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Girls’ Generation, one of Korea’s most popular pop groups, debuted its new song, ‘Visual Dreams’, with concepts and lyrics inspired by Intel’s ‘Visibly Smart’ 2nd Generation Core processors. Within a week, the music video on YouTube already has a combined viewership of over 2 million. Be sure to catch the end of the video for a creative and ‘pop’ twist on the Intel bong.

HPCWire, the most recognized news site covering high performance computing (HPC), has selected Dr. Stephen Wheat, senior director, Intel High Performance Computing Platform, as one of their “People to Watch in 2011.” This list features an elite selection of industry thought leaders who will impact the advancement of HPC technology and the HPC community at large. With more than 30 years experience in HPC, Stephen has worked on the deployment of some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, including several Top10 and Top500 systems.

At age 16 she has furthered a treatment for cancer. For that scientific achievement, she won the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair Gordon Moore Award, its top prize of $75,000. And now, Texas resident Amy Chyao is joining First Lady Michelle Obama in her box for President Obama’s State of the Union address. Read more at Inspire.