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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia launched high-performance computing infrastructure built on GPUs on 2 October, at a Vice-Chancellor's Gathering at UTM Kuala Lumpur. According to Bernama, UTM is the first public university in Malaysia with such a system, described as the fastest GPU supercomputer among public universities.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Britain's Keele University have launched the Keele-UTM Data Analytics and AI Centre under a Memorandum of Agreement, Keele said on 17 September. The launch took place during a visit to Keele by senior UTM leaders.
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board has developed Sawit EcoTherm, a palm-based immersion cooling fluid aimed at cutting water and energy use in data centres. Senior research officer Dr Noor Khairin Mohd told Bernama it turns cooling into a water-free process suited to AI and hyperscale facilities.
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