The Beginnings of Ektos and the Watcher

News:
"A Chinese scientific research center has built the fastest supercomputer ever made, replacing the United States as maker of the swiftest machine, and giving China bragging rights as a technology superpower. The computer, known as Tianhe-1A, has 1.4 times the horsepower of the current top computer, which is at a national laboratory in Tennessee, as measured by the standard test used to gauge how well the systems handle mathematical calculations, said Jack Dongarra, a University of Tennessee computer scientist who maintains the official supercomputer rankings."
"Modern supercomputers are built by combining thousands of small computer servers and using software to turn them into a single entity.  In that sense, any organization with enough money and expertise can buy what amount to off-the-shelf components and create a fast machine.  The Chinese system follows that model by linking thousands upon thousands of chips made by the American companies Intel and Nvidia ."
If anyone wonders where their job went, if there will be another World War, or if an Ektos and Watcher is in their future, all you have do is open your eyes.  Welcome to living the Prologue to Beyond Mars Crimson Fleet.