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[NFS@home] GPU sieving
Work has progressed nicely on the GPU sieving apps based on cuda-sieve. Linux and Windows apps are now available for NVIDIA GPUs, with support extended to Maxwell (such as the GTX 970) and newer GPUs with at least 4 GB of GPU memory.
For AMD, the code has been ported using HIP, and a Windows app is now available supporting all RDNA-based GPUs (Radeon RX 5000 series and newer) with at least 4 GB of GPU memory.
If you have a supported GPU, give it a try!
View article · Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:02:19 +0000
[YAFU] Aliquot sequence 3841086 has terminated!!!
View article · Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:33:11 +0000
[LODA] Shutdown of LODA BOINC
Dear LODA BOINC community,
After careful consideration, I have decided to shut down the LODA BOINC project.
When LODA BOINC started, distributed computing was an effective way to search for new LODA programs and mathematical solutions. Recent advances in AI have changed this significantly, and AI-based approaches are now becoming much more effective for this kind of program and formula discovery.
Therefore, I believe it is time to bring the LODA BOINC project to an end. I would like to sincerely thank everyone who contributed computing power and supported LODA BOINC over the years. Your contributions have been greatly appreciated. The LODA programs and results will remain available on GitHub, so the work produced by the project will continue to be accessible.
Thank you for being part of the LODA BOINC community!
View article · Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:44 +0000
[Yoyo@home] P72 ECM factor!
User Weber462 found a 72-digit prime factor of an XYYXF number using ECM. This is the largest ECM factor found this year, and the 31th largest of all time.
View article · Thu, 3 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000
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Server outage
The server that hosts the BOINC web site, Science United, and BOINC Central, was offline from 3 Sept until today. There was a maintenance issue that arose suddenly, and took much longer than we anticipated. We apologize for the inconvenience. If something like this happens again we'll try to find a substitute server to keep everyone informed.
10 Sep 2026, 7:49:25 UTC
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BOINC Dashboard available for Linux
BOINC Dashboard is lightweight, self-hosted web dashboard for monitoring a BOINC client running on a local machine, without needing to open BOINC Manager and reconnect every time.
23 Aug 2026, 1:32:10 UTC
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Willy de Zutter has passed away
We are deeply saddened to learn of Willy's passing; some details are here. Willy was a staunch and tireless supporter of BOINC from its earliest days; he created BAM! and BOINCstats, widely-used account manager and statistics sites. He will be remembered, and missed.
28 Jul 2026, 21:00:01 UTC
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