I've been wondering about this for some time. It's been years since the first massive distributed computing project. We have "searched for signs of extra-terrestrial intelligence", attempted to find ...

Distributed computing is all the rage and some of the scientific projects underway look like they might well enable profound advances. The big question is how do we make it worthwhile for people and ...

A special project to accelerate the hunt for a cure for anthrax by harnessing PCs around the globe using a distributed computing model was unveiled today. In an announcement today, the National ...

Anyscale, the startup behind the open source project Ray, today closed a $40 million funding round. A company spokesperson says the capital will be put toward growing the ecosystem around Ray and ...

One of the most difficult problems with quantum computing relates to increasing the size of the quantum computer. Researchers globally are seeking to solve this "challenge of scale." To bring quantum ...

I think it's just a victim of the times. Spiking electric rates in much of the US, with no wage growth means people have to cut back. Now combine that with obscene GPU costs for replacement hardware ...