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China has claimed the top spot on the TOP500 supercomputer rankings with a machine called LineShine, housed in Shenzhen. Running at two point one nine eight exaflops, it got there without a single chip from Nvidia, Intel, or AMD — a milestone that signals how seriously Beijing is investing in homegrown processing power.
Shifting from raw compute to the politics of trust, a new Pew Research survey finds that international confidence in the United States has taken a measurable hit. Fewer people globally now describe America as a reliable partner, with Donald Trump drawing notably negative reviews across multiple countries — a finding that carries real weight for tech diplomacy and supply chain alliances.
And over on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is on the move again. After sols four thousand nine hundred twenty seven through four thousand nine hundred thirty three, the team has set their sights on a smoother patch of terrain nearby. After more than thirteen years of operation, the rover keeps finding new ground worth exploring — literally.
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