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Spain unveils €9.8 million quantum supercomputer

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 458 words · By Escarlata Sánchez
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This supercomputer, located at Barcelona's BSC-CNS centre, can combine classical computing with both digital and analogue quantum computing.

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Topics 3

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What happened

This supercomputer, located at Barcelona's BSC-CNS centre, can combine classical computing with both digital and analogue quantum computing.

Why it matters

Spain has unveiled its third quantum supercomputer, a 9.8-million-euro investment aimed at speeding up research and artificial intelligence (AI).

Common ground

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) has added a third quantum computer, which will be integrated into the MareNostrum 5 system, capable of combining classical supercomputing, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/28/spain-and-eu-launch-new-10-million-quan…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Three of them, installed in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, have already been inaugurated”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “The quantum partition of MareNostrum 5 is known as MareNostrum Ona.”
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Multiple sources explicitly name the quantum infrastructure/partition as 'MareNostrum Ona'.
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web search NEUTRAL — MARENOSTRUM 5. MareNostrum 5 is a pre-exascale EuroHPC supercomputer located in Barcelona, Spain. The system is supplied by Bull SAS combining Bull Sequana ...
https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/supercomputers/our-supercom…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 · The BSC quantum infrastructure, MareNostrum Ona, has completed its evolution with a new 35-qubit processor, which is available to the ...
https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/bsc-expands-its-quantum…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 16, 2026 · As of recently, Mare Nostrum 5 has been physically and logically integrated with Spain's first quantum computers. This includes a digital ...
https://towardsdatascience.com/what-it-actually-takes-to-run…
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Claim 3: “The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) has added a third quantum computer, which will be integrated into the MareNostrum 5 system”
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Confirmed by multiple sources, including the official BSC-CNS site and other news reports, that a third quantum computer was added and integrated into MareNostrum 5.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Spanish: Centro Nacional de Supercomputación) is a public research center located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It hosts MareNostrum, a 13.7 Petaflops, Intel Xeo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Supercomputing_Cente…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MareNostrum (Catalan: [ˌmaɾeˈnɔstɾum], Spanish: [ˌmaɾeˈnostɾum]) is the main supercomputer in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. It is the most powerful supercomputer in Spain, one of thirteen super…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MareNostrum
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Catalan: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, pronounced [uniβəɾsiˈtat puliˈtɛŋnikə ðə kətəˈluɲə], Spanish: Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, UPC), current…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytechnic_University_of_Cata…
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Claim 4: “The new machine has been designed and built by Barcelona-based company Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech”
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While web results confirm Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech develops analog quantum computers, the provided evidence does not explicitly state that this specific new machine at BSC was designed and built by them; the evidence for claim 3 is generic company info rather than a direct confirmation of the build for this project.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is an Abu Dhabi government funded research institution that operates in the areas of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous robotics, cryptogr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_Innovation_Institut…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists the companies worldwide engaged in the development of quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensing. Quantum computing and communication are two sub-fields of quantum…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_involved_in_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 29, 2026 ... EduQit is the only system in the world designed to let you build your own quantum computer and learn from it, with our direct support and built ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mpestarellas_qilimanjaro-laun…
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Claim 5: “The BSC’s three quantum computers are housed in the chapel of Torre Girona, the same space that hosted the first four versions of the MareNostrum supercomputer between 2005 and 2023.”
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Multiple sources confirm the location in the chapel of Torre Girona and its history of hosting the first four versions of MareNostrum from 2005 to 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Spanish: Centro Nacional de Supercomputación) is a public research center located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It hosts MareNostrum, a 13.7 Petaflops, Intel Xeo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Supercomputing_Cente…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MareNostrum (Catalan: [ˌmaɾeˈnɔstɾum], Spanish: [ˌmaɾeˈnostɾum]) is the main supercomputer in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. It is the most powerful supercomputer in Spain, one of thirteen super…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MareNostrum
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Catalan: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, pronounced [uniβəɾsiˈtat puliˈtɛŋnikə ðə kətəˈluɲə], Spanish: Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, UPC), current…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytechnic_University_of_Cata…
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Claim 6: “It is an analogue quantum computer, unlike the two previously installed quantum computers, which are digital.”
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Web search results explicitly state that the new computer is analog, unlike the previous digital systems.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
https://www.cnn.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Read full articles, watch videos, browse thousands of titles and more on the "Headlines" topic with Google News.
https://news.google.com/topics/CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNR…
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Claim 7: “To date, EuroHPC JU has acquired six quantum computers distributed across different European countries.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “Spain has unveiled its third quantum supercomputer, a 9.8-million-euro investment aimed at speeding up research and artificial intelligence (AI).”
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Multiple sources report the unveiling of the third quantum supercomputer and the specific investment of 9.8 million euros aimed at AI and research.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Spain has unveiled its third quantum supercomputer, a 9.8-million-euro investment aimed at speeding up research and artificial intelligence (AI) ...
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/28/spain-and-eu-launch…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Spain has unveiled its third quantum supercomputer, a 9.8-million-euro investment aimed at speeding up research and artificial intelligence ...
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/spain-eu-launch-10-million-1956125…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Unlike previous digital systems, the new analog quantum computer is optimized for physics and chemistry simulations. Combined with classical ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZCStEkjWqU/
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Claim 9: “Its first two machines, brought online in February 2025, have already clocked up 4,200 computing hours since their launch.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific launch date of February 2025 or the 4,200 computing hours figure.
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Claim 10: “funded by the European Commission and Spain’s Secretariat of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence.”
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Multiple sources confirm funding from the European Union/Commission and Spain's Secretariat of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (SEDIA).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Commission (EC) is the executive cabinet of the European Union. It is composed of 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") corresponding to the number of member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the European Commission, also known as president of the College of Commissioners is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_European_Comm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Secretariat-General (SG) is a service department of the European Commission. The SG is based in the Berlaymont in Brussels (Belgium). The SG supports the whole of the Commission, and in particular…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat-General_of_the_Eur…
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Claim 11: “This new quantum computer will be integrated into the European quantum computing network promoted by the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)”
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Claim 12: “This time has been shared among 53 research projects selected through official calls by the Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES).”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the 53 research projects or the specific role of the Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES) in this context.
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Claim 13: “This supercomputer, located at Barcelona's BSC-CNS centre, can combine classical computing with both digital and analogue quantum computing.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the supercomputer at BSC-CNS combines classical computing with both digital and analogue quantum computing.
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web search NEUTRAL — This supercomputer, located at Barcelona's BSC-CNS centre, can combine classical computing with both digital and analogue quantum computing.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/28/spain-and-eu-launch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Analog quantum computer at Barcelona Supercomputing Center.Digital quantum computers work much like classical computers via sequences of logic gates. This allows them to be highly flexible and program…
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/EU-PLUGS-IN-10…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Barcelona Supercomputig Center is integrating a new infrastructure into MareNostrum 5, making it one of the few supercomputers worldwide to combine classical computing with both digital and analog…
https://catalonia.com/w/barcelona-launches-europe-new-analog…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.