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Cyprus puts first supercomputer into pilot service with NVIDIA

Cyprus put its first supercomputer into pilot operation and joined the European AI Factories network as Pharos-CY, President Nikos Christodoulides said at the Presidential Palace, with NVIDIA providing technology transfer and training.

Reported Editor-read CBN (Cyprus Business News), 5 June 2026

What it does not test. Does not disclose the supercomputer's cost or capacity, or confirm when the public call for pilot applications opens.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 1 of 3 (small), Reported counts half: weight +1.5 of 36 possible. Cyprus's first supercomputer now piloting under national/EU control; operate autonomy. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-23. How the record is made

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