The Kraken is a Cray XT5 supercomputer to Break Petascale

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News Date: November 22, 2020

The University of Tennessee supercomputer, Kraken, has broken a major barrier to become the worlds first academic supercomputer to enter the petascale, performing more than 1 thousand trillion operations per second, a landmark achievement.
The Kraken Cray XT5 supercomputer at the National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) has been upgraded to become the first academic computer in the world to exceed one petaflop of calculation power.
Sources: news.utk.edu, news.softpedia.com

Russia to test payments in digital currencies

Russia is ready to start testing payments in digital currencies with China or countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and will promote the idea with its partners,
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told state media in remarks published on Monday.
Siluanov: "We discussed this topic at the end of last year at the inter-ministerial dialogue."
He restated that any foreign acts involving Russian assets would be met with an equal response from Moscow.

Trump surrounded by 1776 flags

President Donald Trump made his speech at the North Carolina Republican Party annual State Convention in Greenville, NC, June 5.
Trump is flanked by 1776 flags and he says: Stay Tuned!
On April 12, 1776, North Carolina Provincial Congress authorized its delegates to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from Great Britain. The first formal call for American sovereignty.
Sources: www.youtube.com

ZiG Enters Circulation

Zimbabwe introduced its new gold-backed currency, the ZiG, into general circulation on April 30th.
This move has been met with joy by Zimbabweans who have expressed relief at being able to withdraw ZiG notes and coins from banks for the first time.
While the currency was initially introduced electronically in early April, the availability of physical banknotes and coins marks a significant step forward for the transacting public.
Zimbabwe launched the gold-backed currency

Iraq is working on the equal deal

Iraqi officials are disclosing that the government is now working on 'equal deal' project for trade and imports with some countries such as China, Iran, and India in their own currencies.
They are pointing out that Baghdad is studying the establishment of a free zone to import materials, marketing them to the private sector, and ensuring their delivery to the consumer at competitive prices in Iraqi dinars.
These sources revealed that there are ongoing negotiations with countries to regulate trade and take the best options in terms of payment.
This project reminds us of Donald Trump's statement:
All Currencies will be on an Even Level Playing Field much sooner than most people understand or think

BRICS expansion to a global community of security

Xi calls on BRICS countries to build global community of security for all.
Xi made the remarks while delivering a video address at the opening session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
China proposes to start the BRICS expansion process, explore the criteria and procedures for the expansion, and gradually form a consensus.
Sources: english.news.cn