However, according to Times Higher Education, Edinburgh Uni had already built a £31 million ($42 million) facility to house the supercomputer by the time the cancellation was announced.

The recent news that Scotland will host the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer may have raised more than a few eyebrows, but its location could be transformative for many diverse industries.

SNP say Scotland has been "short changed" but the chancellor claims it is the largest settlement since devolution.

The announcement last August by the UK's then-new Labour Government that it was ending an £800 million supercomputer project at Edinburgh University was greeted by the HPC community with consternation ...

Edinburgh will become home to the UK's most powerful supercomputer, with funding of up to £750 million, Chancelloer Rachel Reeves has announced in the UK Gvernment's spending review.

After pulling the plug on plans by the previous government to build a supercomputer in Edinburgh, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology commits £750m to a very similar initiative.

The University of Edinburgh will host the UK’s new $956 million (£750 million) national supercomputer, reaffirming its role at the forefront of artificial intelligence and high-performance ...

UK government officials have discussed funding a supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh, just six months after axing a similar major computing project at the institution.

Edinburgh should house AI supercomputer. By Angus Robertson. Published 14th Jan 2025, 06:55 BST. The Exascale computer will be pivotal in ensuring the UK AI, data and tech sector keeps pace with ...

The U.K. no longer has a supercomputer in the top 50, according to new data from the Top500 project, ... Image Credits:EPCC (University of Edinburgh) (opens in a new window) ...

Edinburgh’s exascale supercomputer was one of a number of projects quietly ditched by the new Labour at the start of the month. READ MORE. Government cuts £800m funding for new Edinburgh Uni ...