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U.K. Deploys Fastest Supercomputer to Fight Dementia, MS

  • Developed in partnership with AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Nvidia waitng for approval for its $40 billion takeover of Arm
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Nvidia Corp. has built a U.K. supercomputer for scientists and drug makers that will allow researchers to model diseases, discover new medicines and advance knowledge of the human genome.

The Cambridge-1 will be the country’s most powerful and one of the top 50 supercomputers worldwide. It was developed in partnership with AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Nvidia said in a statement on Wednesday.