James Chen

NSF Budget Dispute Threatens Progress on TACC’s Horizon System Construction of the Horizon supercomputer at TACC could be delayed—or scrapped entirely—if a federal budget dispute isn’t resolved soon. According to Science, uncertainty around the National Science F...

Hopefully it will be resolved soon.
TACC supports a lot of important research projects in the US.

NSF Budget Dispute Threatens Progress on TACC’s Horizon System www.hpcwire.com/2025/04/22/n...

I have been in San Jose for 6 days. Last night I finally got a chance to look for Chinese food. My colleague in the US recommended QQ noodles-10889 S Blaney Ave, Cupertino. The staff was kind. I ordered 蒜蘸麵 and 肉夾饃. Very authentic and delicious! I feel I was at home. Highly recommended.

Likewise! It was a wonderful session.

Are you going to listen #GTC25 Jenson’s keynote speech in person this morning? Door opens at 8am sharp. I arrived at 7:30am. I queue at the cross of St John street and Autumn street. Amazing…

This activity is definitely one of my must-go activities in #GTC2025. See you all there soon.

Just arrived San Jose for my first NVIDIA #GTC event. Look forward to learning the latest technologies and catching up with friends and experts. A lot of customer meetings piled up and conference sessions. My favourite topics are definitely workloads related 1/FSI; 2/HCLS; 3/Scientific simulation.

Are you attending #hpcasia 2025? Jack Dongarra shared his great insights in HPC, Top500, benchmarks and mixed precision in his keynote speech -Innovation Driven by Advances in HPC. Mixed precision for #hpc scientific applications/software is definitely the way to accelerate computing.

Meta selects Entergy, Northeast Louisiana as site of $10B data center Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta announced it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana, a transformational investment that cements the state’s…

Meta will build a $10bn AI datacenter complex in Louisiana, complete with 7x750 MW natural gas turbines. Bummer on the environmental front, but they will buy 1.5 GW of zero-carbon energy to compensate.

Press release: https://buff.ly/4ghz4Gp

Gas turbine details: https://buff.ly/4f1Aow3

Japan to build the world's most powerful supercomputer - BBC Reel

"What's the point of supercomputers?" www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p...

⚠️ If you plan to attend the #SC24 reception tonight at the Aquarium, drop off your backpack beforehand! I just got that info from a SC Organizing Committee member. It will be way more complicated to get in with a bag. The Aquarium staff insisted a lot on that point during a meeting today.

Will you join the #HyperionResearch SC24 HPC/AI Market Update? Full house of HPC people. This is the one of my favourite sessions in #SC conference always. #SC24

Very nice and cool networking reception. Thanks to #Microsoft_Azure and #AMD for the mixer event.

Yes, I got my luggage. The luggage has been fetched to my hotel. Thanks to Delta team for the kind help.

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for the information. I will definitely try it out this week.

Bernd from Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and I have been in #SIGHPC booth from 11:00am-12:00pm today. It is always very happy to meet up a new friend and senior HPC expert in #SC24.

Have you collected your badge and bag? I have already purchased a long sleeve and zip hoodie. #SC24

This is life.

I am so lucky. Landed in Atlanta at 7:30am. My luggage was not with me. The luggage, according to the Delta’s ground staff, was still in SFO. #sc24 gave me the first unforgettable memory.

Start my journey to #SC24. Look forward to meeting up with friends, customers and experts in HPC and AI. When travelling abroad, the journey always starts from a bowl of Laksa in Changi airport.