A data storage company has decoded more than 100 trillion digits of pi — smashing the world record for calculating the never-ending number. Unraveling this hefty slice of pi required the equivalent computing power of hundreds of thousands of smartphones.
On Pi Day , Solidigm — a U.S. computer storage company based in California — revealed in a statement that it has calculated pi to approximately 105 trillion decimal places. The achievement"was no small feat," Solidigm owner Brian Beeler said in the statement."It involved meticulous planning, optimization, and execution."