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Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.

25days ago 12:00:00
The college with the highest-earning graduates in every US state
The college with the highest-earning graduates in every US state

These colleges and universities produced the highest-earning graduates in their states, according to median earnings. See the full list.

24days ago 14:22:01
IBM Crosses One of Computing’s Biggest Barriers With World’s First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip
IBM Crosses One of Computing’s Biggest Barriers With World’s First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip

The new chip technology packs nearly 100 billion transistors into a fingernail-sized chip.

11days ago 16:40:02
IBM is Getting Ready to Scale Quantum Computing
IBM is Getting Ready to Scale Quantum Computing

IBM spent a decade "building, testing and improving" quantum computing, reports the Wall Street Journal. "This year, the company is laying the groundwork to turn that technology into a fully-fledged, scalable business from an expensive science project." IB…

8days ago 04:34:00
Synthesis is harder than analysis
Synthesis is harder than analysis

Over the years, mathematicians, logicians and computer scientists have developed various calculi. If you have a background in computer science, you’ve likely heard of the lambda calculus, a m…

2days ago 02:45:24
A crash course in modern IT is on sale for $19.97 during Deal Days
A crash course in modern IT is on sale for $19.97 during Deal Days

TL;DR: The All-in-One CompTIA Certification Prep Courses Bundle includes training for certifications covering IT support, networking, cybersecurity, cloud computing, Linux, and more — all for $19.97 (reg. $299) during Deal Days. Not every tech career starts w…

10days ago 21:00:00
The World’s Weirdest Coding Contest Honors the Most Unreadable Programs
The World’s Weirdest Coding Contest Honors the Most Unreadable Programs

Welcome to your nightmare, Claude.

24days ago 11:00:09
‘Project Hail Mary’ Physical Release Arrives Later This Summer
‘Project Hail Mary’ Physical Release Arrives Later This Summer

The smash hit Ryan Gosling sci-fi tale arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD in August, with a SteelBook gift set following in October.

10days ago 21:00:24
How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician
How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.

25days ago 09:00:00
AlphaFold pioneer who won a Nobel Prize alongside Demis Hassabis leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic
AlphaFold pioneer who won a Nobel Prize alongside Demis Hassabis leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic

John Jumper, a key member of the team at Google DeepMind for nearly a decade, is decamping for Anthropic.

17days ago 18:33:39
A Sputnik moment: China's beating the US in neuroscience
A Sputnik moment: China's beating the US in neuroscience

“This is going to be one of the three or four major plot lines of the next decade,” former Neuralink president says.

25days ago 02:25:31
2 jobs with career security and 2 that are riskier
2 jobs with career security and 2 that are riskier

Healthcare and skilled trades jobs are more stable than riskier tech jobs.

7days ago 08:49:01
Benn Jordan longs for the days of tech that didn’t spy on you
Benn Jordan longs for the days of tech that didn’t spy on you

Benn Jordan may have initially gained notoriety for his music as Flashbulb and later, reviewing synths and effects pedals on YouTube under Benn and Gear. But about five years ago, Benn decided to take his YouTube channel in a different direction. He didn't st…

32days ago 18:16:28
Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App
Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App

Encrypted Spaces provides "verifiable, encrypted, untrusted storage.”

22days ago 19:54:15
I live next to a major airport, and vibe-coded a plane tracker that turns my ceiling into a live flight map
I live next to a major airport, and vibe-coded a plane tracker that turns my ceiling into a live flight map

A software engineer explains how he set up a one-of-a-kind flight tracker in his home in under two hours via vibe coding.

17days ago 09:01:02
China takes the supercomputer crown without US chips
China takes the supercomputer crown without US chips

A supercomputer in Shenzhen just topped the world rankings for the first time since 2017. The headline is the speed. The real story is the silicon: it runs without a single chip from Nvidia, AMD or Intel. China has taken back the supercomputing crown. On Tues…

12days ago 15:05:17
Fei-Fei Li
Fei-Fei Li

The Stanford University artificial intelligence leader on why basic science needs more support

20days ago 07:00:00
Trump signs executive orders to 'supercharge' quantum computing
Trump signs executive orders to 'supercharge' quantum computing

Quantum computing can boost capacity beyond that of a typical computer.

13days ago 01:39:54
Computer science student rescues a cat outside of his university and unintentionally names him after his classmate, now class is awkward: ‘Everyone looked at me strangely…’
Computer science student rescues a cat outside of his university and unintentionally names him after his classmate, now class is awkward: ‘Everyone looked at me strangely…’

Don't you think it's harder to name your pets rather than your kids? No one questions the names parents give to their children, at least not out loud. They have the right to name them whatever they want, after all, they're raising those kids. However, it's n…

5days ago 01:45:00
Farnam Jahanian
Farnam Jahanian

The university president on narrowing the time between discovery and societal impact

20days ago 07:00:00
6 Googlers who started as interns share their advice on securing a full-time offer
6 Googlers who started as interns share their advice on securing a full-time offer

Former Google interns who secured job offers share their tips, including starting the internship process early.

17days ago 10:19:01
Is a CS Degree DOA thanks to LLMs? IEEE Says TBD.
Is a CS Degree DOA thanks to LLMs? IEEE Says TBD.

The ongoing AI apocalypse is hitting prices for high-end components from RAM to GPUs to storage hard, which is bad enough when you have a job to try and budget for those now-pricier items — b…

22days ago 11:00:47
President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn
President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn

President Trump is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.

24days ago 04:01:00
The New York Democratic Primaries Are Also a Battleground for the AI Industry
The New York Democratic Primaries Are Also a Battleground for the AI Industry

The New York primary race for the 12th district has national implications.

13days ago 20:15:36
Jieneng Chen
Jieneng Chen

Creating artificial-intelligence tools for cancer detection

20days ago 09:53:00
This week's Anthropic-inspired AI freakout, explained
This week's Anthropic-inspired AI freakout, explained

Anthropic limits AI model use, citing safety concerns. But it's also trying to stop open-source models from competing.

24days ago 17:02:48
Computer Lessons
Computer Lessons

In memory of Clement J. McDonald, Junior, 1940-2026Beloved husband, loving father, incomparable colleague and generous mentor A sudden push from the industry,A sudden grant in the fall,By three R&#…

28days ago 22:02:47
heise+ | Modellraketen entwerfen und simulieren mit OpenRocket
heise+ | Modellraketen entwerfen und simulieren mit OpenRocket

Computersimulationen sparen in der Raketenentwicklung Zeit und Geld. Mit OpenRocket können auch Sie zu Hause Raketen modellieren.

12days ago 08:30:00
Supreme Court rejects death row appeal backed by Penn & Teller
Supreme Court rejects death row appeal backed by Penn & Teller

The magicians' criticism of the "investigative hypnosis" used on a key witness in a murder trial did not persuade the Supreme Court to take the case.

21days ago 13:35:33
Thomas Rosenbaum
Thomas Rosenbaum

The Caltech president on recommitting to American science

20days ago 07:00:00
Timnit Gebru
Timnit Gebru

On safeguarding independent research in the age of big tech

20days ago 09:58:00
AI Worm
AI Worm

Researchers have prototyped an AI-powered internet worm. The coolest thing about the prototype is that it carries its own LLM with it, and runs it on computers that have been broken into. This is the closest to John Brunner’s original 1975 conception of a com…

31days ago 13:21:23
After college, I moved from New York to Texas because the South is cheaper. It was the only way to afford my postgrad life.
After college, I moved from New York to Texas because the South is cheaper. It was the only way to afford my postgrad life.

When I got a job after college, I decided to leave my home on Long Island, where I couldn't afford anything, and move to Texas, where I could save.

30days ago 11:47:01
So much for the AI jobs apocalypse. Demand for tech talent is rising.
So much for the AI jobs apocalypse. Demand for tech talent is rising.

AI hasn't triggered a tech jobs collapse. New data shows hiring demand is strong across much of the tech industry.

11days ago 09:00:06
Stanford was their golden ticket - could AI help or hinder that?
Stanford was their golden ticket - could AI help or hinder that?

The BBC spoke with Stanford University graduates about what they really think about artificial intelligence.

13days ago 23:16:37
Delivery driver who raped vulnerable woman jailed
Delivery driver who raped vulnerable woman jailed

Suleman Mukaish attacked a woman who had left hospital and was at her most vulnerable, a court hears.

13days ago 15:15:21
James Manyika
James Manyika

The Google senior vice president talks about the need to reset the relationship between the government and academic and industrial science

20days ago 07:00:00
These young scientists are on our radar
These young scientists are on our radar

These young scientists are making waves in their own ways. Keep an eye on them—great things are ahead

20days ago 09:59:00
AI glasses are aiding cheating in exams. Test-obsessed Asia is ground zero
AI glasses are aiding cheating in exams. Test-obsessed Asia is ground zero

For as long as there have been tests in schools, students have found ways to cheat, whether its peeking over a classmate’s shoulder or scribbling notes on a...

9days ago 00:58:41
Fear and Social Pressure Are 'Overarming' the U.S.
Fear and Social Pressure Are 'Overarming' the U.S.

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32days ago 17:46:55
Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton

The machine-learning guru discusses how politics is undermining U.S. science

20days ago 07:00:00
Listen: How websites trick you with ‘dark patterns’
Listen: How websites trick you with ‘dark patterns’

An expert reveals the science behind "dark patterns"—the subtle, manipulative design choices woven into the apps and websites you use every day.

21days ago 16:42:28
China’s LineShine supercomputer tops global rankings with almost 2 quadrillion calculations per second
China’s LineShine supercomputer tops global rankings with almost 2 quadrillion calculations per second

The speedy machine displaces the U.S.’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s El Capitan at the top of the TOP500 rankings of the world’s fastest supercomputers

6days ago 17:00:00
After seeing Parkinson's take his father, this Googler found a new mission: teaching AI to chase cures
After seeing Parkinson's take his father, this Googler found a new mission: teaching AI to chase cures

Vivek Natarajan is using AI to help doctors and scientists chase new cures, inspired by his father's battle with Parkinson's disease.

25days ago 09:00:01
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

18days ago 00:00:00
Why this 98-qubit quantum computer is a big deal
Why this 98-qubit quantum computer is a big deal

A new quantum computer sets a high watermark for accuracy. Are we on the verge of a big breakthrough?

5days ago 13:00:00
I Love the Computer
I Love the Computer

An exploration of how I became a massive geek.

21days ago 20:14:15
Robert Metcalfe
Robert Metcalfe

The Internet pioneer talks about tenure and publications and shares what needs to change for U.S. science to forge ahead

20days ago 07:00:00
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028

The US government is trying to speed up the development of quantum computers so it can have one sooner

7days ago 18:00:11
I built billion-dollar companies by giving my employees agency. I use the same approach with my 5 kids.
I built billion-dollar companies by giving my employees agency. I use the same approach with my 5 kids.

Zynga founder Mark Pincus says giving children agency, responsibility, and room for eccentricity matters more than achievement.

13days ago 14:28:01
It used to be hard
It used to be hard

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27days ago 16:43:54
Ken Griffin's talent machine is getting bigger with its most competitive intern class ever
Ken Griffin's talent machine is getting bigger with its most competitive intern class ever

Citadel and Citadel Securities accepted a record-low 0.36% of interns but have the largest class ever, as hedge funds work to build talent pipelines.

28days ago 09:09:01
Gensler put AI in the design room. Now it's helping shape thousands of projects.
Gensler put AI in the design room. Now it's helping shape thousands of projects.

Gensler's team tested a range of vendor-created generative AI tools, some of which are now integrated within an in-house interface.

14days ago 13:42:56
The Jane Goodall Institute has handwritten notes on 5 generations of chimps. AI is helping to preserve them.
The Jane Goodall Institute has handwritten notes on 5 generations of chimps. AI is helping to preserve them.

The Jane Goodall Institute worked with AWS to identify AI use cases. They're digitizing decades of research and preserving Goodall's contributions.

32days ago 16:44:00
China’s LineShine just topped the global supercomputer ranking: what you need to know
China’s LineShine just topped the global supercomputer ranking: what you need to know

The supercomputer has an innovative chip design that allows it to carry out more than 2 quintillion calculations per second.

11days ago 00:00:00
Inside U.S. labs at a moment of fear—and unexpected promise
Inside U.S. labs at a moment of fear—and unexpected promise

Despite funding woes, American scientists are finding reasons for optimism

20days ago 09:55:00
Scientists Answer Vital Question: What Happens If You Throw A Paper Airplane In Space?
Scientists Answer Vital Question: What Happens If You Throw A Paper Airplane In Space?

In what must be the greatest scientific paper of all time, Maximilien Berthet and Kojiro Suzuki attacked the problem with the most serious faces imaginable.

6days ago 03:25:00
Trump Just Signed Two Executive Orders Aimed at Hastening the Arrival of the Quantum Computing Era
Trump Just Signed Two Executive Orders Aimed at Hastening the Arrival of the Quantum Computing Era

The order creates a policy framework for moves that had already been made.

14days ago 23:20:34
Ask Hackaday: What Ever Happened to the Hero Nerd?
Ask Hackaday: What Ever Happened to the Hero Nerd?

Knowing absolutely nothing about you other than the fact that you’re currently reading Hackaday, I can predict with a high degree of certainty that we’re both fond of at least …read more

19days ago 14:00:41
Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?
Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?

Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud in 2028, which will require a real leap in engineering

21days ago 14:00:37
Craig Venter
Craig Venter

In his final interview, the “swashbuckling” geneticist pointed the way for science

20days ago 10:00:00
Retraction Note: Sub-second periodicity in a fast radio burst
Retraction Note: Sub-second periodicity in a fast radio burst

Nature - Retraction Note: Sub-second periodicity in a fast radio burst

13days ago 00:00:00
America’s compact between science and politics is broken
America’s compact between science and politics is broken

How did we get here?

20days ago 10:00:00
Codex 大降价要来了,这份官方指南手把手教你高效榨干额度
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25days ago 07:00:22
heise-Angebot: c’t-Webinar: Die faszinierende Welt der Quantenphysik verstehen
heise-Angebot: c’t-Webinar: Die faszinierende Welt der Quantenphysik verstehen

Was steckt hinter Superposition, Verschränkung und Quantencomputern? Das Webinar erklärt einsteigerfreundlich die wichtigsten Grundbegriffe der Quantenphysik.

6days ago 08:00:00
What AI-herding scientists can learn from watching ‘sheepdog YouTube’
What AI-herding scientists can learn from watching ‘sheepdog YouTube’

Controlling a small group of “noisy” sheep holds hints for computer algorithms

25days ago 10:45:00
Salty clouds discovered on pink puffball planet
Salty clouds discovered on pink puffball planet

A cold, cherry-blossom-hued exoplanet supports bizarre clouds chock-full of salts

18days ago 14:20:00
Microsoft’s Topological Quantum Computing Claims Once Again In Question
Microsoft’s Topological Quantum Computing Claims Once Again In Question

A central problem with the arguably overhyped field of quantum computing remains the difficulty in objectively ascertaining performance and new developments, as much here relies on indirect measurements. Such is …read more

6days ago 17:20:03
If It Has a Screen, It Can Run Doom. How a Game From 1993 Became a Porting Legend
If It Has a Screen, It Can Run Doom. How a Game From 1993 Became a Porting Legend

Doom isn't the only game to get weird ports, but it's by far the most famous.

6days ago 17:00:41
Dialogの個人情報露出、「ハッキング被害」ではなく設定ミスが原因か
Dialogの個人情報露出、「ハッキング被害」ではなく設定ミスが原因か

ピーター・ティールが共同設立したDialogは、「犯罪者」によるハッキングで個人情報が露出したと主張している。しかし『WIRED』の調査では、ウェブサイトの設定ミスが原因だった可能性が浮上している。

11days ago 08:00:00
Top quantum computer expert claims Microsoft’s ‘topological qubit’ doesn’t hold up
Top quantum computer expert claims Microsoft’s ‘topological qubit’ doesn’t hold up

The company has been touting its quantum technology for years, but some experts say these claims just don’t pass muster

12days ago 15:00:00
Dmitrii Kochkov
Dmitrii Kochkov

Making artificial-intelligence tools to predict what climate change will mean for extreme weather

20days ago 09:43:00
JianJun Jin
JianJun Jin

Formulating software for the study of plant genomes

20days ago 09:44:00
Cultures of Making and Relating
Cultures of Making and Relating

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11days ago 15:54:17
The hidden cost of the AI coding boom: workplace paralysis
The hidden cost of the AI coding boom: workplace paralysis

New AI tools are released near-constantly. Some developers are invigorated, while others feel overwhelmed just trying to keep up.

12days ago 09:55:01
Robotaxis almost happened in 1964—with the help of the U.S. government
Robotaxis almost happened in 1964—with the help of the U.S. government

But personal rapid transit never got off the ground. That is, until Silicon Valley stepped in. The post Robotaxis almost happened in 1964—with the help of the U.S. government appeared first on Popular Science.

27days ago 13:01:00
This minimalist note-taking trick replaced my entire productivity stack
This minimalist note-taking trick replaced my entire productivity stack

I've never been more on top of my life

21days ago 17:30:11
They built the world’s most powerful AI. They’re facing a mystery they can’t explain.
They built the world’s most powerful AI. They’re facing a mystery they can’t explain.

Artificial intelligence researcher Cameron Berg chugged his drink when he spotted OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman at a party in 2024, and hustled over to...

5days ago 16:00:41
Meet the people who pay $2,400 a year for Anthropic's top-of-the-line Claude plan
Meet the people who pay $2,400 a year for Anthropic's top-of-the-line Claude plan

Eight Claude Max subscribers, from college students to CTOs, told Business Insider how they stomach the $200 a month bill.

21days ago 09:00:01
AI slop is coming for your kids
AI slop is coming for your kids

A report on the state of AI slop on TikTok said some kid-targeted hashtags are overrun with AI-generated videos.

12days ago 13:30:31
Google was the dream job in tech. These workers decided to leave anyway.
Google was the dream job in tech. These workers decided to leave anyway.

Six former Google employees explain why they left one of tech's most coveted employers.

9days ago 09:15:01
Mushrooms and Our Search for Meaning
Mushrooms and Our Search for Meaning

This essay was originally published as the cover story in the Summer 2025 issue of Orion Magazine. “Who are you?” the caterpillar barks at Alice from atop the giant mushroom, and Alice, never quite having considered the question, mutters a child’s version of …

9days ago 01:38:03
The Download: soccer’s data renaissance and China’s big nuclear plans
The Download: soccer’s data renaissance and China’s big nuclear plans

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside soccer’s data renaissance Imagine tuning in to the opening kickoff of a World Cup match and seeing a player intent…

25days ago 12:10:00
Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools, joining trend of shelving screens for students
Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools, joining trend of shelving screens for students

MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the...

27days ago 04:10:00
Microsoft’s AI chief says superintelligence is near, but won’t take your job
Microsoft’s AI chief says superintelligence is near, but won’t take your job

Today I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. And I’m actually going to keep today’s intro short — I’m working from my wife’s family farm this week, as you’ll see in the video, but also this is a real burner of an episode. We covered every…

28days ago 13:17:24
Dexter (YC F24) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer in Berlin
Dexter (YC F24) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer in Berlin

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5days ago 09:18:43
Representative Line: A Specific Key
Representative Line: A Specific Key

Today's anonymous submission isn't really a WTF, but it highlights the hardest problem in computer science: naming things. For example, let's say you saw a method called handleRSAPrivateKeyGeneration. You'd likely assume that it generates an RSA private key. …

5days ago 06:30:00
Mathematicians are developing rules for AI use — other fields should follow
Mathematicians are developing rules for AI use — other fields should follow

The mathematics community is right to call for transparency, integrity and fairness to be protected when AI tools are used. Researchers in other disciplines could learn from this approach.

20days ago 00:00:00
Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome
Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome

Nature - Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome

28days ago 00:00:00
US Researchers Say Trump’s Attack On Science Has Resulted In Self-Censorship
US Researchers Say Trump’s Attack On Science Has Resulted In Self-Censorship

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The American academic research engine has long been the envy of the world. Generally well-funded, labs in the United States have been able to attrac…

25days ago 22:30:13
How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.
How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.

Human-eye inspired sensors could help autonomous cars handle changes to light. The post How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human. appeared first on Popular Science.

23days ago 14:18:00
Scientists discover remnants of Jellyfish Nebula’s ‘sibling’ supernova
Scientists discover remnants of Jellyfish Nebula’s ‘sibling’ supernova

Astronomers may have found the remains of two long-dead stellar siblings

17days ago 13:00:00
Claude Science is Anthropic’s newest flagship product
Claude Science is Anthropic’s newest flagship product

At an event for pharmaceutical executives, biotech founders, and researchers on Tuesday, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a major new product intended to support scientific research in the same way that Claude Code supports software engineering. Like Claud…

6days ago 21:50:04
South Australia’s koala boom could end in mass starvation
South Australia’s koala boom could end in mass starvation

South Australia’s koala population has grown so large that it may be heading toward a self-made disaster, with forests struggling to support the animals. Researchers say targeted fertility control could prevent widespread starvation and habitat collapse befor…

28days ago 08:35:58
The hidden cost of the AI coding boom: workplace paralysis
The hidden cost of the AI coding boom: workplace paralysis

New AI tools are released near-constantly. Some developers are invigorated, while others feel overwhelmed just trying to keep up.

12days ago 09:55:01
Crossfire, the Debut Game From That's No Moon, Seeks to Revolutionize Cover Shooters
Crossfire, the Debut Game From That's No Moon, Seeks to Revolutionize Cover Shooters

The new studio, made up of former Uncharted and The Last of Us developers, reveals its first project -- and all the new tech it hopes will change gaming.

31days ago 23:23:41
Daily briefing: How many elementary particles are there?
Daily briefing: How many elementary particles are there?

Estimates range from 17 to 995.5. Plus, one man with paralysis is using a brain– computer interface at home and GLP-1 obesity drugs appear to boost testosterone and sperm quality.

20days ago 00:00:00
Scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states
Scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states

A team at the University of Chicago has discovered a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states that are normally difficult to produce. By making small adjustments to the energy levels of atoms inside an optical cavity, researchers can generate…

30days ago 13:02:19
Daily briefing: Trial to ‘de-age’ cells treats first person
Daily briefing: Trial to ‘de-age’ cells treats first person

The gene-therapy trial aims to treat glaucoma by rejuvenating cells in the optic nerve. Plus, the mystery of how things freeze and encouragement to go out into the sunlight.

27days ago 00:00:00
Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?
Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?

The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum computers in their development. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan explores how these could change our understanding of quantum physics…

10days ago 09:00:02