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compute

[kuhm-pyoot] / kəmˈpjut /


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Wrries about competition from short-form video have proved to be unfounded, in Pershing Square’s view, and Netflix has deep enough pockets to pay for the higher compute costs that could come from long-form high-quality video.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

If Elon Musk can expand its compute capacity swiftly, Microsoft could be perfectly positioned to monetize this “one-in-a-generation opportunity”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“But if you’re a debt investor relying on compute power as collateral? I mean, historically, that’s an asset that’s had the shelf life of lettuce.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

However, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that GPUs are better for AI workloads than custom ASICs, arguing that Nvidia has built a comprehensive compute platform beyond just chips.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Lots of times, that ability to compute and calculate information rapidly was helpful, like when he was reading about complex mathematical theories.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Meanwhile, the combined 609 lb-ft of torque computes to 4,400 pounds’ towing capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

But Destiny Tech100 only computes its NAV quarterly, which means investors will not get an update on its fair value until the end of its fiscal second quarter.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

With quantum computers, it will be possible to run massive computes to see how different molecules react with each other to find out what works and with what side-effects.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

I tell her what I want to say, and she just computes it in her brain and she translates it in a way that has taught me.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

And during that week after his birthday, Mama Nee is working third shift, so that computes to just about every night.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Here is more from the agency on how the family maximum is computed.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Stephanie Smith, manager of the Field Museum's X-ray computed tomography laboratory, helped create highly detailed micro CT scans of the octopus.

From Science Daily May 25, 2026

“I computed the statistics,” he says, “and decided it was fifty-fifty.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

But a new study questions whether scans—specifically computed tomography scans—are causing more cancer than we thought, specifically among the patients who receive them.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2025

She worked through every minute of what was programmed to be a three-orbit mission, coming up with numbers for eleven different output variables, each computed to eight significant digits.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Quantum computers represent a fundamentally different type of computing that uses the principles of quantum physics to solve problems far beyond the capabilities of today’s best supercomputers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The company’s 1H earnings tracked ahead of DBS’s expectations, partly boosted by strong AI and high performance computing customer ramp-up, says analyst Amanda Tan in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Each cell can operate as a sophisticated computing unit in its own right, with computational abilities comparable to those of a deep neural network.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

"What we show is that a single human neuron is itself an extraordinarily sophisticated computing device."

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

One picture showed Katherine Johnson sitting at her desk at 1244, pencil in hand, “analyzing lunar trajectories and computing trip time to the Moon and return to Earth by a space vehicle.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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