbers declined 23 percent year over year to 21 million, which were also down 15 percent quarter-over-quarter. Its monthly active …