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Heatwave forces temporary shutdown of Cambridge's Dawn AI supercomputer

Dawn supercomputer

The newspaper reported that the Dawn supercomputer at the University of Cambridge was shut down after technical issues at the West Cambridge data centre during the record-breaking temperatures experienced in late June.

Credit: University of Cambridge

The reported shutdown of the UK's Dawn AI supercomputer during June's heatwave has highlighted the growing importance of resilient cooling infrastructure for next-generation AI and high-performance computing systems.

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