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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

Emergency Alert System reminder

The US Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Reminds EAS Participants of Compliance Obligations.
FCC issues enforcement advisory reminding Emergency Alert System participants of compliance obligations, including ensuring alerts are accessible to people with disabilities.
The storm is upon us. We are ready now!
Details: www.fcc.gov

PayPal, Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Buying and Selling

Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Currently, PayPal can be used as an alternative means for withdrawing funds from exchanges such as Coinbase, but this would be a first in terms of offering direct sales of crypto.
Source:coindesk.com

Cryptocurrencies backed by gold and shares

Unlike most other cryptocurrencies, YEM is backed by gold and also by 100 000 shares of SafeZone, Inc
Official website: yemfoundation.org/faq
Gold-backed cryptocurrency is a type of crypto stablecoin where each token is backed with physical gold. With the token price pegged to the gold price, there is less price volatility compared to Bitcoin or other altcoins.
A guide to gold-backed cryptocurrency:
goldscape.net
Also, Beijing announces a digital currency backed by gold:
consortiumnews.com

SCO to expand trade in national currencies

China-led SCO bloc agrees to expand trade in national currencies.
The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) agreed on Friday to take steps to increase the use of national currencies in trade between their countries, according to a joint declaration adopted on Friday.
Source: reuters.com

A comprehensive guide to Precious Metals

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> Why Are Metals Important?
> What Are the Different Types of Metals?
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> What are the Main Global Metals Trends?
> Top Metals Producing Countries?
> Top Precious Metal Indices?
> What Are The Top Metals Investment Resources?
> Where to Trade Metals?
You can learn more here: commodity.com

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