EuroHPC JU signs contract for Luxembourg’s MeluXina-AI supercomputer

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The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking awards a contract to E4 Computer Engineering for MeluXina-AI, an AI-optimised supercomputer to be installed in Luxembourg’s AI Factory. The system will expand Europe’s sovereign AI compute capacity under the EuroHPC initiative. (EUROHPC)

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