The 2026 RoadmapThree editions · rolling launch

Three editions.One newsroom.

We're rolling out the new Supercomputing News subscription model in three releases. The first edition, Reader, is in your hands today, free, with breaking news and the Thursday Weekly Update. Pro follows this fall. Team follows in early 2027.

Now reading
Reader · Free
Breaking news + Thursday Weekly Update. Live now, behind a reg wall.
Fall 2026 · in build
Pro · $120/yr
Long-form analysis, features, opinion, and the full archive.
Early 2027 · in planning
Team · $400/yr
Five seats, SSO, invoiced billing for research desks.
Available today

Start with Edition 01.

The Reader edition is the only one open for sign-up right now. We'll announce Pro and Team here when each opens. No waitlist to join, just keep an eye on the schedule above.

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llms.txt · x402 manifest
GET/llms.txt
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Accept: text/markdown
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