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processor

[pros-es-er, proh-ses-] / ˈprɒs ɛs ər, ˈproʊ sɛs- /


NOUN
central processing unit
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Artificial-intelligence rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, data platform Databricks, and payment processor Stripe are all candidates for so-called mega-IPOs at valuations of $100 billion or more if SpaceX’s offering goes well.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Google last month introduced a new processor that is customized for AI inference, or the computing required to run models rather than train them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

At the center of the project is a new radiation-hardened processor built to deliver up to 100 times the computing power of today's spaceflight computers while surviving the harsh environment of space.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The company sold a 9-qubit Novera processor to a Canadian university in March, just months after an $8.4 million sale to a research institution in India.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“LORE uses the term self-sufficient museum. They have several of these. This is an older version of a virtual assistant. She uses a projection processor, as opposed to an integrated processor.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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