Isambard is the UK’s most powerful supercomputer: it’s faster than all other supercomputers in the country combined, by a factor of two.
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April 9, 2026
Here’s how you can secure access to the UK’s most powerful supercomputer
Securing access to Isambard sllows startups to train far more powerful AI models than their competitors
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