Sentence examples for ultra-fast computers from inspiring English sources

But the Apple-based supercomputer, which is powered by 2,200 I.B.M. microprocessors, was able to compute at 7.41 trillion operations a second, a speed surpassed by only three other ultra-fast computers.

The scientists in government, industry and academia who are engaged in the race to build the world's fastest computing machines are now turning their attention once again to Mr. Cray's elegant approach to building ultra-fast computers.

The furor centers on accusations that professional traders armed with ultra-fast computers have rigged the stock market.

In their eyes, competence in the technologies involved in the SDI program--things like ultra-fast computers, artificial intelligence, microchip technology, optics, exotic power sources, lasers and directed energy beams--are the very areas in which Europe cannot afford to fall behind.

8 16 p.m. | Updated The case that put a spotlight on the world of ultra-fast, computer-driven trading of stocks has ended in a conviction.

Central bankers have been fretting about ultra-fast computer trading since the "flash crash" on Wall Street in March 2010 when the Dow Jones industrial average suddenly plunged 9% and then recovered in minutes.

When exchanges were deregulated and new venues like Chi-X Europe, now Europe's largest equity market, arrived touting lower fees and faster systems, the Dutch were well-placed to take advantage.By using algorithms and ultra-fast computer systems to update their prices continuously, HFT firms like Optiver and IMC have squashed bid-ask spreads.

"Machine learning" — an AI buzzword that describes a form of ultra-fast, complex computer data analysis and statistical modeling — was repeated throughout the 2½-hour presentation, delivered to an audience of roughly 6,000 developers here.

Only in the past year or so have ultra-fast internet connections and powerful computers become commonplace enough to make mass-market 3-D browsing feasible.SpaceTime, a start-up based in New York, has developed a 3-D browser which has been downloaded over 2m times since its launch in January.

And it's a 20 gigabyte external hard drive that connects to your computer through the ultra-fast USB 2.0 standard.

The signs are not good.This week the LSE slashed its trading fees to match those of electronic trading platforms (known as MTFs), and said it would allow ultra-fast computerised traders to put their machines close to the LSE's own computers.