BANGALORE, India, Nov. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lenovo today announced expansion of its Neptune liquid cooling technology across its data center portfolio, advancing sustainable infrastructure for the age of AI. Designed to address the rising compute and energy demands of modern data centers, Lenovo Neptune enables servers to operate with about 40% lower power than air-cooled systems, ensuring consistent performance while lowering environmental impact.Lenovo continues to strengthen its leadership in energy- ...

Core Insights - The 2025 World Computing Conference showcases advancements in computing power, emphasizing the rise of the digital economy and innovative technologies such as large models, robotics, and brain-computer interfaces [1][3] Group 1: Innovations in Computing - The conference highlights that the global computing power has reached the ZFLOPS level for the first time, enabling the commercialization of over one million computing services across key sectors like finance, manufacturing, and healthcare [3] - A significant number of open-source large models with hundreds of billions of parameters are now available, allowing small and medium enterprises to develop applications without substantial investments [1][3] Group 2: Robotics and Applications - The exhibition features a variety of robots demonstrating capabilities in music, art, logistics, and healthcare, showcasing the versatility and potential of robotic technology in various industries [1][3] - Companies like Huawei and Sugon present cutting-edge products such as super-node systems and brain-computer interfaces, indicating a strong focus on advanced computing infrastructure [3][4] Group 3: Future Industry Trends - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology emphasizes the need to leverage advanced computing as a core driver for technological innovation, aiming for higher quality development in the computing industry [4]

Group 1 - The 2025 World Computing Conference opened in Changsha, Hunan, with the theme "Calculating Everything, Shaping the Future - Intelligent Computing Drives New Productive Forces" [1] - The conference featured an innovation showcase, highlighting Hunan's "Artificial Intelligence +" initiative, which includes ten key enterprises, ten demonstration scenarios, ten future scenarios, ten key technology innovation platforms, and ten support measures [1] - Leading companies such as Yushu Technology, Qiangnao Technology, Huawei, ZTE, China Electronics, Dawning Information, and Liuyue Microelectronics presented advanced exhibits, including humanoid robots, quadruped robots, BrainCo intelligent bionic hands, and the world's first single-cabinet 640-card super node [1]

Core Insights - The 2025 World Computing Conference in Changsha highlighted significant innovations and trends in the global computing industry, providing a directional guide for future developments [1] Group 1: Top Innovations of 2025 - Achievement 1: The global computing industry has entered the ZFLOPS era [3] - Achievement 2: There is an exponential growth in global computing capacity, driving the explosion of generative AI applications [3] - Achievement 3: Regional computing clusters are accelerating collaboration, transitioning the concept of a global computing internet into reality [3] - Achievement 4: The first commercial deployment of neuromorphic processors marks the beginning of a new era in brain-like computing [3] - Achievement 5: The deployment of large models at the terminal level expands the trillion-level market space for edge computing [3] - Achievement 6: The "Nine Chapters Three" project achieves 255 photon manipulations, pushing the limits of human computing capabilities [3] - Achievement 7: The emergence of open-source large models with hundreds of billions of parameters accelerates the arrival of an inclusive computing era [3] - Achievement 8: The rise of diverse collaborative alliances shifts global computing from a technology-driven approach to a standards-driven one [3] - Achievement 9: Infrastructure is accelerating the adoption of "liquid cooling + green electricity," enhancing the low-carbon footprint of global computing [3] - Achievement 10: The US, China, and Germany are leading a new active period of technological and industrial innovation in global computing [3] Group 2: Development Trends for 2026 - Trend 1: The global computing supply chain is rapidly restructuring towards a multipolar landscape [4] - Trend 2: Competition among computing enterprises is evolving into a comprehensive ecosystem competition [4] - Trend 3: The integration of chiplet technology is expected to become mainstream, addressing performance challenges [5] - Trend 4: Deep evolution of computing architecture will help overcome the "memory wall" and "bandwidth wall" limitations [5] - Trend 5: In the post-Moore's Law era, diverse computing paradigms are accelerating from conceptual technology to industrial practice [5] - Trend 6: Edge and terminal computing power is entering a phase of large-scale application explosion [5] - Trend 7: Model as a Service (MaaS) is becoming a fundamental pathway for inclusive computing power [5] - Trend 8: The role of computing optimization tools as "efficiency multipliers" is becoming increasingly prominent [5] - Trend 9: The characteristic of "dual-track cost" in global computing remains distinctly evident [5] - Trend 10: There is a new phase of systemic deep collaboration between computing power and energy [5]

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Core Insights - The 2025 Global Computing Conference (CGC2025) was held in Shenzhen, focusing on the theme "Building New Foundations, Empowering New Capabilities, Embracing New Opportunities in AI" [2] - The Global Computing Alliance (GCC) released over 20 significant outcomes, establishing a comprehensive end-to-end industrial development framework that supports the growth of the global computing industry [2] - The GCC introduced the annual industry trend report "Top Ten Trends in Global Computing (2026)," which will serve as a regular reference for global computing development [2] Industry Research and Standards - The GCC's various branches showcased significant achievements, including the release of the "Intelligent Computing Service Case Collection," demonstrating the effectiveness of intelligent computing in cost reduction and resource optimization [3] - The Green Computing Industry Development Committee published the first compatibility certification standards for Arm architecture computing platforms, enhancing system reliability and reducing development costs [5] - The new BIOS Professional Committee introduced the "Unified Basic Input/Output System (UBIOS) Infrastructure Specification," aimed at improving compatibility and efficiency for heterogeneous computing [5] Technological Innovations - The Open AI Infra community launched standards for liquid cooling technology and a whitelist for testing, promoting the standardization and scalability of liquid cooling solutions [5] - Innovations in energy-saving and carbon reduction were highlighted, including the "Large Temperature Difference Cooling System White Paper," which provides a roadmap for data center cooling systems [6] - The GCC released the "2025 Annual Global Computing Industry Application Case Collection," featuring nearly 60 benchmark cases across various sectors, showcasing the application of computing technology [8] Organizational Structure and Future Directions - The GCC has established six industry development committees and six professional committees, creating a collaborative framework that covers the entire industrial development cycle [8] - The alliance has published over 15 industry research reports, 20 group standards, and conducted more than 50 industry exchange activities, building a comprehensive matrix of outcomes [8] - The GCC aims to deepen international cooperation and innovation collaboration, continuously enriching its outcome system to promote sustainable development in the global computing industry [9]

今年，全球计算联盟首次推出年度产业趋势报告《全球算力十大趋势（2026）》，并宣布该报告未来将 成为该联盟年度常态化发布项目。 记者11月19日获悉，在日前深圳举行的2025全球计算大会上，全球计算联盟集中发布20余项重磅成果。 这些成果全面覆盖产业研究、标准规范、测试工具、认证项目、应用案例、国际合作六大维度。 标准化建设方面，该联盟绿色计算产业发展委员会发布《基于Arm架构计算平台的软硬件兼容性认证技 术要求》，填补了国内Arm计算产品兼容性认证领域空白，为产业协同发展提供技术锚点。 报告基于全球产业实践与技术演进，从产业趋势、算力架构、智能应用等维度，系统预判未来一年全球 算力产业发展方向，为政府决策、企业布局、科研创新提供参考。 同时发布的还有聚焦中亚等多个区域产业研究及《算力经济绿色发展研究报告》、建立多个国际联合中 心等成果，多维度助力全球计算产业协同发展。 在产业技术落地层面，该联盟智能计算产业发展委员会发布《智算服务案例集》，通过真实项目案例展 现智算在提效降本、资源优化方面的硬实力，为行业提供可复制的实践样本。 该联盟高性能计算产业发展委员会推出"GCC HPC开源套件平台"，作为Arm架构 ...

Core Insights - The Alice Recoque supercomputer, developed by Eviden and AMD, will enhance Europe's AI and research capabilities while ensuring energy efficiency and technological sovereignty [1][17][24] - This project represents a significant investment of 554 million euros over five years, aiming to achieve a peak performance of 1 exaflop per second [3][16] Project Overview - Alice Recoque will be France's first and Europe's second Exascale supercomputer, designed to support scientific computing and AI [1][2] - The project is led by France's GENCI and operated by CEA, with contributions from the Netherlands and Greece [2][3] Technical Specifications - The supercomputer will surpass one Exaflop per second, marking a fiftyfold increase in computing capacity compared to the previous system while only increasing electrical power consumption by five times [2][16] - It will consist of 94 racks and utilize advanced AMD EPYC CPUs and MI430X GPUs, along with European Rhea2 processors [7][11][13] Energy Efficiency - Alice Recoque is designed to be energy efficient, with 25% fewer racks and components than other Exascale systems and up to 50% better energy efficiency per GPU [12][16] - The system will utilize Eviden's Direct Liquid Cooling technology, cooling 100% of rack components with warm water [15][16] Societal Impact - The supercomputer aims to address pressing societal, scientific, and industrial challenges, including climate modeling, healthcare innovation, and advanced materials [5][8][23] - It will facilitate breakthroughs across multiple domains by managing vast amounts of data generated by scientific instruments and AI applications [8][10] Collaboration and Sovereignty - The project emphasizes European technological sovereignty by integrating various European technologies and ensuring full traceability and regulatory compliance [9][10] - The collaboration between Eviden, AMD, and various European entities reflects a collective ambition to strengthen Europe's digital capabilities [18][24]

Core Insights - The 2025 National College Student Computer System Capability Competition - Intelligent Computing Innovation Design Competition (Pilot Cup) successfully concluded in Hefei, emphasizing the importance of AI computing open architecture in the integration of industry, academia, and research [1][3] Group 1: Competition Overview - The Pilot Cup is the only intelligent computing track in the national competition, featuring a high prize pool and employment referral opportunities for winners [3] - This year, the competition introduced a "teaching and training competition" model, enhancing the relevance of competition topics, coverage of scenarios, and integration of education and industry [3] - The competition attracted nearly 10,000 students from over 1,200 universities, with 58 teams awarded [3] Group 2: Industry Impact - The competition addressed engineering challenges in AI implementation with three key topics: "MoE language model end-to-end efficiency optimization," "ONNX Runtime operator performance optimization," and "GMRES algorithm optimization" [3] - The Senior Vice President of Sugon, Li Bin, highlighted the launch of China's first AI computing open architecture, indicating a new phase for the Chinese AI industry and a growing demand for interdisciplinary AI talent [3] Group 3: Educational Initiatives - Sugon's computing platform is user-friendly for students, comparable to CUDA, and provides extensive free learning resources [4] - The Chief Scientist of Intelligent Computing at Sugon noted an explosive growth in AI talent demand, particularly in the era of large models, and emphasized the competition's role in expanding the audience for AI talent [4] - Sugon has consistently focused on talent education, launching various initiatives such as the Pilot Cup, developer communities, and joint laboratories to explore new models for AI talent cultivation [4]

Core Insights - The "Xian Dao Cup" competition has become a significant platform for observing the development of China's AI computing ecosystem, attracting nearly 10,000 students from 1,200 universities this year [1][9] - The event aims to address the fragmentation and bottleneck issues in the domestic computing ecosystem by fostering early talent development and launching the first "AI Computing Open Architecture" in China [1][5] Group 1: Competition Overview - The competition featured cutting-edge topics such as "MoE model efficiency optimization" and "ONNX Runtime operator performance," focusing on real industry challenges [2][4] - Participants were required to complete a full process from theoretical analysis to performance tuning on domestic computing platforms, enhancing their understanding of algorithms and system-level engineering capabilities [4][6] Group 2: Industry Context - The Chinese AI computing market has been dominated by NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem, which presents a significant barrier for domestic chip manufacturers [5][7] - The lack of a competitive equivalent to NVIDIA's offerings is highlighted by the projection that by 2025, the number of equivalent H100 chips in China will be less than 500,000, only one-twentieth of that in the U.S. [5] Group 3: Open Architecture Initiative - The "AI Computing Open Architecture" aims to create a collaborative ecosystem that integrates various industry players, moving away from a fragmented approach [7][8] - This initiative includes the establishment of the "AI Computing Open Architecture Joint Laboratory," which seeks to reduce barriers for small and medium enterprises and promote collective innovation [7][8] Group 4: Future Implications - The shift from a closed to an open system is seen as essential for enhancing the vitality of the domestic AI ecosystem, allowing for greater participation and collaboration among enterprises [8][9] - The integration of talent cultivation through competitions and the development of an open architecture is viewed as a pathway to achieving sustainable and inclusive computing infrastructure in China [9]