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Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:47 PM Friday

Europe's fastest supercomputer 'Jupiter' launches in Germany - DW News



Europe's fastest supercomputer has officially booted up in western Germany as Europe looks to catch up to the US and China in the race for AI.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the Jupiter supercomputer will open new possibilities for training A-I models and scientific simulations. He hailed the machine as a symbol of Germany's leading role in the technological revolution, and said he hopes to turn the country into an 'AI nation'.

Here's a closer look at what is now the fourth-fastest supercomputer in the world.

00:00 Europe's fastest supercomputer launches in Germany
01:36 Steve Conway, Senior Analyst, Intersect360 Research
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