Thenextweb
Jun 4, 12:39
Inside the mind of a viral indie hacker
When the 29-year-old Samuel Rizzon is asked what he does, he answers with a single word: “developer.” While accurate, it’s a modest label for someone whose work has stretched well beyond writing code. At an age when many engineers are still settling into a single specialty, Rizzon has built products embraced by large enterprises, online […] This story continues at The Next Web
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When the 29-year-old Samuel Rizzon is asked what he does, he answers with a single word: “developer.” While accurate, it’s a modest label for someone whose work has stretched well beyond writing code. At an age when many engineers are still settling into a single specialty, Rizzon has built products embraced by large enterprises, online […] This story continues at The Next Web
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When the 29-year-old Samuel Rizzon is asked what he does, he answers with a single word: “developer.” While accurate, it’s a modest label for someone whose work has stretched well beyond writing code.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 12:11
Perk lands $300M credit facility to push its AI platform into the US
Perk, the corporate travel and spend management group that until last year traded as TravelPerk, has closed a $300 million private credit facility, money raised as debt rather than equity and at a scale the company says few technology firms have reached in the current market. The facility is led by Neuberger Specialty Finance, the private-credit […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Perk lands $300M credit facility to push its AI platform into the US. Perk, the corporate travel and spend management group that until last year traded as TravelPerk, has closed a $300 million private credit facility, money raised as debt rather than equity and at a scale the company says few technology firms have reached in the current market.
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The facility is led by Neuberger Specialty Finance, the private-credit […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 4, 12:05
Quantum X Labs Adds Oren Raz to Scientific Advisory Board
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum X Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: QXL), an advanced quantum technologies company, today announces the appointment of Prof. Oren Raz of the Weizmann Institute of Science to its Scientific Advisory Board. Prof. Raz’s appointment brings one of Israel’s most distinguished physicists into the company’s scientific leadership at a pivotal moment in […]
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Quantum X Labs Adds Oren Raz to Scientific Advisory Board. Oren Raz of the Weizmann Institute of Science to its Scientific Advisory Board. Raz’s appointment brings one of Israel’s most distinguished physicists into the company’s scientific leadership at a pivotal moment in […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum X Labs Inc.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 4, 11:18
Texas Governor Appoints Five Members to Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Governor Greg Abbott appointed Victor Fishman, Ph.D. and Lin Zhou, Ph.D. to the Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee for terms set to expire on January 31, 2027. Governor Abbott also appointed Richard “Ross” Coffman for a term set to expire on January 31, 2029, and appointed John Josephakis and Jeff Prevost, Ph.D. for […]
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Texas Governor Appoints Five Members to Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee. to the Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee for terms set to expire on January 31, 2027. Governor Abbott also appointed Richard “Ross” Coffman for a term set to expire on January 31, 2029, and appointed John Josephakis and Jeff Prevost, Ph.D.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Governor Greg Abbott appointed Victor Fishman, Ph.D.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 10:10
The AI hype cycle will slow down. What’s next decides the winners
Artificial Intelligence is entering the late stage of its hype cycle. Not a collapse. A correction. For the past two years, AI has dominated venture capital flows, with capital pouring into the sector at unprecedented scale and startups multiplying rapidly as funding concentrates around AI-driven businesses. What began as acceleration has now started to show the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The AI hype cycle will slow down. Artificial Intelligence is entering the late stage of its hype cycle. For the past two years, AI has dominated venture capital flows, with capital pouring into the sector at unprecedented scale and startups multiplying rapidly as funding concentrates around AI-driven businesses.
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What began as acceleration has now started to show the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 10:09
Synthesia partners with Cinder to scale moderation before a frame renders
The AI video company is adding moderation infrastructure built for AI-generated content, doubling down on a screen-at-creation model it has run since 2017. Synthesia decides whether a video is allowed before it exists. The London AI video company, which lets users generate avatar-led clips from a script, announced on 4 June that it is extending its […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Synthesia partners with Cinder to scale moderation before a frame renders. Synthesia decides whether a video is allowed before it exists. The London AI video company, which lets users generate avatar-led clips from a script, announced on 4 June that it is extending its […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The AI video company is adding moderation infrastructure built for AI-generated content, doubling down on a screen-at-creation model it has run since 2017.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 09:55
Amazon’s new Proteus robot takes plain-language orders, headed to Europe in 2027
The pitch for Amazon’s new warehouse robot is that you talk to it. At its “Delivering the Future” event at the Dartford fulfilment centre east of London on 4 June, Amazon unveiled a next-generation Proteus that takes instructions in plain language, no technical commands and no programming interface, alongside a plan to invest more than […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Amazon’s new Proteus robot takes plain-language orders, headed to Europe in 2027. The pitch for Amazon’s new warehouse robot is that you talk to it. At its “Delivering the Future” event at the Dartford fulfilment centre east of London on 4 June, Amazon unveiled a next-generation Proteus that takes instructions in plain language, no technical commands and no programming interfa…
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The pitch for Amazon’s new warehouse robot is that you talk to it.
Hpcwire
Jun 4, 09:55
Discover the Unified Supercomputing Solution for Converged HPC and AI
The convergence of HPC and AI is reshaping the future of supercomputing. Traditional modeling and simulation systems are now blending with AI, driving massive changes in infrastructure, processing capabilities, and physical data center design. Converged HPC/AI workloads require an architecture that bridges high-precision scientific computing with high-throughput, low-precision AI training and inference. To make the […] The post Discover the Unified Supercomputing Solution for Converged HPC and AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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Discover the Unified Supercomputing Solution for Converged HPC and AI. Converged HPC/AI workloads require an architecture that bridges high-precision scientific computing with high-throughput, low-precision AI training and inference. To make the […] The post Discover the Unified Supercomputing Solution for Converged HPC and AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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The convergence of HPC and AI is reshaping the future of supercomputing.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 09:43
Meta keeps delaying the Muse Spark API developers were promised
The model shipped in April. The interface developers need to build on it has slipped repeatedly, with no firm date until Meta said this week it would arrive this month. A model without an API is a demo, not a platform. That is the awkward position Meta’s Muse Spark has occupied since April, when the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta keeps delaying the Muse Spark API developers were promised. The interface developers need to build on it has slipped repeatedly, with no firm date until Meta said this week it would arrive this month. That is the awkward position Meta’s Muse Spark has occupied since April, when the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The model shipped in April.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 09:31
Quantinuum prices its IPO at $1.68bn, setting a new bar for quantum
The marketed range was $53 to $55. Quantinuum priced at $60. That gap, the willingness of investors to pay above what the bankers asked, is the real news in the Honeywell-backed company’s initial public offering, which raised $1.68bn and set a valuation the entire quantum-computing sector will now be measured against. The mechanics are straightforward. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Quantinuum prices its IPO at $1.68bn, setting a new bar for quantum. Quantinuum priced at $60. That gap, the willingness of investors to pay above what the bankers asked, is the real news in the Honeywell-backed company’s initial public offering, which raised $1.68bn and set a valuation the entire quantum-computing sector will now be measured against.
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[…] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 09:23
SoftBank’s PayPay pushes into insurance with a 70.2% T&D Life stake
The SoftBank-backed payments app is taking a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life, its most capital-intensive move yet from payments into full financial services. PayPay is buying its way into life insurance. The SoftBank-backed payments company has agreed to acquire a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life Insurance from T&D Holdings for roughly ¥134.3bn, about […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SoftBank’s PayPay pushes into insurance with a 70.2% T&D Life stake. PayPay is buying its way into life insurance. The SoftBank-backed payments company has agreed to acquire a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life Insurance from T&D Holdings for roughly ¥134.3bn, about […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The SoftBank-backed payments app is taking a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life, its most capital-intensive move yet from payments into full financial services.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 09:19
Complexity is the ceiling: software design in the age of AI coding
AI has made writing code faster than ever. The harder work is understanding a system and changing it without breaking it. That has not gotten cheaper, and it now decides how much you can hand to a machine. Introduction In 1987, in an essay called “No Silver Bullet,” Fred Brooks predicted that no tool or […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Complexity is the ceiling: software design in the age of AI coding. The harder work is understanding a system and changing it without breaking it. Introduction In 1987, in an essay called “No Silver Bullet,” Fred Brooks predicted that no tool or […] This story continues at The Next Web
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AI has made writing code faster than ever.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 09:07
KPMG puts Claude in front of all 276,000 staff in an Anthropic alliance
The Big Four firm is embedding Claude in the platform its people and clients actually work in, starting with tax and legal, and is named Anthropic’s preferred partner for private equity. The number that defines the deal is 276,000. That is how many KPMG employees will get access to Anthropic’s Claude under a global alliance […] This story continues at The Next Web
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KPMG puts Claude in front of all 276,000 staff in an Anthropic alliance. The Big Four firm is embedding Claude in the platform its people and clients actually work in, starting with tax and legal, and is named Anthropic’s preferred partner for private equity. The number that defines the deal is 276,000.
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That is how many KPMG employees will get access to Anthropic’s Claude under a global alliance […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 4, 09:07
C12 Introduces Nanoassembly Process for Carbon Nanotube Quantum Chips
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — C12, a Paris-based quantum computing company developing carbon nanotube spin qubit processors, today announced its proprietary Pick & Place nanoassembly technology: a custom-built, patented nanoassembly method developed entirely in-house to transfer individual carbon nanotubes onto silicon chips with micrometric precision, in controlled vacuum or inert atmosphere conditions. Two setups are […]
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Pick & Place is a core building block of how C12 envisions the scalable manufacturing of carbon nanotube quantum processors. A carbon nanotube is 100,000 times thinner than a human hair — placing one on a chip is like placing a hair on a surface the size of Paris, accurate to within a few streets.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — C12, a Paris-based quantum computing company developing carbon nanotube spin qubit processors, today announced its proprietary Pick & Place nanoassembly technology: a custom-built, patented nanoassembly method developed entirely in-house to transfer individual carbon nanotubes onto silicon chips with micrometric precision, in controlled vacuum or inert atmosphere conditions.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 08:51
Merantix Capital closes a €103m fund to back early-stage European AI
Merantix Capital has closed a €103m fund to invest in early-stage, AI-native teams across Europe, the Berlin firm announced on 4 June. The fund is more than three times the size of its first vehicle, which co-founders Rasmus Rothe and Adrian Locher raised at roughly €30m, and it widens the firm’s remit from companies built […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Merantix Capital has closed a €103m fund to invest in early-stage, AI-native teams across Europe, the Berlin firm announced on 4 June. The fund is more than three times the size of its first vehicle, which co-founders Rasmus Rothe and Adrian Locher raised at roughly €30m, and it widens the firm’s remit from companies built […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Merantix Capital has closed a €103m fund to invest in early-stage, AI-native teams across Europe, the Berlin firm announced on 4 June.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 4, 08:41
QuantX Labs Announces Seed Round With Serendipity Capital Lead Investor
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Serendipity Capital, a leading global investor in critical technologies, announced today that it has led the seed fundraising round for QuantX Labs, an Australian company at the forefront of quantum sensing for applications including Positioning, Navigation and Timing. QuantX Labs is developing optical atomic clock technology for defence, space and […]
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QuantX Labs is developing optical atomic clock technology for defence, space and […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Serendipity Capital, a leading global investor in critical technologies, announced today that it has led the seed fundraising round for QuantX Labs, an Australian company at the forefront of quantum sensing for applications including Positioning, Navigation and Timing.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 08:37
Cerebras says it will work with everyone in AI hardware except NVIDIA
The strategy is defined by a single exclusion. Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference on Wednesday, Cerebras chief executive Andrew Feldman said the AI chipmaker is working with every major hardware maker in the industry apart from one: NVIDIA. The line was not a complaint. It was the pitch. Feldman’s argument is that the buyers […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Cerebras says it will work with everyone in AI hardware except NVIDIA. The strategy is defined by a single exclusion. Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference on Wednesday, Cerebras chief executive Andrew Feldman said the AI chipmaker is working with every major hardware maker in the industry apart from one: NVIDIA.
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Feldman’s argument is that the buyers […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 08:31
SpaceX wins Texas county approval for Terafab reinvestment zone
A reinvestment zone is the unglamorous first step, the procedural gate that has to open before any of the larger numbers attached to a project can flow. On 3 June, the commissioners of Grimes County, Texas, opened it, voting 4-1 to designate a reinvestment zone for SpaceX’s proposed Terafab semiconductor plant. The vote is the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SpaceX wins Texas county approval for Terafab reinvestment zone. On 3 June, the commissioners of Grimes County, Texas, opened it, voting 4-1 to designate a reinvestment zone for SpaceX’s proposed Terafab semiconductor plant. The vote is the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A reinvestment zone is the unglamorous first step, the procedural gate that has to open before any of the larger numbers attached to a project can flow.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 08:27
Benchmark breaks its own rule with a $2bn raise and a first growth fund
The discipline was the whole identity. For more than twenty years Benchmark kept its funds around $425m and backed only young companies, taking a roughly 20% stake in each and trusting that selectivity, not scale, would produce the returns. That model has now bent. The firm has closed $2bn across two new funds, according to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Benchmark breaks its own rule with a $2bn raise and a first growth fund. The discipline was the whole identity. For more than twenty years Benchmark kept its funds around $425m and backed only young companies, taking a roughly 20% stake in each and trusting that selectivity, not scale, would produce the returns.
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The firm has closed $2bn across two new funds, according to […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 4, 08:26
Quantinuum to Debut on Nasdaq After Raising $1.68 Billion in IPO
Insider Brief Quantinuum is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq today (June 4) after raising $1.68 billion in one of the largest quantum computing initial public offerings to date, a closely watched debut that could shape investor sentiment across the emerging sector. The Broomfield, Colorado-based company upped the price of its shares at $60 […]
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Insider Brief Quantinuum is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq today (June 4) after raising $1.68 billion in one of the largest quantum computing initial public offerings to date, a closely watched debut that could shape investor sentiment across the emerging sector. The Broomfield, Colorado-based company upped the price of its shares at $60 […]
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Insider Brief Quantinuum is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq today (June 4) after raising $1.68 billion in one of the largest quantum computing initial public offerings to date, a closely watched debut that could shape investor sentiment across the emerging sector.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 08:09
Uber’s bet on Nuro is bigger than it let on, at close to $500m
Uber said “multi-hundred-million” and meant something closer to half a billion. The ride-hailing company’s commitment to self-driving start-up Nuro is near $500m, according to sources directly aware of the matter, a figure that reframes a partnership Uber had described in vaguer terms and reveals a follow-on investment significantly larger than its first. The new detail […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Uber’s bet on Nuro is bigger than it let on, at close to $500m. Uber said “multi-hundred-million” and meant something closer to half a billion. The ride-hailing company’s commitment to self-driving start-up Nuro is near $500m, according to sources directly aware of the matter, a figure that reframes a partnership Uber had described in vaguer terms and reveals a follow-on inves…
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The new detail […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 08:03
Sam Altman tells Congress to fund AI testing, not to require model approvals
Sam Altman spent the week in Washington making a careful distinction. He is asking lawmakers to spend more money testing artificial intelligence, and asking them not to require AI companies to win government approval before releasing a model. The first is a request for resources. The second is a request for a particular kind of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Sam Altman tells Congress to fund AI testing, not to require model approvals. Sam Altman spent the week in Washington making a careful distinction. He is asking lawmakers to spend more money testing artificial intelligence, and asking them not to require AI companies to win government approval before releasing a model.
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The second is a request for a particular kind of […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 4, 07:54
Yaqumo, NKT Photonics and Hamamatsu Photonics Sign Quantum Photonics Agreement
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — As the industrialization of quantum computing accelerates worldwide, the advancement and stable procurement of optical core components and materials that fundamentally underpin system performance have become critical challenges — beyond the development of quantum processors alone. In cold-atom (neutral atom) quantum computers in particular, high-performance optical devices are essential at […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — As the industrialization of quantum computing accelerates worldwide, the advancement and stable procurement of optical core components and materials that fundamentally underpin system performance have become critical challenges — beyond the development of quantum processors alone.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — As the industrialization of quantum computing accelerates worldwide, the advancement and stable procurement of optical core components and materials that fundamentally underpin system performance have become critical challenges — beyond the development of quantum processors alone.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 4, 07:46
Quantum Design Acquires Quantum Sensing Company Qnami
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Design International, Inc., a leading global provider of scientific instrumentation and advanced materials characterization solutions, announced the acquisition of Qnami, a pioneer in diamond-based quantum sensing technologies. The transaction enhances Quantum Design’s ability to support researchers and industrial customers working at the frontiers of quantum materials, spintronics, nanomagnetism, semiconductors, […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Design International, Inc., a leading global provider of scientific instrumentation and advanced materials characterization solutions, announced the acquisition of Qnami, a pioneer in diamond-based quantum sensing technologies.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Design International, Inc., a leading global provider of scientific instrumentation and advanced materials characterization solutions, announced the acquisition of Qnami, a pioneer in diamond-based quantum sensing technologies.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 07:39
A UK MP’s lawsuit could decide whether xAI answers for what Grok makes
The case turns on a question of authorship. When a user types a prompt and Grok returns a sexualised image of a real woman, who made it, the person at the keyboard or the company that built the machine? On 3 June, Labour MP Jess Asato filed a claim at the High Court in England […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A UK MP’s lawsuit could decide whether xAI answers for what Grok makes. The case turns on a question of authorship. When a user types a prompt and Grok returns a sexualised image of a real woman, who made it, the person at the keyboard or the company that built the machine?
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On 3 June, Labour MP Jess Asato filed a claim at the High Court in England […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 07:09
Meta accuses Australia of breaching trade pact over news bargaining tax
Meta has reached for a bigger weapon. The company accused the Australian government of breaching the US-Australia free trade agreement with its proposed News Bargaining Incentive, and pointed Washington towards the “trade action” it has taken against other countries that taxed American technology firms. The dispute over paying for news, now in its fifth year, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta accuses Australia of breaching trade pact over news bargaining tax. Meta has reached for a bigger weapon. The company accused the Australian government of breaching the US-Australia free trade agreement with its proposed News Bargaining Incentive, and pointed Washington towards the “trade action” it has taken against other countries that taxed American technology firms.
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The dispute over paying for news, now in its fifth year, […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 06:59
Foxconn and Intel join SambaNova to build rackscale AI infrastructure
The most consequential line in Intel’s Computex announcement was not about a chip. It was about a ratio. As AI workloads move from training to inference, the company argued, the long-standing arrangement of four GPUs to every CPU collapses towards something closer to one to one, and the processor Intel actually sells well moves back […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Foxconn and Intel join SambaNova to build rackscale AI infrastructure. The most consequential line in Intel’s Computex announcement was not about a chip. As AI workloads move from training to inference, the company argued, the long-standing arrangement of four GPUs to every CPU collapses towards something closer to one to one, and the processor Intel actually sells well moves…
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The most consequential line in Intel’s Computex announcement was not about a chip.
Thenextweb
Jun 4, 06:50
Netflix turns to generative AI to fix a problem it helped create
The streaming service that taught a generation to scroll endlessly now wants to sell them the cure. At the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Netflix’s chief product and technology officer, Elizabeth Stone, said the company is deploying generative AI to help subscribers cut through the volume of content it has spent two […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Netflix turns to generative AI to fix a problem it helped create. The streaming service that taught a generation to scroll endlessly now wants to sell them the cure. At the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Netflix’s chief product and technology officer, Elizabeth Stone, said the company is deploying generative AI to help subscribers cut through the volu…
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The streaming service that taught a generation to scroll endlessly now wants to sell them the cure.
Bbc
Jun 4, 05:18
AI-powered conservation project ends
Home News US & Canada UK UK Politics England N. Ireland N. Ireland Politics Scotland Scotland Politics Wales Wales Politics Africa Asia China India Australia Europe Latin America Middle East In Pictu…
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Home News US & Canada UK UK Politics England N. Ireland Politics Scotland Scotland Politics Wales Wales Politics Africa Asia China India Australia Europe Latin America Middle East In Pictures BBC InDepth BBC Verify Football 2026 Business World of Business Technology of Business NYSE Opening Bell Technology Artificial Intelligence Intelligence Revolution AI v the Mind Tech Now…
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Space4Nature says it has restored more than 60 hectares of habitat at 22 sites across the county.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 23:50
Berkeley Lab’s MODMD Approach Advances Quantum Simulations Beyond Ground States
By combining streamlined quantum ‘snapshots’ with classical data analysis, a new hybrid framework helps today’s early-stage quantum computers probe complex molecular energy states with far fewer computational resources. June 3, 2026 — Quantum computers offer a powerful tool for discovering new materials and chemical processes. But hardware limitations have largely confined computational studies of molecules to […] The post Berkeley Lab’s MODMD Approach Advances Quantum Simulations Beyond Ground States appeared first on HPCwire .
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Berkeley Lab’s MODMD Approach Advances Quantum Simulations Beyond Ground States. June 3, 2026 — Quantum computers offer a powerful tool for discovering new materials and chemical processes. But hardware limitations have largely confined computational studies of molecules to […] The post Berkeley Lab’s MODMD Approach Advances Quantum Simulations Beyond Ground States appeared fi…
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By combining streamlined quantum ‘snapshots’ with classical data analysis, a new hybrid framework helps today’s early-stage quantum computers probe complex molecular energy states with far fewer computational resources.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 22:17
NVIDIA and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Build the Full Stack for Agentic AI
June 3, 2026 — The agentic AI moment has arrived, but delivering on its promise requires more than good models. It also takes fast hardware, secure runtimes, a responsive data layer and models tuned for long-running reasoning. NVIDIA and Microsoft are bringing that full stack to developers across Windows devices, Azure cloud and local deployments. At […] The post NVIDIA and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Build the Full Stack for Agentic AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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NVIDIA and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Build the Full Stack for Agentic AI. NVIDIA and Microsoft are bringing that full stack to developers across Windows devices, Azure cloud and local deployments. At […] The post NVIDIA and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Build the Full Stack for Agentic AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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June 3, 2026 — The agentic AI moment has arrived, but delivering on its promise requires more than good models.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 21:28
Microsoft dropped the one survey question its employees actually cared about
For years, one question in Microsoft’s internal employee survey served as a reliable pressure gauge. It asked whether staff felt they were getting a “good deal at Microsoft,” defined as “a reasonable balance between what I contribute to Microsoft and what I get in return.” When the scores dropped low enough, the company responded with significant […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Microsoft dropped the one survey question its employees actually cared about. For years, one question in Microsoft’s internal employee survey served as a reliable pressure gauge. It asked whether staff felt they were getting a “good deal at Microsoft,” defined as “a reasonable balance between what I contribute to Microsoft and what I get in return.
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For years, one question in Microsoft’s internal employee survey served as a reliable pressure gauge.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 21:14
Alphabet just raised $85 billion for AI, smashing the largest equity offering in history
The public markets have been asked whether they believe in AI, and they have answered with $85 billion. Alphabet’s record-shattering equity offering, which priced on 2 June, is not just the largest stock sale in tech history. It is the largest equity offering of any kind, in any industry, ever. The company had initially planned to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Alphabet just raised $85 billion for AI, smashing the largest equity offering in history. It is the largest equity offering of any kind, in any industry, ever. The company had initially planned to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The public markets have been asked whether they believe in AI, and they have answered with $85 billion. Alphabet’s record-shattering equity offering, which priced on 2 June, is not just the largest stock sale in tech history.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 21:00
Hackers asked Meta’s AI chatbot to hand over Instagram accounts, and it did
No phishing link. No malware. No SIM swap. Hackers took over high-profile Instagram accounts over the weekend by doing something disarmingly simple: they asked Meta’s AI customer support chatbot to change the email address on someone else’s account. The bot complied without verifying the requester’s identity, and the attacker then reset the password and locked out the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Hackers asked Meta’s AI chatbot to hand over Instagram accounts, and it did. No SIM swap. Hackers took over high-profile Instagram accounts over the weekend by doing something disarmingly simple: they asked Meta’s AI customer support chatbot to change the email address on someone else’s account.
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The bot complied without verifying the requester’s identity, and the attacker then reset the password and locked out the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 20:54
A popular OpenAI Codex tool with 29,000 weekly downloads has been quietly stealing developer tokens for a month
The npm package looked legitimate. It had an active GitHub repository, steady development history, and roughly 29,000 weekly downloads. For developers using OpenAI Codex, it offered exactly what it advertised: a remote web UI for the AI coding tool. But for the past month, every invocation of codexui-android has also been silently reading the contents of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A popular OpenAI Codex tool with 29,000 weekly downloads has been quietly stealing developer tokens for a month. It had an active GitHub repository, steady development history, and roughly 29,000 weekly downloads. For developers using OpenAI Codex, it offered exactly what it advertised: a remote web UI for the AI coding tool.
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But for the past month, every invocation of codexui-android has also been silently reading the contents of […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 20:36
Uber cuts nearly a quarter of its HR division as new president reshapes the company from the inside
Three weeks into her expanded role as president and chief corporate affairs officer, Jill Hazelbaker is already cutting. Uber announced on Wednesday that it is eliminating 23% of positions in its People and Places division, the unit responsible for human resources, recruitment, workplace facilities, and culture. The cuts, many targeting senior roles, represent less than […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Uber cuts nearly a quarter of its HR division as new president reshapes the company from the inside. Uber announced on Wednesday that it is eliminating 23% of positions in its People and Places division, the unit responsible for human resources, recruitment, workplace facilities, and culture.
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Three weeks into her expanded role as president and chief corporate affairs officer, Jill Hazelbaker is already cutting.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 20:25
Qumulo and Microsoft Target Enterprise Storage Constraints with Expanded Azure-Native Data Services
SEATTLE, June 3, 2026 — Qumulo today announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft. Unveiled in conjunction with the Microsoft Build developer conference, this integration introduces advanced data services designed to provide immediate relief for organizations caught in the global hardware supply chain crisis. Bypassing the Silicon Squeeze with Azure Native Qumulo As hyperscalers absorb the vast […] The post Qumulo and Microsoft Target Enterprise Storage Constraints with Expanded Azure-Native Data Services appeared first on HPCwire .
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Qumulo and Microsoft Target Enterprise Storage Constraints with Expanded Azure-Native Data Services. Unveiled in conjunction with the Microsoft Build developer conference, this integration introduces advanced data services designed to provide immediate relief for organizations caught in the global hardware supply chain crisis.
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SEATTLE, June 3, 2026 — Qumulo today announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 20:22
Meta spent $400 million and fought the US government to buy a VR fitness app, then let its creators take it back
In 2023, Meta fought an eight-month antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission for the right to acquire Within, the studio behind the VR fitness app Supernatural. The deal was reportedly worth around $400 million. Mark Zuckerberg even testified in court to get it done. Less than three years later, Meta is handing it back. The company announced […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta spent $400 million and fought the US government to buy a VR fitness app, then let its creators take it back. In 2023, Meta fought an eight-month antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission for the right to acquire Within, the studio behind the VR fitness app Supernatural. The deal was reportedly worth around $400 million.
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The company announced […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 19:57
One click on GitHub.dev is all it takes to hand over your private repositories
Every developer who has ever pressed the period key on a GitHub repository, launching the convenient browser-based VS Code editor known as GitHub.dev, has unknowingly accepted a bargain. In exchange for a lightweight coding environment, GitHub silently passes an OAuth token to the session, one that grants read and write access to every repository the user […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Every developer who has ever pressed the period key on a GitHub repository, launching the convenient browser-based VS Code editor known as GitHub.dev, has unknowingly accepted a bargain. In exchange for a lightweight coding environment, GitHub silently passes an OAuth token to the session, one that grants read and write access to every repository the user […] This story contin…
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Every developer who has ever pressed the period key on a GitHub repository, launching the convenient browser-based VS Code editor known as GitHub.dev, has unknowingly accepted a bargain.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 19:45
ASRock Rack Unveils Next-Gen AI Infrastructure Powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU at COMPUTEX 2026
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 3, 2026 — ASRock Rack Inc., a leading innovative server company, has announced its latest portfolio of AI-native infrastructure designed for the era of agentic AI. Showcasing at COMPUTEX 2026 (Booth No.: R0514), ASRock Rack is introducing the new 2UXGM-VERA2 system powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU. The company is also presenting its […] The post ASRock Rack Unveils Next-Gen AI Infrastructure Powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU at COMPUTEX 2026 appeared first on HPCwire .
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ASRock Rack Unveils Next-Gen AI Infrastructure Powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU at COMPUTEX 2026. Showcasing at COMPUTEX 2026 (Booth No.: R0514), ASRock Rack is introducing the new 2UXGM-VERA2 system powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 3, 2026 — ASRock Rack Inc., a leading innovative server company, has announced its latest portfolio of AI-native infrastructure designed for the era of agentic AI.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 19:32
Anyon and Q-CTRL Bring Self-Calibrating Quantum Systems to Enterprise Data Centers
EMERYVILLE, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2026 — Anyon Technologies, a vertically integrated superconducting quantum supercomputing company founded by pioneers from Caltech and UC Berkeley, and Q-CTRL, a global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today announced a strategic partnership to bring full autonomy to Anyon’s tightly GPU-coupled quantum supercomputing systems for data center deployment […] The post Anyon and Q-CTRL Bring Self-Calibrating Quantum Systems to Enterprise Data Centers appeared first on HPCwire .
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EMERYVILLE, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2026 — Anyon Technologies, a vertically integrated superconducting quantum supercomputing company founded by pioneers from Caltech and UC Berkeley, and Q-CTRL, a global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today announced a strategic partnership to bring full autonomy to Anyon’s tightly GPU-coupled quantum supercomputing system…
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and LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2026 — Anyon Technologies, a vertically integrated superconducting quantum supercomputing company founded by pioneers from Caltech and UC Berkeley, and Q-CTRL, a global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today announced a strategic partnership to bring full autonomy to Anyon’s tightly GPU-coupled quantum supercomputing systems for data center deployment […] The post Anyon and Q-CTRL Bring Self-Calibrating Quantum Systems to Enterprise Data Centers appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 19:02
Pawsey Welcomes Continued Australian Government Investment Through NCRIS
Funding through the latest NCRIS rounds will support Pawsey’s ongoing operations and include $1.5 million for its quantum computing program. June 3, 2026 — The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has welcomed continued investment from the Australian Government’s Department of Education through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), supporting Pawsey’s role in enabling Australian research and […] The post Pawsey Welcomes Continued Australian Government Investment Through NCRIS appeared first on HPCwire .
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Funding through the latest NCRIS rounds will support Pawsey’s ongoing operations and include $1.5 million for its quantum computing program. June 3, 2026 — The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has welcomed continued investment from the Australian Government’s Department of Education through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), supporting Pa…
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Funding through the latest NCRIS rounds will support Pawsey’s ongoing operations and include $1.5 million for its quantum computing program.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 18:54
Anthropic picks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead its IPO, with a SpaceX computing deal worth $1.25 billion per month buried in the fine print
Anthropic has selected Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead its initial public offering, with JPMorgan Chase also working on the deal, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The Claude developer is weighing going public as soon as October after filing confidentially for a listing on Monday. More banks could be added to the lineup, and details of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic picks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead its IPO, with a SpaceX computing deal worth $1.25 billion per month buried in the fine print. The Claude developer is weighing going public as soon as October after filing confidentially for a listing on Monday. More banks could be added to the lineup, and details of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic has selected Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead its initial public offering, with JPMorgan Chase also working on the deal, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 18:40
The EU is asking households to cut electricity use during peak hours because AI data centres are straining the grid
The European Commission has called on households across the bloc to reduce electricity consumption during peak hours, citing the rapid growth of AI data centres, accelerating electrification, and rising overall digital infrastructure demand as factors straining European power grids. The Commission simultaneously published a Data Centre Energy Efficiency Package on 3 June that introduces a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The EU is asking households to cut electricity use during peak hours because AI data centres are straining the grid. The European Commission has called on households across the bloc to reduce electricity consumption during peak hours, citing the rapid growth of AI data centres, accelerating electrification, and rising overall digital infrastructure demand as factors straining…
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The Commission simultaneously published a Data Centre Energy Efficiency Package on 3 June that introduces a […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 18:26
Ooredoo, HBKU, Ministry of Defence Launch Qatar’s First Quantum-Safe Network
Insider Brief Ooredoo Qatar announced the deployment of the first quantum-safe communications link in Qatar, a project the company says establishes a foundation for next-generation cybersecurity and secure digital infrastructure in the country. According to the Qatar Tribune, the initiative was developed in partnership with Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and Qatar’s Ministry of Defence. […]
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Insider Brief Ooredoo Qatar announced the deployment of the first quantum-safe communications link in Qatar, a project the company says establishes a foundation for next-generation cybersecurity and secure digital infrastructure in the country.
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Insider Brief Ooredoo Qatar announced the deployment of the first quantum-safe communications link in Qatar, a project the company says establishes a foundation for next-generation cybersecurity and secure digital infrastructure in the country.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 18:13
Virtual barbarians at the gate: securing the AI blind spot
Many companies have quickly moved to adopt artificial intelligence in their systems, embedding it into virtually everything from customer apps to internal systems. That speed has created new pressure for security teams, because AI-enabled applications can introduce unfamiliar attack surfaces, unpredictable behavior, and new ways for attackers to manipulate inputs, access data, or chain weaknesses across […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Many companies have quickly moved to adopt artificial intelligence in their systems, embedding it into virtually everything from customer apps to internal systems. That speed has created new pressure for security teams, because AI-enabled applications can introduce unfamiliar attack surfaces, unpredictable behavior, and new ways for attackers to manipulate inputs, access data,…
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Many companies have quickly moved to adopt artificial intelligence in their systems, embedding it into virtually everything from customer apps to internal systems.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 18:03
CAS Connections Brings Trusted Scientific Data and AI to Leading R&D Platforms
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3, 2026 — CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, today announced CAS Connections, a new integration framework that embeds the CAS Content Collection and CAS Newton, a recently launched agentic AI, directly into the R&D tools researchers already use. Initial collaborations with Albert Invent, Sapio […] The post CAS Connections Brings Trusted Scientific Data and AI to Leading R&D Platforms appeared first on HPCwire .
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3, 2026 — CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, today announced CAS Connections, a new integration framework that embeds the CAS Content Collection and CAS Newton, a recently launched agentic AI, directly into the R&D tools researchers already use.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3, 2026 — CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, today announced CAS Connections, a new integration framework that embeds the CAS Content Collection and CAS Newton, a recently launched agentic AI, directly into the R&D tools researchers already use.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 18:02
Sovereign AI Must be Built on Sovereign Data Infrastructure
Across Europe and around the world, governments and research institutions are racing to build sovereign AI infrastructure, investing heavily in GPU superclusters, AI factories and national-scale HPC infrastructure designed to keep AI innovation under local control. But as the HPC community prepares for International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in June, it is becoming increasingly clear that […] The post Sovereign AI Must be Built on Sovereign Data Infrastructure appeared first on HPCwire .
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Across Europe and around the world, governments and research institutions are racing to build sovereign AI infrastructure, investing heavily in GPU superclusters, AI factories and national-scale HPC infrastructure designed to keep AI innovation under local control.
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Across Europe and around the world, governments and research institutions are racing to build sovereign AI infrastructure, investing heavily in GPU superclusters, AI factories and national-scale HPC infrastructure designed to keep AI innovation under local control.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 17:49
EuroHPC Extends Europe’s Commitment to International HPC Summer School with New EuroIHPCSS Project
June 3, 2026 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched EuroIHPCSS, a new project supporting Europe’s continued participation in the International HPC Summer School (IHPCSS). From 2026 to 2029, the project will coordinate the European contribution to four editions of the school, supporting European students, instructors and mentors while strengthening Europe’s role in […] The post EuroHPC Extends Europe’s Commitment to International HPC Summer School with New EuroIHPCSS Project appeared first on HPCwire .
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June 3, 2026 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched EuroIHPCSS, a new project supporting Europe’s continued participation in the International HPC Summer School (IHPCSS). From 2026 to 2029, the project will coordinate the European contribution to four editions of the school, supporting European students, instructors and mentors while strengthening Europe’s r…
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June 3, 2026 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched EuroIHPCSS, a new project supporting Europe’s continued participation in the International HPC Summer School (IHPCSS).
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 16:12
DARPA and NSF Launch AI Forge to Advance National Security AI Research
June 3, 2026 — Commercial artificial intelligence (AI) development is progressing at a breathtaking pace. Yet many of the most consequential AI challenges for national security remain underexplored because they lack immediate commercial applications and are not the primary focus of private industry. There is a critical need to bridge the gap between commercial AI […] The post DARPA and NSF Launch AI Forge to Advance National Security AI Research appeared first on HPCwire .
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DARPA and NSF Launch AI Forge to Advance National Security AI Research. Yet many of the most consequential AI challenges for national security remain underexplored because they lack immediate commercial applications and are not the primary focus of private industry.
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June 3, 2026 — Commercial artificial intelligence (AI) development is progressing at a breathtaking pace.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 15:50
Atom Computing Reveals Quantum Error Correction with Toric Code
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Atom Computing today announced the industry’s first full demonstration of quantum error correction using a toric code. The results show that the company’s neutral-atom system reduces errors as larger numbers of qubits are used in computations, placing Atom Computing among only two companies that have demonstrated many rounds of sustained […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Atom Computing today announced the industry’s first full demonstration of quantum error correction using a toric code. The results show that the company’s neutral-atom system reduces errors as larger numbers of qubits are used in computations, placing Atom Computing among only two companies that have demonstrated many rounds of sustained […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Atom Computing today announced the industry’s first full demonstration of quantum error correction using a toric code.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 15:22
Can AI Agents Replicate Science? Argonne’s Rick Stevens Puts Them to the Test
Have we reached a point where AI agents can reliably function as scientific collaborators? Can they go one step further and work as autonomous scientists? Stevens is an Associate Laboratory Director for the Computing, Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) Directorate at ANL and a Distinguished Fellow at the laboratory. He is also a Professor of […] The post Can AI Agents Replicate Science? Argonne’s Rick Stevens Puts Them to the Test appeared first on HPCwire .
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Stevens is an Associate Laboratory Director for the Computing, Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) Directorate at ANL and a Distinguished Fellow at the laboratory. He is also a Professor of […] The post Can AI Agents Replicate Science? Argonne’s Rick Stevens Puts Them to the Test appeared first on HPCwire .
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Have we reached a point where AI agents can reliably function as scientific collaborators?
Letsencrypt
Jun 3, 15:06
A Post-Quantum Future for Let's Encrypt
Let’s Encrypt is committed to a post-quantum-safe Web PKI. The path we’re planning to take is Merkle Tree Certificates (“MTCs”), a new approach that adds post-quantum authentication to the web withou…
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A Post-Quantum Future for Let's Encrypt. For much of the last several years, the conversation about post-quantum cryptography has been a conversation about encryption. A quantum computer needs to forge a signature in real time, not retroactively, so threats to authentication hinge on the existence of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC).
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Let’s Encrypt is committed to a post-quantum-safe Web PKI.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 14:51
GlobalFoundries Joins DOE’s Genesis Mission as Industry Partner
Partnership paves the way to pair AI-enabled semiconductor design with GF’s U.S. manufacturing platform to bridge the gap from research to prototype for next-generation computing initiatives MALTA, N.Y., June 3, 2026 — GlobalFoundries today announced a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, the department’s initiative to accelerate scientific discovery through artificial […] The post GlobalFoundries Joins DOE’s Genesis Mission as Industry Partner appeared first on HPCwire .
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GlobalFoundries Joins DOE’s Genesis Mission as Industry Partner. Partnership paves the way to pair AI-enabled semiconductor design with GF’s U.S. manufacturing platform to bridge the gap from research to prototype for next-generation computing initiatives MALTA, N.Y., June 3, 2026 — GlobalFoundries today announced a strategic partnership with the U.S.
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Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, the department’s initiative to accelerate scientific discovery through artificial […] The post GlobalFoundries Joins DOE’s Genesis Mission as Industry Partner appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 14:50
Atom Computing Reports Neutral-Atom Quantum Error Correction Milestone Using Toric Code
BOULDER, Colo., June 3, 2026 — Atom Computing today announced the industry’s first full demonstration of quantum error correction using a toric code. The results show that the company’s neutral-atom system reduces errors as larger numbers of qubits are used in computations, placing Atom Computing among only two companies that have demonstrated many rounds of […] The post Atom Computing Reports Neutral-Atom Quantum Error Correction Milestone Using Toric Code appeared first on HPCwire .
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BOULDER, Colo., June 3, 2026 — Atom Computing today announced the industry’s first full demonstration of quantum error correction using a toric code. The results show that the company’s neutral-atom system reduces errors as larger numbers of qubits are used in computations, placing Atom Computing among only two companies that have demonstrated many rounds of […] The post Atom…
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BOULDER, Colo., June 3, 2026 — Atom Computing today announced the industry’s first full demonstration of quantum error correction using a toric code.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 14:46
Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park Appoints Philip Makotyn as Deputy CTO
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) today announced Dr. Philip Makotyn as its new Deputy Chief Technology Officer, a senior leadership role focused on shaping the Park’s technical strategy and growth. After nearly twenty years working in Colorado’s quantum ecosystem, Dr. Makotyn will help guide the technical direction of […]
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Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park Appoints Philip Makotyn as Deputy CTO. Philip Makotyn as its new Deputy Chief Technology Officer, a senior leadership role focused on shaping the Park’s technical strategy and growth. Makotyn will help guide the technical direction of […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) today announced Dr.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 14:45
Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation to Standardize AI Infrastructure Economics
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2026 — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the intent to launch the Tokenomics Foundation, a new foundation that will focus on establishing open industry standards, benchmarks, and best practices for the economics of AI infrastructure. The Tokenomics Foundation will operate in close […] The post Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation to Standardize AI Infrastructure Economics appeared first on HPCwire .
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Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation to Standardize AI Infrastructure Economics. SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2026 — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the intent to launch the Tokenomics Foundation, a new foundation that will focus on establishing open industry standards, benchmarks, and best pra…
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The Tokenomics Foundation will operate in close […] The post Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation to Standardize AI Infrastructure Economics appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 14:28
MaxLinear and LANL Jointly Advance High-Performance File System Acceleration for HPC Storage
CARLSBAD, Calif. and LOS ALAMOS, N.M., June 3, 2026 — MaxLinear, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance storage accelerator SoCs, and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) today announced a collaboration to enable hardware-accelerated OpenZFS File System storage for large scale, high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Los Alamos National Laboratory and MaxLinear have jointly developed a hardware-accelerated OpenZFS […] The post MaxLinear and LANL Jointly Advance High-Performance File System Acceleration for HPC Storage appeared first on HPCwire .
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MaxLinear and LANL Jointly Advance High-Performance File System Acceleration for HPC Storage. and LOS ALAMOS, N.M., June 3, 2026 — MaxLinear, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance storage accelerator SoCs, and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) today announced a collaboration to enable hardware-accelerated OpenZFS File System storage for large scale, high-performance…
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Los Alamos National Laboratory and MaxLinear have jointly developed a hardware-accelerated OpenZFS […] The post MaxLinear and LANL Jointly Advance High-Performance File System Acceleration for HPC Storage appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 14:17
InspireSemi and E4 Showcase Thunderbird RISC-V Accelerator for HPC and AI at RISC-V Europe
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, AUSTIN, Texas and SCANDIANO, Italy, June 3, 2026 — Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc. will be exhibiting at the annual RISC-V Europe Summit in Bologna Italy from June 8-12, 2026. In conjunction with strategic partner E4 Computer Engineering, the company will share more details on its upcoming Thunderbird “supercomputer cluster-on-a-chip” accelerated computing platform. […] The post InspireSemi and E4 Showcase Thunderbird RISC-V Accelerator for HPC and AI at RISC-V Europe appeared first on HPCwire .
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, AUSTIN, Texas and SCANDIANO, Italy, June 3, 2026 — Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc. will be exhibiting at the annual RISC-V Europe Summit in Bologna Italy from June 8-12, 2026.
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[…] The post InspireSemi and E4 Showcase Thunderbird RISC-V Accelerator for HPC and AI at RISC-V Europe appeared first on HPCwire .
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 14:03
EU tech sovereignty package: chip emergency powers and curbs on US cloud
The Commission’s ‘AI continent’ rhetoric sits atop draft laws that would let it override chip supply contracts and keep US providers away from sensitive government data. The European Commission unveiled its long-delayed technological sovereignty package on Wednesday, a bundle of four measures meant to loosen the bloc’s dependence on American and Asian technology across semiconductors, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Commission’s ‘AI continent’ rhetoric sits atop draft laws that would let it override chip supply contracts and keep US providers away from sensitive government data. The European Commission unveiled its long-delayed technological sovereignty package on Wednesday, a bundle of four measures meant to loosen the bloc’s dependence on American and Asian technology across semicon…
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The Commission’s ‘AI continent’ rhetoric sits atop draft laws that would let it override chip supply contracts and keep US providers away from sensitive government data.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 13:00
PEAK:AIO and LANL Advance AI Storage with Open-Source Lattice Metadata Server
New Linux Foundation and first open-source metadata server advances parallel file system design with an elastic architecture for AI and HPC storage at scale MANCHESTER, England, June 3, 2026 — PEAK:AIO, a leader in high-performance storage for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC), today announced Lattice, the industry’s first open-source pNFS metadata server. Developed […] The post PEAK:AIO and LANL Advance AI Storage with Open-Source Lattice Metadata Server appeared first on HPCwire .
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PEAK:AIO and LANL Advance AI Storage with Open-Source Lattice Metadata Server. New Linux Foundation and first open-source metadata server advances parallel file system design with an elastic architecture for AI and HPC storage at scale MANCHESTER, England, June 3, 2026 — PEAK:AIO, a leader in high-performance storage for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance comput…
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Developed […] The post PEAK:AIO and LANL Advance AI Storage with Open-Source Lattice Metadata Server appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 12:50
Qunova Tapped as One of Two International Participants in Japan’s JHPC-quantum Project
DAEJEON, South Korea, June 3, 2026 — Qunova Computing, a pioneering maker of software for quantum computing, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JHPC-quantum (Japan High-Performance Computing), a landmark Japanese national computing initiative funded by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The agreement designates […] The post Qunova Tapped as One of Two International Participants in Japan’s JHPC-quantum Project appeared first on HPCwire .
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DAEJEON, South Korea, June 3, 2026 — Qunova Computing, a pioneering maker of software for quantum computing, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JHPC-quantum (Japan High-Performance Computing), a landmark Japanese national computing initiative funded by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade…
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DAEJEON, South Korea, June 3, 2026 — Qunova Computing, a pioneering maker of software for quantum computing, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JHPC-quantum (Japan High-Performance Computing), a landmark Japanese national computing initiative funded by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 12:38
Infineon Advances Post-Quantum Security for Robotics Applications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX) (OTCQX: IFNNY) today announces the integration of its OPTIGA™ Trusted Platform Module (TPM) SLB 9672 with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor platform. The hardware-based security solution securely stores cryptographic keys and verifies system integrity at the chip level, establishing a certified, quantum-resilient root of trust for Physical AI […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX) (OTCQX: IFNNY) today announces the integration of its OPTIGA™ Trusted Platform Module (TPM) SLB 9672 with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor platform.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX) (OTCQX: IFNNY) today announces the integration of its OPTIGA™ Trusted Platform Module (TPM) SLB 9672 with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor platform.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 12:14
Oxford Quantum Circuits Raises $350M to Expand Enterprise Quantum Computing Footprint
Funding to help accelerate OQC’s U.S. expansion as the company scales quantum infrastructure for enterprise and government customers NEW YORK, June 3, 2026 — Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) today announced the close of a $350 million Series C financing, the largest Series C round completed by a quantum computing company globally. The financing marks a […] The post Oxford Quantum Circuits Raises $350M to Expand Enterprise Quantum Computing Footprint appeared first on HPCwire .
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Oxford Quantum Circuits Raises $350M to Expand Enterprise Quantum Computing Footprint. Funding to help accelerate OQC’s U.S. expansion as the company scales quantum infrastructure for enterprise and government customers NEW YORK, June 3, 2026 — Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) today announced the close of a $350 million Series C financing, the largest Series C round completed by…
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The financing marks a […] The post Oxford Quantum Circuits Raises $350M to Expand Enterprise Quantum Computing Footprint appeared first on HPCwire .
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 12:00
AI-Powered Quantum: Microsoft Turns to Agentic AI to Speed Quantum Computing Push
Insider Brief As quantum AI — the idea that quantum computers could one day enhance artificial intelligence — steadily climbs the list of anticipated quantum computing use cases, Microsoft says AI is already playing a growing role in advancing its quantum computing program. The company said it is increasingly relying on agentic artificial intelligence to […]
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The company said it is increasingly relying on agentic artificial intelligence to […]
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Insider Brief As quantum AI — the idea that quantum computers could one day enhance artificial intelligence — steadily climbs the list of anticipated quantum computing use cases, Microsoft says AI is already playing a growing role in advancing its quantum computing program.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 11:57
High Q Technologies and Creative Biostructure Advance Quantum EPR Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — High Q Technologies, a developer of quantum computing-ready electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy systems, and Creative Biostructure, a contract research organization in structural biology, today announce a strategic partnership to support wider adoption wide range of EPR spectroscopy for the study of protein dynamics in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. EPR […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — High Q Technologies, a developer of quantum computing-ready electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy systems, and Creative Biostructure, a contract research organization in structural biology, today announce a strategic partnership to support wider adoption wide range of EPR spectroscopy for the study of protein dynamics in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 11:45
UK Businesses Expect Significant Value from Quantum Computing, Survey Shows
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Forty-one percent of large UK enterprises surveyed estimate quantum computing could unlock more than £100 million in value to their business in as little as one year, according to new findings from Censuswide and D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave” or the “Company”). That expectation is also reflected in action: 65% of […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Forty-one percent of large UK enterprises surveyed estimate quantum computing could unlock more than £100 million in value to their business in as little as one year, according to new findings from Censuswide and D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave” or the “Company”). That expectation is also reflected in action: 65% of […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Forty-one percent of large UK enterprises surveyed estimate quantum computing could unlock more than £100 million in value to their business in as little as one year, according to new findings from Censuswide and D-Wave Quantum Inc.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 11:30
Tata licenses a Chinese EV platform to rescue its stalled premium push
India’s biggest electric carmaker will build its delayed Avinya models on a Chery platform, the latest Indian firm to borrow Chinese tech while avoiding a Chinese partner. Tata Motors has a premium electric-vehicle problem and a Chinese solution to it. India’s largest EV maker plans to license a vehicle platform from China’s Chery to get […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Tata licenses a Chinese EV platform to rescue its stalled premium push. Tata Motors has a premium electric-vehicle problem and a Chinese solution to it. India’s largest EV maker plans to license a vehicle platform from China’s Chery to get […] This story continues at The Next Web
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India’s biggest electric carmaker will build its delayed Avinya models on a Chery platform, the latest Indian firm to borrow Chinese tech while avoiding a Chinese partner.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 11:00
AI is saving workers hours a week. Most of it is being thrown away
The promise of workplace AI was always time: hours handed back to employees buried in routine work. A new study suggests the hours are real and that most companies are quietly losing them again. According to research from Workday, surveying 3,200 business leaders, 85% of employees now save between one and seven hours a week […] This story continues at The Next Web
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AI is saving workers hours a week. A new study suggests the hours are real and that most companies are quietly losing them again. According to research from Workday, surveying 3,200 business leaders, 85% of employees now save between one and seven hours a week […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The promise of workplace AI was always time: hours handed back to employees buried in routine work.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 10:52
Suno raises at a $5.4bn valuation, more than doubling its worth in six months
Eighteen months ago Suno was the AI company the music industry wanted to destroy. Every major record label had sued it, accusing it of training its models on copyrighted songs without permission. Now the labels are its partners, and investors have repriced the company accordingly. Suno has raised new capital at a $5.4bn valuation, more than […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Suno raises at a $5.4bn valuation, more than doubling its worth in six months. Every major record label had sued it, accusing it of training its models on copyrighted songs without permission. Suno has raised new capital at a $5.4bn valuation, more than […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Eighteen months ago Suno was the AI company the music industry wanted to destroy.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 10:29
Lovable makes Google Cloud a primary partner to win over corporate buyers
The Swedish app-builder, processing a million new projects a week, is making Google Cloud a primary partner, with Gemini models and a security layer aimed at corporate buyers. The pitch behind Lovable has always been that anyone can build software by chatting with an AI. The harder pitch, the one that turns a viral tool […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Lovable makes Google Cloud a primary partner to win over corporate buyers. The Swedish app-builder, processing a million new projects a week, is making Google Cloud a primary partner, with Gemini models and a security layer aimed at corporate buyers. The pitch behind Lovable has always been that anyone can build software by chatting with an AI.
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The harder pitch, the one that turns a viral tool […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 10:05
Apple agrees to hand India the financials it spent months trying to withhold
For months the fight in India’s App Store antitrust case was not really about app stores. It was about a spreadsheet. The Competition Commission of India wanted Apple’s financial records; Apple did not want to give them up, least of all the global ones. On 3 June, Apple agreed to submit the financials, removing the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Apple agrees to hand India the financials it spent months trying to withhold. For months the fight in India’s App Store antitrust case was not really about app stores. The Competition Commission of India wanted Apple’s financial records; Apple did not want to give them up, least of all the global ones.
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On 3 June, Apple agreed to submit the financials, removing the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 10:00
EU court frees Meta’s Marketplace from gatekeeper rules but keeps Messenger in
The General Court annulled the Commission’s designation of Marketplace under the Digital Markets Act, faulting its reasoning, while upholding the same label for Messenger. Meta walked into the EU’s General Court asking it to strike down two gatekeeper labels and walked out having shed one. On 3 June the Luxembourg court annulled the European Commission’s […] This story continues at The Next Web
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EU court frees Meta’s Marketplace from gatekeeper rules but keeps Messenger in. The General Court annulled the Commission’s designation of Marketplace under the Digital Markets Act, faulting its reasoning, while upholding the same label for Messenger. Meta walked into the EU’s General Court asking it to strike down two gatekeeper labels and walked out having shed one.
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On 3 June the Luxembourg court annulled the European Commission’s […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Jun 3, 09:30
SpaceX fixes IPO at $135 a share for a $1.75tn valuation and a record listing
Companies going public almost always leave the price for last. They set a range, send executives on a roadshow, take the temperature of the institutions, and let demand decide where the shares land. SpaceX has decided to do it backwards. The company plans to fix its IPO price at $135 a share before the roadshow […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SpaceX fixes IPO at $135 a share for a $1.75tn valuation and a record listing. Companies going public almost always leave the price for last. They set a range, send executives on a roadshow, take the temperature of the institutions, and let demand decide where the shares land.
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The company plans to fix its IPO price at $135 a share before the roadshow […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Jun 3, 09:19
Factorial raises $150M at a $2.5bn valuation, with General Catalyst betting twice
General Catalyst has decided it wants exposure to Factorial in two ways at once. The Barcelona software company has closed a $150M Series D led by the firm at a $2.5bn valuation, and General Catalyst is committing a further $540M through a separate vehicle that ties its return to the value Factorial creates for customers […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Factorial raises $150M at a $2.5bn valuation, with General Catalyst betting twice. General Catalyst has decided it wants exposure to Factorial in two ways at once. The Barcelona software company has closed a $150M Series D led by the firm at a $2.
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General Catalyst has decided it wants exposure to Factorial in two ways at once.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 09:00
Apoha emerges from stealth with $36M to teach machines how matter behaves
Science can already tell you what a molecule is and what it looks like. What it has never been able to tell you, cheaply and at scale, is how the thing behaves once it meets the messy conditions of the real world. That gap is where drugs quietly fail in trials, where food products miss […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Apoha emerges from stealth with $36M to teach machines how matter behaves. Science can already tell you what a molecule is and what it looks like. What it has never been able to tell you, cheaply and at scale, is how the thing behaves once it meets the messy conditions of the real world.
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That gap is where drugs quietly fail in trials, where food products miss […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Jun 3, 08:40
Applied Aerospace & Defense raises $650M in an IPO the market wanted ten times over
The appetite was the story. Applied Aerospace & Defense priced its initial public offering on Tuesday at $20 a share, raising $650M, and by the time the book closed the deal was said to be about ten times oversubscribed. A company that makes fuselage sections and solid rocket motor cases does not usually inspire that […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Applied Aerospace & Defense raises $650M in an IPO the market wanted ten times over. Applied Aerospace & Defense priced its initial public offering on Tuesday at $20 a share, raising $650M, and by the time the book closed the deal was said to be about ten times oversubscribed.
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A company that makes fuselage sections and solid rocket motor cases does not usually inspire that […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 08:19
Qunova Joins JHPC-Quantum Test User Program in Japan, Providing Algorithms For Advanced Industrial Computation
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qunova Computing, a pioneering maker of software for quantum computing, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JHPC-quantum (Japan High-Performance Computing), a landmark Japanese national computing initiative funded by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The agreement designates Qunova […]
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The agreement grants Qunova no-cost access to the JHPC-quantum hybrid platform, combining the Fugaku supercomputer with an IBM Quantum System Two, representing one of the world’s most powerful integrated quantum-classical computing environments.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qunova Computing, a pioneering maker of software for quantum computing, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JHPC-quantum (Japan High-Performance Computing), a landmark Japanese national computing initiative funded by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 08:17
DeepSeek lines up its first outside money: a $7bn round at up to $59bn
DeepSeek has spent eighteen months as the most talked-about AI lab that almost nobody could invest in. That is about to change. The Chinese startup is slated to raise roughly 50 billion yuan, about $7bn, in its first external funding round, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would value it […] This story continues at The Next Web
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DeepSeek lines up its first outside money: a $7bn round at up to $59bn. DeepSeek has spent eighteen months as the most talked-about AI lab that almost nobody could invest in. The Chinese startup is slated to raise roughly 50 billion yuan, about $7bn, in its first external funding round, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would value it […] This story…
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DeepSeek has spent eighteen months as the most talked-about AI lab that almost nobody could invest in.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 08:11
Report: Quantum Computing Could Unlock More Than £100 Million in Value
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Forty-one percent of large UK enterprises surveyed estimate quantum computing could unlock more than £100 million in value to their business in as little as one year, according to new findings from Censuswide and D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave” or the “Company”). That expectation is also reflected in action: 65% of the UK […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Forty-one percent of large UK enterprises surveyed estimate quantum computing could unlock more than £100 million in value to their business in as little as one year, according to new findings from Censuswide and D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave” or the “Company”). That expectation is also reflected in action: 65% of the UK […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Forty-one percent of large UK enterprises surveyed estimate quantum computing could unlock more than £100 million in value to their business in as little as one year, according to new findings from Censuswide and D-Wave Quantum Inc.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 08:10
France’s Quobly raises €115M to put a quantum computer on a silicon chip
Most quantum-computing startups ask the world to build them an entirely new industry: exotic materials, bespoke fabrication, supply chains that do not yet exist. Quobly is making a quieter bet. The Grenoble company thinks the path to a useful quantum machine runs through the silicon chip industry that already exists, and on Wednesday it raised […] This story continues at The Next Web
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France’s Quobly raises €115M to put a quantum computer on a silicon chip. Quobly is making a quieter bet. The Grenoble company thinks the path to a useful quantum machine runs through the silicon chip industry that already exists, and on Wednesday it raised […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Most quantum-computing startups ask the world to build them an entirely new industry: exotic materials, bespoke fabrication, supply chains that do not yet exist.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 08:09
QuiX Quantum Installs Real-Time Control Component for Universal Photonic Quantum Computer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuiX Quantum today announced the first installation of its Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU), a high-performance hardware component developed for the company’s universal photonic quantum computing architecture. The FFCU is designed to help the system respond to quantum measurements in real time, an essential requirement for photonic quantum computers that encode and […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuiX Quantum today announced the first installation of its Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU), a high-performance hardware component developed for the company’s universal photonic quantum computing architecture.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuiX Quantum today announced the first installation of its Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU), a high-performance hardware component developed for the company’s universal photonic quantum computing architecture.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 08:00
Flok Health raises $12.5M to scale an AI physiotherapist the NHS lets work unsupervised
The Cambridge clinic has regulatory approval to triage, treat and discharge patients without a human in the loop. Now it wants to do the same for hip, knee and pelvic-health conditions. The unusual thing about Flok Health is not that an AI runs a physiotherapy appointment. It is that the NHS has signed off on […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Flok Health raises $12.5M to scale an AI physiotherapist the NHS lets work unsupervised. The unusual thing about Flok Health is not that an AI runs a physiotherapy appointment. It is that the NHS has signed off on […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Cambridge clinic has regulatory approval to triage, treat and discharge patients without a human in the loop.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 07:58
OQC Raises £260 Million in Series C
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — OQC today announced it has closed an oversubscribed £260 million ($350m) Series C funding round, Europe’s largest ever private funding round for a quantum computing company. The investment establishes OQC as one of the world’s best-capitalised private quantum computing companies, enabling the expansion of its deployed systems in key markets. […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — OQC today announced it has closed an oversubscribed £260 million ($350m) Series C funding round, Europe’s largest ever private funding round for a quantum computing company. The investment establishes OQC as one of the world’s best-capitalised private quantum computing companies, enabling the expansion of its deployed systems in key markets.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — OQC today announced it has closed an oversubscribed £260 million ($350m) Series C funding round, Europe’s largest ever private funding round for a quantum computing company.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 07:50
Megaport raises A$827M to build a distributed AI cloud and chase the inference market
Megaport spent a decade as a company you used to connect to other people’s clouds. On Wednesday it announced a plan to become one. The Australian networking firm secured four new AI infrastructure contracts worth a combined A$458.9M (about $329M) and launched a fully underwritten entitlement offer to raise A$827.3M (about $594M), according to its filing. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Megaport raises A$827M to build a distributed AI cloud and chase the inference market. Megaport spent a decade as a company you used to connect to other people’s clouds. The Australian networking firm secured four new AI infrastructure contracts worth a combined A$458.9M (about $329M) and launched a fully underwritten entitlement offer to raise A$827.
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[…] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 07:47
Anyon Technologies and Q-CTRL Deliver Modular, Self-Calibrating Hybrid Quantum Supercomputers for Enterprise Data Centers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Anyon Technologies, a vertically integrated superconducting quantum supercomputing company founded by pioneers from Caltech and UC Berkeley, and Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today announced a strategic partnership to bring full autonomy to Anyon’s tightly GPU-coupled quantum supercomputing systems for data center deployment at scale. As quantum […]
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As quantum computing transitions from research labs toward early enterprise adoption, systems need to mature to meet the expectations for modern data center environments. Q-CTRL’s technology delivers autonomous calibration and maintenance, making it possible to embed quantum systems as a stable, on-demand hardware accelerator, ready for quantum workloads.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Anyon Technologies, a vertically integrated superconducting quantum supercomputing company founded by pioneers from Caltech and UC Berkeley, and Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today announced a strategic partnership to bring full autonomy to Anyon’s tightly GPU-coupled quantum supercomputing systems for data center deployment at scale.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 07:31
Gigaton raises $26M to rip out the control software running heavy industry
A cement kiln is one of the least forgiving machines in industry. It runs at fourteen hundred degrees, it cannot easily be stopped, and the software deciding its fuel mix and oxygen levels is often older than the engineers tending it. Gigaton wants to throw that software out and let an AI run the kiln […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Gigaton raises $26M to rip out the control software running heavy industry. A cement kiln is one of the least forgiving machines in industry. It runs at fourteen hundred degrees, it cannot easily be stopped, and the software deciding its fuel mix and oxygen levels is often older than the engineers tending it.
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Gigaton wants to throw that software out and let an AI run the kiln […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 07:25
UK regulator imposes new rules on Google search, including an AI-training opt-out
Britain’s competition regulator has stopped consulting and started ordering. On Wednesday the Competition and Markets Authority imposed new conduct requirements on Google’s search services, the first concrete obligations to follow from its decision to designate the company as holding strategic market status. Among them is a provision with sharp implications for the AI era: publishers will […] This story continues at The Next Web
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UK regulator imposes new rules on Google search, including an AI-training opt-out. Britain’s competition regulator has stopped consulting and started ordering. On Wednesday the Competition and Markets Authority imposed new conduct requirements on Google’s search services, the first concrete obligations to follow from its decision to designate the company as holding strategic m…
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Among them is a provision with sharp implications for the AI era: publishers will […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 07:17
GitLab to cut 14% of staff and exit 22 countries in ‘agentic era’ restructuring
GitLab is cutting about 14% of its full-time workforce, roughly 350 people, and pulling out of 22 countries, based on their report for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2027, in which it grew revenue 23% and beat Wall Street’s expectations. The restructuring, the company said, is meant “to realign its operating structure to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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GitLab is cutting about 14% of its full-time workforce, roughly 350 people, and pulling out of 22 countries, based on their report for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2027, in which it grew revenue 23% and beat Wall Street’s expectations. The restructuring, the company said, is meant “to realign its operating structure to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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GitLab is cutting about 14% of its full-time workforce, roughly 350 people, and pulling out of 22 countries, based on their report for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2027, in which it grew revenue 23% and beat Wall Street’s expectations.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 07:07
Musk allies back a private-sector DOGE as ex-staffers launch Special
The Department of Government Efficiency is gone, quietly wound down after a year that produced more controversy than confirmed savings. Two of its former staffers have decided the idea was sound and the venue was wrong. On Tuesday they unveiled Special, a firm that intends to buy companies outright and cut their costs by running artificial […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Musk allies back a private-sector DOGE as ex-staffers launch Special. Two of its former staffers have decided the idea was sound and the venue was wrong. On Tuesday they unveiled Special, a firm that intends to buy companies outright and cut their costs by running artificial […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Department of Government Efficiency is gone, quietly wound down after a year that produced more controversy than confirmed savings.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 07:01
Quobly Raises €115M Series A to Industrialize Silicon Quantum Computing
GRENOBLE, France, June 3, 2026 — Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 2026. The round is led by Bpifrance, SEALSQ and STMicroelectronics, with […] The post Quobly Raises €115M Series A to Industrialize Silicon Quantum Computing appeared first on HPCwire .
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GRENOBLE, France, June 3, 2026 — Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 2026.
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GRENOBLE, France, June 3, 2026 — Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 2026.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 07:00
Kodesage raises $6.6M to drag enterprise legacy software into the AI era, without it leaving the building
The London and Budapest startup runs its modernisation AI entirely on-premise, aimed at the banks and insurers whose core systems still run on COBOL and Oracle Forms. The most important software in a bank is often the software nobody fully understands any more. It runs the core processes, it has run them for decades, and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Kodesage raises $6.6M to drag enterprise legacy software into the AI era, without it leaving the building. The London and Budapest startup runs its modernisation AI entirely on-premise, aimed at the banks and insurers whose core systems still run on COBOL and Oracle Forms. The most important software in a bank is often the software nobody fully understands any more.
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It runs the core processes, it has run them for decades, and […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 06:58
UK committee urges break clause on Palantir’s £330M NHS data contract
A UK parliamentary committee has called Palantir’s role in the public sector an “unacceptable point of weakness” and urged the government to break its NHS contract with the American company. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee singled out Palantir as the technology provider it found most concerning, arguing that the UK was at risk of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A UK parliamentary committee has called Palantir’s role in the public sector an “unacceptable point of weakness” and urged the government to break its NHS contract with the American company. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee singled out Palantir as the technology provider it found most concerning, arguing that the UK was at risk of […] This story continues at Th…
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A UK parliamentary committee has called Palantir’s role in the public sector an “unacceptable point of weakness” and urged the government to break its NHS contract with the American company.
Thenextweb
Jun 3, 06:38
ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly users faster than any app before it
One billion is the number apps spend years chasing and most never reach. ChatGPT got there faster than anything before it. OpenAI’s app crossed 1 billion global monthly active users in May, roughly three years after launch, according to estimates from Sensor Tower, making it the quickest app in history to the milestone. The pace […] This story continues at The Next Web
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ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly users faster than any app before it. ChatGPT got there faster than anything before it. The pace […] This story continues at The Next Web
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One billion is the number apps spend years chasing and most never reach.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 3, 06:05
Quobly Secures €115 Million Series A to Bring Silicon-Based Quantum Computers to Market
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 2026. From technology validation to commercial deployment at scale This Series A […]
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From technology validation to commercial deployment at scale This Series A […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market by the end of 2026.
Bbc
Jun 3, 05:08
What next for Upton Heath after charity buys land?
Home News US & Canada UK UK Politics England N. Ireland N. Ireland Politics Scotland Scotland Politics Wales Wales Politics Africa Asia China India Australia Europe Latin America Middle East In Pictu…
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Dorset Wildlife Trust starts restoring 110 acres of heath it bought after a fundraising campaign.
Hpcwire
Jun 3, 00:00
Ayar Labs Joins NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Ecosystem to Bring Co-Packaged Optics to AI Factories
Enables hyperscalers to scale with high-bandwidth, low-latency, power-efficient optical connectivity SAN JOSE, Calif., June 2, 2026 — Ayar Labs today announced it has joined the NVIDIA NVLink Fusion ecosystem, and making its products optically and electrically compatible with NVIDIA optical and SerDes technologies. This allows hyperscalers and system innovators to build optically-connected AI infrastructure around […] The post Ayar Labs Joins NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Ecosystem to Bring Co-Packaged Optics to AI Factories appeared first on HPCwire .
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Ayar Labs Joins NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Ecosystem to Bring Co-Packaged Optics to AI Factories. Enables hyperscalers to scale with high-bandwidth, low-latency, power-efficient optical connectivity SAN JOSE, Calif.
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This allows hyperscalers and system innovators to build optically-connected AI infrastructure around […] The post Ayar Labs Joins NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Ecosystem to Bring Co-Packaged Optics to AI Factories appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 23:30
Why International Cooperation Is Critical to Achieving Genesis Mission’s Goals
Genesis Mission started about six months ago as a United States-based effort to accelerate AI for science and engineering in the US. However, the effort has turned global in recent months as the country’s allies have signed onto the ambitious plan. The shift toward international cooperation and away from individual sovereignty was palpable at the […] The post Why International Cooperation Is Critical to Achieving Genesis Mission’s Goals appeared first on HPCwire .
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Why International Cooperation Is Critical to Achieving Genesis Mission’s Goals. However, the effort has turned global in recent months as the country’s allies have signed onto the ambitious plan.
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Genesis Mission started about six months ago as a United States-based effort to accelerate AI for science and engineering in the US.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 22:14
Microsoft Unveils Majorana 2 Quantum Chip, Targets Commercial-Scale Quantum Computing by 2029
June 2, 2026 — Microsoft today unveiled Majorana 2, its newest topological quantum chip featuring a next-generation materials stack and qubits that are 1,000 times more reliable than their predecessors. With this progress, the team now expects to achieve a scalable quantum computer by 2029, cutting its original timeline in half. By applying recent advances in […] The post Microsoft Unveils Majorana 2 Quantum Chip, Targets Commercial-Scale Quantum Computing by 2029 appeared first on HPCwire .
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Microsoft Unveils Majorana 2 Quantum Chip, Targets Commercial-Scale Quantum Computing by 2029. With this progress, the team now expects to achieve a scalable quantum computer by 2029, cutting its original timeline in half.
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June 2, 2026 — Microsoft today unveiled Majorana 2, its newest topological quantum chip featuring a next-generation materials stack and qubits that are 1,000 times more reliable than their predecessors.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 21:42
Supermicro Expands Rack-Scale AI Leadership with AMD Helios Platform
SAN JOSE, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Super Micro Computer, Inc., an AI, Enterprise, Storage, 5G/Edge Total Solution Provider featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS), in close collaboration with AMD, is showcasing the next-generation AMD Helios rack-scale platform at Computex. Designed for the era of agentic AI, Helios enables Cloud Service […] The post Supermicro Expands Rack-Scale AI Leadership with AMD Helios Platform appeared first on HPCwire .
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Supermicro Expands Rack-Scale AI Leadership with AMD Helios Platform. SAN JOSE, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Super Micro Computer, Inc., an AI, Enterprise, Storage, 5G/Edge Total Solution Provider featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS), in close collaboration with AMD, is showcasing the next-generation AMD Helios rack-scale platform at Computex.
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Designed for the era of agentic AI, Helios enables Cloud Service […] The post Supermicro Expands Rack-Scale AI Leadership with AMD Helios Platform appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 20:33
Alphabet Announces $80B Capital Raise, Including $10B Berkshire Hathaway Investment
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 2, 2026 — Alphabet Inc. has announced equity offerings totaling $80 billion, in expected aggregate amount, as part of its plan to fund investments in its world-class AI compute infrastructure to meet its unprecedented customer demand. These offerings consist of: Concurrent underwritten offerings: $30 billion underwritten public offerings, consisting of: $15 […] The post Alphabet Announces $80B Capital Raise, Including $10B Berkshire Hathaway Investment appeared first on HPCwire .
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Alphabet Announces $80B Capital Raise, Including $10B Berkshire Hathaway Investment. has announced equity offerings totaling $80 billion, in expected aggregate amount, as part of its plan to fund investments in its world-class AI compute infrastructure to meet its unprecedented customer demand.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 2, 2026 — Alphabet Inc.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 20:20
Trump quietly signs a downsized AI executive order asking companies to voluntarily submit models for review 30 days before release
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict over how aggressively to regulate the technology. The order, titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” was signed privately without the usual livestream or public ceremony, a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict over how aggressively to regulate the technology.
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President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict over how aggressively to regulate the technology.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 20:12
Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for government tech purchases as Tusk warns AI dependency has reached dangerous proportions
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for significant government purchases of technology solutions, warning that the country’s dependency on foreign digital infrastructure has reached a scale that demands a policy response. Speaking at the European Financial Congress in Sopot on Tuesday, Tusk said Poland will also publish […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for government tech purchases as Tusk warns AI dependency has reached dangerous proportions. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for significant government purchases of technology solutions, warning that the country’s dependency on foreign digital infrastructure has reached a…
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Speaking at the European Financial Congress in Sopot on Tuesday, Tusk said Poland will also publish […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 19:52
RogueDB introduces a simplified database platform designed to reduce infrastructure work for startups and IT teams
In early-stage companies, time often becomes the most constrained resource. Founders and engineering teams must move quickly to build products, reach customers, and refine their offerings. Yet a significant portion of that time can be spent on infrastructure tasks that sit behind the scenes. According to a report, application development accounted for just 16% of developers’ […] This story continues at The Next Web
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RogueDB introduces a simplified database platform designed to reduce infrastructure work for startups and IT teams. Founders and engineering teams must move quickly to build products, reach customers, and refine their offerings. Yet a significant portion of that time can be spent on infrastructure tasks that sit behind the scenes.
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According to a report, application development accounted for just 16% of developers’ […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 19:52
Microsoft Reports Advances in Majorana 2 Following Debate Over Last Year’s Topological Claims
Insider Brief Microsoft is reporting that it has achieved a more than 1,000-fold improvement in the stability of its topological qubits, a result the company argues brings its long-debated quantum computing approach significantly closer to practical machines and supports a roadmap targeting a scalable quantum computer by 2029. The announcement, detailed in a Microsoft technical […]
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The announcement, detailed in a Microsoft technical paper and accompanying blog post , centers on a new quantum processor called Majorana 2. The quantum community will likely scrutinize these results because Microsoft’s topological quantum computing strategy has met with considerable criticism.
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Insider Brief Microsoft is reporting that it has achieved a more than 1,000-fold improvement in the stability of its topological qubits, a result the company argues brings its long-debated quantum computing approach significantly closer to practical machines and supports a roadmap targeting a scalable quantum computer by 2029.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 19:43
GlobalFoundries Completes Acquisition of Synopsys’ Processor IP Solutions Business
MALTA, N.Y., June 2, 2026 — GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced the completion of its previously-announced acquisition of Synopsys’ ARC Processor IP Solutions business. Combined with MIPS, by GF, the acquisition establishes GF as a technology partner offering customers a software-to-silicon capability purpose built for Physical AI. Synopsys retains and continues to expand its broad portfolio […] The post GlobalFoundries Completes Acquisition of Synopsys’ Processor IP Solutions Business appeared first on HPCwire .
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GlobalFoundries Completes Acquisition of Synopsys’ Processor IP Solutions Business. Combined with MIPS, by GF, the acquisition establishes GF as a technology partner offering customers a software-to-silicon capability purpose built for Physical AI.
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MALTA, N.Y., June 2, 2026 — GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced the completion of its previously-announced acquisition of Synopsys’ ARC Processor IP Solutions business.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 19:19
The EU’s €20 billion plan for five AI gigafactories is falling apart before the first bid is even submitted
The European Union’s plan to build five massive AI data centres, each with one gigawatt of capacity and approximately 100,000 advanced chips, is stumbling before it starts. The bidding process, originally scheduled for May, has been pushed to July. A lack of funding clarity means only two of the five planned centres can receive money […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The EU’s €20 billion plan for five AI gigafactories is falling apart before the first bid is even submitted. The bidding process, originally scheduled for May, has been pushed to July. A lack of funding clarity means only two of the five planned centres can receive money […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The European Union’s plan to build five massive AI data centres, each with one gigawatt of capacity and approximately 100,000 advanced chips, is stumbling before it starts.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 19:09
Microsoft used agentic AI to make its quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable, then cut its timeline to a scalable quantum computer in half
Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, a next-generation topological quantum chip whose qubits are 1,000 times more reliable than those in the first Majorana chip introduced last year. The improvement is so significant that Microsoft has cut its timeline for achieving a scalable quantum computer from 2033 to 2029, halving the original target. The company credits […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Microsoft used agentic AI to make its quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable, then cut its timeline to a scalable quantum computer in half. The improvement is so significant that Microsoft has cut its timeline for achieving a scalable quantum computer from 2033 to 2029, halving the original target. The company credits […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, a next-generation topological quantum chip whose qubits are 1,000 times more reliable than those in the first Majorana chip introduced last year.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 18:57
Perplexity built an “air-traffic controller” that decides in real time whether your AI query runs on your PC or in the cloud
Perplexity AI has developed a platform that dynamically splits AI workloads between personal computers and cloud servers, deciding in real time which tasks can run locally on a PC’s processor and which need the power of data centre hardware. CEO Aravind Srinivas announced the system at Computex in Taipei on Tuesday, describing it as an “air-traffic […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Perplexity AI has developed a platform that dynamically splits AI workloads between personal computers and cloud servers, deciding in real time which tasks can run locally on a PC’s processor and which need the power of data centre hardware.
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Perplexity AI has developed a platform that dynamically splits AI workloads between personal computers and cloud servers, deciding in real time which tasks can run locally on a PC’s processor and which need the power of data centre hardware.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 18:46
Microsoft just announced a new operating system for devices that don’t run apps, only AI agents
Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, a new chip-to-cloud platform designed from the ground up for devices that run AI agents instead of traditional applications. The platform includes a lightweight operating system built on AOSP, enterprise-grade security and management through Intune and Entra ID, and what Microsoft calls “just-in-time UI,” the ability for agent […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, a new chip-to-cloud platform designed from the ground up for devices that run AI agents instead of traditional applications. The platform includes a lightweight operating system built on AOSP, enterprise-grade security and management through Intune and Entra ID, and what Microsoft calls “just-in-time UI,” the ability for agent […
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Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, a new chip-to-cloud platform designed from the ground up for devices that run AI agents instead of traditional applications.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 18:33
Hackers brute-forced Dashlane’s two-factor authentication and downloaded encrypted password vaults
Dashlane disclosed on Sunday that an external attacker launched a brute-force attack against its two-factor authentication system, successfully bypassing 2FA protections on fewer than 20 personal plan user accounts and downloading copies of their encrypted password vaults. The attack, which began on 31 May, triggered automatic account lockouts across a wider set of targeted users as […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Hackers brute-forced Dashlane’s two-factor authentication and downloaded encrypted password vaults. Dashlane disclosed on Sunday that an external attacker launched a brute-force attack against its two-factor authentication system, successfully bypassing 2FA protections on fewer than 20 personal plan user accounts and downloading copies of their encrypted password vaults.
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The attack, which began on 31 May, triggered automatic account lockouts across a wider set of targeted users as […] This story continues at The Next Web
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 18:26
QStar Integrates with BeeGFS to Reduce Storage Costs Through Intelligent Archiving
DENVER, June 2, 2026 — QStar Technologies today announced integration between QStar Network Migrator and the BeeGFS parallel file system, enabling organizations to reduce primary storage costs through intelligent policy-based archiving for HPC, AI, analytics and research environments. BeeGFS is a high-performance parallel file system widely used in HPC, AI, analytics and large-scale research applications […] The post QStar Integrates with BeeGFS to Reduce Storage Costs Through Intelligent Archiving appeared first on HPCwire .
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QStar Integrates with BeeGFS to Reduce Storage Costs Through Intelligent Archiving. DENVER, June 2, 2026 — QStar Technologies today announced integration between QStar Network Migrator and the BeeGFS parallel file system, enabling organizations to reduce primary storage costs through intelligent policy-based archiving for HPC, AI, analytics and research environments.
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BeeGFS is a high-performance parallel file system widely used in HPC, AI, analytics and large-scale research applications […] The post QStar Integrates with BeeGFS to Reduce Storage Costs Through Intelligent Archiving appeared first on HPCwire .
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 18:25
OpenAI is turning Codex from a coding tool into an enterprise work platform, and non-developers are adopting it 3x faster than engineers
OpenAI announced a major expansion of Codex on Tuesday, transforming its AI coding agent into a broader enterprise work platform with three new capabilities: Sites, a feature that lets users create and share hosted interactive web applications; Annotations, an in-place editing tool; and six role-specific plugins that aggregate 62 popular business applications including Snowflake, Figma, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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TL;DR OpenAI expanded Codex from a coding tool into an enterprise work platform with Sites (hosted web apps), Annotations, and role-specific plugins connecting 62 business apps. Non-developers now make up 20% of 5 million weekly users and are adopting 3x faster than engineers.
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OpenAI announced a major expansion of Codex on Tuesday, transforming its AI coding agent into a broader enterprise work platform with three new capabilities: Sites, a feature that lets users create and share hosted interactive web applications; Annotations, an in-place editing tool; and six role-specific plugins that aggregate 62 popular business applications including Snowflake, Figma, […] This story continues at The Next Web
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 18:18
Intel Announces New AI Innovations at Computex
Chip to Rackscale AI Solutions Delivered to Customers with the Help of Strategic Industry Partners TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Today at Computex 2026, Intel unveiled new innovations that address customers’ chip-to-systems-level AI needs with solutions tailored to address their specific industry challenges, including: New rackscale AI infrastructure: Intel announced rackscale AI infrastructure for […] The post Intel Announces New AI Innovations at Computex appeared first on HPCwire .
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Chip to Rackscale AI Solutions Delivered to Customers with the Help of Strategic Industry Partners TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Today at Computex 2026, Intel unveiled new innovations that address customers’ chip-to-systems-level AI needs with solutions tailored to address their specific industry challenges, including: New rackscale AI infrastructure: Intel announced rackscal…
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Chip to Rackscale AI Solutions Delivered to Customers with the Help of Strategic Industry Partners TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Today at Computex 2026, Intel unveiled new innovations that address customers’ chip-to-systems-level AI needs with solutions tailored to address their specific industry challenges, including: New rackscale AI infrastructure: Intel announced rackscale AI infrastructure for […] The post Intel Announces New AI Innovations at Computex appeared first on HPCwire .
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 18:16
A German startup raised $240 million to commercialise the only fusion experiment that has ever produced net energy
Focused Energy, a Germany-based fusion startup, has raised an oversubscribed $240 million Series A round to develop a commercial reactor based on the same approach that produced the world’s first controlled fusion reaction with net energy gain. The round, led by German utility RWE, brings the company’s total private capital to $300 million. Focused Energy […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A German startup raised $240 million to commercialise the only fusion experiment that has ever produced net energy. The round, led by German utility RWE, brings the company’s total private capital to $300 million. Focused Energy […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Focused Energy, a Germany-based fusion startup, has raised an oversubscribed $240 million Series A round to develop a commercial reactor based on the same approach that produced the world’s first controlled fusion reaction with net energy gain.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 18:11
DriveNets Raises $410M Series D to Scale Ethernet AI Fabric and Heterogeneous AI Infrastructure
RA’ANANA, Israel, June 2, 2026 — DriveNets, a leader in large-scale networking solutions, has announced it has completed a $410 million Series D financing round, reaching $1 billion total capital raised. With more than $1B in secured business and having been cash-flow positive since 2025, the company will use the additional funding to scale inventory […] The post DriveNets Raises $410M Series D to Scale Ethernet AI Fabric and Heterogeneous AI Infrastructure appeared first on HPCwire .
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RA’ANANA, Israel, June 2, 2026 — DriveNets, a leader in large-scale networking solutions, has announced it has completed a $410 million Series D financing round, reaching $1 billion total capital raised.
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RA’ANANA, Israel, June 2, 2026 — DriveNets, a leader in large-scale networking solutions, has announced it has completed a $410 million Series D financing round, reaching $1 billion total capital raised.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 18:04
A North Dakota startup raised $10 million from ranchers and neighbours to build the operating system for beef cattle
701x, a Fargo-based agricultural technology company, has closed an oversubscribed Series B round exceeding $10 million, funded entirely by local investors from North Dakota and Minnesota and rancher-customers across the United States. No venture capital firm or institutional investor participated. The company has also hit its first profitable month and is preparing to launch in […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A North Dakota startup raised $10 million from ranchers and neighbours to build the operating system for beef cattle. 701x, a Fargo-based agricultural technology company, has closed an oversubscribed Series B round exceeding $10 million, funded entirely by local investors from North Dakota and Minnesota and rancher-customers across the United States.
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The company has also hit its first profitable month and is preparing to launch in […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 17:53
Blue Origin says fuel tanks and key pad components survived the New Glenn explosion, pledges to fly again this year
Blue Origin has disclosed that last week’s New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral spared the launch pad’s fuel tanks and several other critical components, offering the company a faster path back to flight than the initial images of the blast suggested. CEO Dave Limp said the methane, hydrogen, and oxygen tanks “look to be […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Blue Origin says fuel tanks and key pad components survived the New Glenn explosion, pledges to fly again this year. Blue Origin has disclosed that last week’s New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral spared the launch pad’s fuel tanks and several other critical components, offering the company a faster path back to flight than the initial images of the blast suggested.
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CEO Dave Limp said the methane, hydrogen, and oxygen tanks “look to be […] This story continues at The Next Web
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 17:50
Dell Adds NVIDIA Vera CPUs to AI Factory Portfolio for Agentic AI and HPC
Updates to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA span accelerated computing, networking, storage, enterprise software, digital twins and robotics, giving enterprises a unified infrastructure foundation for agentic AI at scale TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Dell Technologies has announced updates to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, adding Dell PowerEdge servers built with NVIDIA […] The post Dell Adds NVIDIA Vera CPUs to AI Factory Portfolio for Agentic AI and HPC appeared first on HPCwire .
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Updates to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA span accelerated computing, networking, storage, enterprise software, digital twins and robotics, giving enterprises a unified infrastructure foundation for agentic AI at scale TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Dell Technologies has announced updates to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, adding Dell PowerEdge servers built with NVIDIA […]…
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Updates to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA span accelerated computing, networking, storage, enterprise software, digital twins and robotics, giving enterprises a unified infrastructure foundation for agentic AI at scale TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — Dell Technologies has announced updates to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, adding Dell PowerEdge servers built with NVIDIA […] The post Dell Adds NVIDIA Vera CPUs to AI Factory Portfolio for Agentic AI and HPC appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 17:14
EuroHPC Launches 4 New Calls to Boost Quantum Innovation and Standardization in Europe
June 2, 2026 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has announced four new calls to accelerate quantum technologies, enhancing Europe’s capabilities in navigation, computing and standardization. Grand Challenge on Quantum Sensors for Inertial Navigation Through this call, HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-NGC-04, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking aims to advance the development of quantum-enabled navigation systems for use in GNSS-denied […] The post EuroHPC Launches 4 New Calls to Boost Quantum Innovation and Standardization in Europe appeared first on HPCwire .
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June 2, 2026 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has announced four new calls to accelerate quantum technologies, enhancing Europe’s capabilities in navigation, computing and standardization.
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June 2, 2026 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has announced four new calls to accelerate quantum technologies, enhancing Europe’s capabilities in navigation, computing and standardization.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 16:51
Palo Alto Networks shareholders have rejected executive pay seven times, and the CEO still earns nearly $100 million
A majority of Palo Alto Networks shareholders have voted against the cybersecurity company’s executive compensation packages seven times since 2015, a record that makes it the most rejected pay programme in the S&P 500 and the third-most in the Russell 3000. The most recent vote came in December, when less than half of shareholders supported a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A majority of Palo Alto Networks shareholders have voted against the cybersecurity company’s executive compensation packages seven times since 2015, a record that makes it the most rejected pay programme in the S&P 500 and the third-most in the Russell 3000.
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A majority of Palo Alto Networks shareholders have voted against the cybersecurity company’s executive compensation packages seven times since 2015, a record that makes it the most rejected pay programme in the S&P 500 and the third-most in the Russell 3000. The most recent vote came in December, when less than half of shareholders supported a […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 16:36
Aliro Appoints Fahri Diner to Board of Directors
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Aliro, The Quantum Networking Company® and developer of a carrier-class quantum network operating system, today announced the appointment of Fahri Diner to its Board of Directors. Diner is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and accomplished figure in the history of optical networking. Diner’s appointment reflects Aliro’s continued momentum as the […]
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Aliro Appoints Fahri Diner to Board of Directors. Diner is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and accomplished figure in the history of optical networking. Diner’s appointment reflects Aliro’s continued momentum as the […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Aliro, The Quantum Networking Company® and developer of a carrier-class quantum network operating system, today announced the appointment of Fahri Diner to its Board of Directors.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 16:36
IQM And Real Asset Acquisition Corp. Announce Upsized $146 Million PIPE With New Commitment From Ilmarinen
Insider Brief IQM Finland Oy, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers (“IQM”, “IQM Quantum Computers” or the “Company”) and Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RAAQ), a special purpose acquisition company (“RAAQ”), today announced an additional PIPE commitment from Ilmarinen in connection with the previously announced business combination between IQM and RAAQ. Ilmarinen’s new commitment comes […]
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IQM And Real Asset Acquisition Corp. Announce Upsized $146 Million PIPE With New Commitment From Ilmarinen. (Nasdaq: RAAQ), a special purpose acquisition company (“RAAQ”), today announced an additional PIPE commitment from Ilmarinen in connection with the previously announced business combination between IQM and RAAQ. Ilmarinen’s new commitment comes […]
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Insider Brief IQM Finland Oy, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers (“IQM”, “IQM Quantum Computers” or the “Company”) and Real Asset Acquisition Corp.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 16:20
The world’s mathematicians just issued a formal declaration telling AI companies to stop using their work without permission
A coalition of mathematicians from institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich, Columbia, and Northwestern has published a formal declaration calling on the mathematical community to confront the threats that artificial intelligence poses to their discipline. The Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics, released on Monday and endorsed by the International Mathematical Union, is the most […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A coalition of mathematicians from institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich, Columbia, and Northwestern has published a formal declaration calling on the mathematical community to confront the threats that artificial intelligence poses to their discipline.
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A coalition of mathematicians from institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich, Columbia, and Northwestern has published a formal declaration calling on the mathematical community to confront the threats that artificial intelligence poses to their discipline.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 16:10
SpaceX’s first employee just raised $500 million for the company that moves satellites once rockets put them in the wrong orbit
Impulse Space, the orbital transfer vehicle startup founded by Tom Mueller, has raised $500 million in a Series D round that values the company at $4.26 billion. The round was co-led by 137 Ventures and Banner VC, with participation from existing investors including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Linse Capital. The company has now raised […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SpaceX’s first employee just raised $500 million for the company that moves satellites once rockets put them in the wrong orbit. The round was co-led by 137 Ventures and Banner VC, with participation from existing investors including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Linse Capital. The company has now raised […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Impulse Space, the orbital transfer vehicle startup founded by Tom Mueller, has raised $500 million in a Series D round that values the company at $4.26 billion.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 15:28
Supermicro Debuts Arm-Based Rack-Scale Platforms for Agentic AI
SAN JOSE, Calif. and TAIPEI, June 2, 2026 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. today announced a new class of AI-centric solutions featuring Arm AGI CPUs. The increasing compute demands of modern agentic AI require a new class of rack-scale infrastructure that maximizes compute performance within the power envelopes and physical footprints of enterprise data centers. […] The post Supermicro Debuts Arm-Based Rack-Scale Platforms for Agentic AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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and TAIPEI, June 2, 2026 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. today announced a new class of AI-centric solutions featuring Arm AGI CPUs. The increasing compute demands of modern agentic AI require a new class of rack-scale infrastructure that maximizes compute performance within the power envelopes and physical footprints of enterprise data centers.
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[…] The post Supermicro Debuts Arm-Based Rack-Scale Platforms for Agentic AI appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 14:54
IQM Secures Additional PIPE Investment to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Roadmap
PRINCETON, N.J. and ESPOO, Finland, June 2, 2026 — IQM Finland Oy, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers, and Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RAAQ), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced an additional PIPE commitment from Ilmarinen in connection with the previously announced business combination between IQM and RAAQ. Ilmarinen’s new commitment […] The post IQM Secures Additional PIPE Investment to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Roadmap appeared first on HPCwire .
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IQM Secures Additional PIPE Investment to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Roadmap. and ESPOO, Finland, June 2, 2026 — IQM Finland Oy, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers, and Real Asset Acquisition Corp.
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Ilmarinen’s new commitment […] The post IQM Secures Additional PIPE Investment to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Roadmap appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 14:19
TPC26 Panel Explores AI’s Impact on Science, Productivity and Global Collaboration
Can AI help science move faster without sacrificing openness and collaboration? How to measure ROI in AI for science? What are some of the most effective strategies for collaboration among national and regional initiatives? Those questions were at the center of a discussion at the TPC26 panel featuring senior representatives from some of the world’s […] The post TPC26 Panel Explores AI’s Impact on Science, Productivity and Global Collaboration appeared first on HPCwire .
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TPC26 Panel Explores AI’s Impact on Science, Productivity and Global Collaboration. How to measure ROI in AI for science? Those questions were at the center of a discussion at the TPC26 panel featuring senior representatives from some of the world’s […] The post TPC26 Panel Explores AI’s Impact on Science, Productivity and Global Collaboration appeared first on HPCwire .
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Can AI help science move faster without sacrificing openness and collaboration?
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 14:01
Xanadu Launches Public Cloud Access for Borealis
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu has demonstrated quantum computational advantage using Borealis, their newest photonic quantum computer. It is the first photonic quantum computer offering full programmability of all its gates to demonstrate quantum computational advantage, and the first time that a machine capable of quantum advantage has been made available to the public […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu has demonstrated quantum computational advantage using Borealis, their newest photonic quantum computer. It is the first photonic quantum computer offering full programmability of all its gates to demonstrate quantum computational advantage, and the first time that a machine capable of quantum advantage has been made available to the public…
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu has demonstrated quantum computational advantage using Borealis, their newest photonic quantum computer.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 13:32
ZutaCore Raises $100M Series C to Scale Waterless Cooling for AI and HPC Data Centers
FOSTER CITY, Calif., June 2, 2026 – ZutaCore, a leader in waterless, direct-to-chip, two-phase liquid cooling, today announced its $100 million Series C funding round. The round includes investment from Mitsubishi Electric, Carrier Ventures, and Samsung Electronics (via its CVC arm, Samsung Ventures), alongside additional investors. The funding supports global commercialization expansion as ZutaCore scales […] The post ZutaCore Raises $100M Series C to Scale Waterless Cooling for AI and HPC Data Centers appeared first on HPCwire .
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ZutaCore Raises $100M Series C to Scale Waterless Cooling for AI and HPC Data Centers. The round includes investment from Mitsubishi Electric, Carrier Ventures, and Samsung Electronics (via its CVC arm, Samsung Ventures), alongside additional investors.
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., June 2, 2026 – ZutaCore, a leader in waterless, direct-to-chip, two-phase liquid cooling, today announced its $100 million Series C funding round.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 13:22
Zapata Quantum Announces New Product and Commercial Leadership
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Zapata Quantum (OTC: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced the appointment of Jhonathan Romero Fontalvo, Ph.D.as Vice President of Product and Ian Rotondi-Gray as Senior Director of Partnerships and Go-To-Market Strategy, further strengthening the Company’s product development and commercial execution […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Zapata Quantum (OTC: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced the appointment of Jhonathan Romero Fontalvo, Ph.D.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Zapata Quantum (OTC: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced the appointment of Jhonathan Romero Fontalvo, Ph.D.as Vice President of Product and Ian Rotondi-Gray as Senior Director of Partnerships and Go-To-Market Strategy, further strengthening the Company’s product development and commercial execution […]
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 13:18
Rice Researchers Report Dressing Matter With Light Could Lead to Large-Scale Entanglement
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum entanglement is a state in which particles are entwined with each other. In this entwined state, the properties of one particle influence the other, even when they aren’t physically close to each other. This phenomenon has often been observed in small quantum systems with only a few particles in […]
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Rice Researchers Report Dressing Matter With Light Could Lead to Large-Scale Entanglement. In this entwined state, the properties of one particle influence the other, even when they aren’t physically close to each other. This phenomenon has often been observed in small quantum systems with only a few particles in […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum entanglement is a state in which particles are entwined with each other.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 13:08
IBM Unveils $10B Quantum Investment Plan to Scale Hardware, Software and Manufacturing
ARMONK, N.Y., June 2, 2026 — IBM has announced plans to invest more than $10 billion in quantum computing over the next five years. The investment will span research and development, capital expenditure, manufacturing scaling, ecosystem partnerships, and M&A. Together, these areas are designed to accelerate IBM’s quantum roadmap beyond delivering the world’s first large-scale, […] The post IBM Unveils $10B Quantum Investment Plan to Scale Hardware, Software and Manufacturing appeared first on HPCwire .
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IBM Unveils $10B Quantum Investment Plan to Scale Hardware, Software and Manufacturing. The investment will span research and development, capital expenditure, manufacturing scaling, ecosystem partnerships, and M&A.
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ARMONK, N.Y., June 2, 2026 — IBM has announced plans to invest more than $10 billion in quantum computing over the next five years.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 12:15
Researchers Develop Cobalt-Based Material for Quantum Computing Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Honeycombs are famous for their elegant design, but now they may have found a new application: quantum computing. To collect knowledge from subatomic particles, quantum computers require carefully designed materials capable of performing necessary, complex functions. However, the metals used, such as ruthenium and iridium, are often rare and expensive, […]
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Researchers Develop Cobalt-Based Material for Quantum Computing Research. To collect knowledge from subatomic particles, quantum computers require carefully designed materials capable of performing necessary, complex functions. However, the metals used, such as ruthenium and iridium, are often rare and expensive, […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Honeycombs are famous for their elegant design, but now they may have found a new application: quantum computing.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 12:14
Amazon’s Ring is sued over its Familiar Faces facial-recognition feature
mazon was sued on Monday over the facial-recognition feature it recently added to its Ring doorbells, in a complaint that turns on a familiar asymmetry: the person who buys the camera consents to it, and the person walking past the camera does not. Charles Sigwalt, a Virginia resident, filed the proposed class action in federal […] This story continues at The Next Web
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mazon was sued on Monday over the facial-recognition feature it recently added to its Ring doorbells, in a complaint that turns on a familiar asymmetry: the person who buys the camera consents to it, and the person walking past the camera does not. Charles Sigwalt, a Virginia resident, filed the proposed class action in federal […] This story continues at The Next Web
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mazon was sued on Monday over the facial-recognition feature it recently added to its Ring doorbells, in a complaint that turns on a familiar asymmetry: the person who buys the camera consents to it, and the person walking past the camera does not.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 12:06
Taiwan shows off robot patrol dogs that could guard its South China Sea islands
A military research institute demonstrated three versions of a four-legged robot, one of them armed, for possible duty on remote outposts the coast guard struggles to staff. Taiwan’s main weapons-development institute put three robot dogs through their paces on Monday, presenting them as a possible answer to a hard problem: how to keep watch over […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A military research institute demonstrated three versions of a four-legged robot, one of them armed, for possible duty on remote outposts the coast guard struggles to staff. Taiwan’s main weapons-development institute put three robot dogs through their paces on Monday, presenting them as a possible answer to a hard problem: how to keep watch over […] This story continues at Th…
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A military research institute demonstrated three versions of a four-legged robot, one of them armed, for possible duty on remote outposts the coast guard struggles to staff.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 12:00
Quantinuum Signs MOU with Mitsubishi Electric to Launch Strategic Quantum Computing Partnership
Companies aim to explore advanced industrial engineering and design applications leveraging Quantinuum’s high-fidelity quantum computing platform TOKYO, June 2, 2026 — Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, announced today that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a recognized global leader in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of electrical […] The post Quantinuum Signs MOU with Mitsubishi Electric to Launch Strategic Quantum Computing Partnership appeared first on HPCwire .
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Companies aim to explore advanced industrial engineering and design applications leveraging Quantinuum’s high-fidelity quantum computing platform TOKYO, June 2, 2026 — Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, announced today that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a recognized global leader in the manufac…
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Companies aim to explore advanced industrial engineering and design applications leveraging Quantinuum’s high-fidelity quantum computing platform TOKYO, June 2, 2026 — Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, announced today that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a recognized global leader in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of electrical […] The post Quantinuum Signs MOU with Mitsubishi Electric to Launch Strategic Quantum Computing Partnership appeared first on HPCwire .
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 11:56
The White House is at war with itself over who gets to regulate AI
The Trump administration is locked in an internal battle over artificial intelligence regulation that has paralysed federal AI policy at the moment it matters most. Three factions are fighting for control: the Commerce Department, which has been quietly building civilian testing partnerships with AI companies; national security officials who want intelligence agencies to evaluate frontier […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Trump administration is locked in an internal battle over artificial intelligence regulation that has paralysed federal AI policy at the moment it matters most. Three factions are fighting for control: the Commerce Department, which has been quietly building civilian testing partnerships with AI companies; national security officials who want intelligence agencies to evalu…
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The Trump administration is locked in an internal battle over artificial intelligence regulation that has paralysed federal AI policy at the moment it matters most.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 11:50
NVIDIA Announces NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, the first open humanoid robot reference design built on NVIDIA Jetson Thor and the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T open development platform. The reference design helps democratize frontier humanoid robotics research by providing access to advanced hardware and an open software […] The post NVIDIA Announces NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research appeared first on HPCwire .
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, the first open humanoid robot reference design built on NVIDIA Jetson Thor and the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T open development platform.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, the first open humanoid robot reference design built on NVIDIA Jetson Thor and the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T open development platform.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 11:50
Meta takes its 13+ teen content settings global across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger
Meta is taking its “13+” content settings for Teen Accounts global. The company said today that the setting, which it likens to a movie rating, will now apply by default to teenagers across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger worldwide, extending a system it first introduced last October in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. According to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta takes its 13+ teen content settings global across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. The company said today that the setting, which it likens to a movie rating, will now apply by default to teenagers across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger worldwide, extending a system it first introduced last October in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.
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Meta is taking its “13+” content settings for Teen Accounts global.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 11:40
Google wants to release 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes in Florida and California to fight dengue and Zika
Verily, the health and life sciences subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency for permission to release up to 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes across Florida and California over two years. The proposal, submitted under the company’s Debug initiative, would deploy male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria into areas where […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Verily, the health and life sciences subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency for permission to release up to 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes across Florida and California over two years.
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Verily, the health and life sciences subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency for permission to release up to 64 million lab-bred mosquitoes across Florida and California over two years.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 11:28
European Photonics Firms Target Advance in Quantum Networking
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Optics Jena has launched a new initiative to shrink quantum security onto a silicon chip by making quantum-secure communications smaller, cheaper and easier to deploy by integrating core quantum key distribution (QKD) functions into compact modules suitable for data centres, campus networks and critical infrastructure. Supported and co-financed by the European […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Optics Jena has launched a new initiative to shrink quantum security onto a silicon chip by making quantum-secure communications smaller, cheaper and easier to deploy by integrating core quantum key distribution (QKD) functions into compact modules suitable for data centres, campus networks and critical infrastructure.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 11:21
Marvell jumps after Jensen Huang calls it the next trillion-dollar company
It took one sentence from Jensen Huang to move tens of billions of dollars. Marvell Technology shares surged about 25% in premarket trading on Tuesday after Nvidia’s chief executive, sharing a Computex stage in Taipei with Marvell boss Matt Murphy, predicted that the chip and networking company would be the next business to reach a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Marvell jumps after Jensen Huang calls it the next trillion-dollar company. It took one sentence from Jensen Huang to move tens of billions of dollars. Marvell Technology shares surged about 25% in premarket trading on Tuesday after Nvidia’s chief executive, sharing a Computex stage in Taipei with Marvell boss Matt Murphy, predicted that the chip and networking company would b…
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It took one sentence from Jensen Huang to move tens of billions of dollars.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 10:55
Microsoft heads into Build with AI everywhere and a paying-customer problem
The company’s developer conference opens in San Francisco with another round of AI tooling expected, against the awkward backdrop of how few people pay for Copilot. Microsoft opened its annual Build developer conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, with Satya Nadella due to take the stage at 9:30am Pacific for a keynote that, by every […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The company’s developer conference opens in San Francisco with another round of AI tooling expected, against the awkward backdrop of how few people pay for Copilot. Microsoft opened its annual Build developer conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, with Satya Nadella due to take the stage at 9:30am Pacific for a keynote that, by every […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The company’s developer conference opens in San Francisco with another round of AI tooling expected, against the awkward backdrop of how few people pay for Copilot.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 10:30
WeRide and Uber take their robotaxi partnership to Madrid
The robotaxi map of Europe has been filling in city by city, and on Tuesday Madrid joined it. WeRide and Uber said they will launch what they call Spain’s first commercial robotaxi pilot in the Region of Madrid, with rides bookable through the Uber app and operations expected to begin later this year. The launch […] This story continues at The Next Web
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WeRide and Uber take their robotaxi partnership to Madrid. WeRide and Uber said they will launch what they call Spain’s first commercial robotaxi pilot in the Region of Madrid, with rides bookable through the Uber app and operations expected to begin later this year. The launch […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The robotaxi map of Europe has been filling in city by city, and on Tuesday Madrid joined it.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 10:10
SoftBank is reportedly in early talks to back an $800m Agile Robots round
SoftBank, it seems, is not done buying robots. The Japanese group is in early talks to back a new funding round of around $800m (€700m) for Agile Robots, the Munich startup that builds robot arms, warehouse machines, and humanoids, according to Bloomberg. SoftBank would contribute more than $300m of that total, people familiar with the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SoftBank is reportedly in early talks to back an $800m Agile Robots round. The Japanese group is in early talks to back a new funding round of around $800m (€700m) for Agile Robots, the Munich startup that builds robot arms, warehouse machines, and humanoids, according to Bloomberg.
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SoftBank, it seems, is not done buying robots.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 09:46
Uber picks Munich for its next robotaxi push, with Autobrains and Nvidia
The ride-hailing company is betting that Germany’s automotive heartland, and a less sensor-heavy approach to autonomy, can finally make robotaxis scale in Europe. Munich is about to become a test of a particular theory: that the cheapest way to put a driverless taxi on a European street is to stop building special cars for it. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Uber picks Munich for its next robotaxi push, with Autobrains and Nvidia. Munich is about to become a test of a particular theory: that the cheapest way to put a driverless taxi on a European street is to stop building special cars for it. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The ride-hailing company is betting that Germany’s automotive heartland, and a less sensor-heavy approach to autonomy, can finally make robotaxis scale in Europe.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 09:11
Jensen Huang says pay workers ‘as much as possible’ days after Nvidia commits 50% of free cash to shareholders
Jensen Huang’s comments at Computex defend the Samsung bonus structure that delivers $400,000 to chip engineers, but land alongside an $80bn Nvidia buyback announced two weeks ago. Jensen Huang, the Nvidia chief executive, told reporters on the sidelines of Computex in Taipei on Tuesday that workers should be paid “as much as possible,” framing the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Jensen Huang’s comments at Computex defend the Samsung bonus structure that delivers $400,000 to chip engineers, but land alongside an $80bn Nvidia buyback announced two weeks ago. Jensen Huang, the Nvidia chief executive, told reporters on the sidelines of Computex in Taipei on Tuesday that workers should be paid “as much as possible,” framing the […] This story continues at…
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Jensen Huang’s comments at Computex defend the Samsung bonus structure that delivers $400,000 to chip engineers, but land alongside an $80bn Nvidia buyback announced two weeks ago.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 09:10
Finland Launches QScale Project to Advance Quantum Computing Scalability
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The QScale joint project coordinated by VTT with Tampere and Aalto Universities has received funding from Business Finland’s prestigious Rise to Challenge Programme. In the project, researchers are developing a radical improvement in the energy efficiency and scalability of quantum computers through optical control and ultra-precise signal technology based on […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The QScale joint project coordinated by VTT with Tampere and Aalto Universities has received funding from Business Finland’s prestigious Rise to Challenge Programme.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The QScale joint project coordinated by VTT with Tampere and Aalto Universities has received funding from Business Finland’s prestigious Rise to Challenge Programme.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 08:44
Australia’s biggest bank says corporate AI is racking up bigger bills and producing ‘work slop’
CBA chief executive Matt Comyn used the phrase ‘work slop’ to describe the low-quality AI output now flowing through corporate workflows, as token-billed AI costs scale with task complexity. Matt Comyn, chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, used a speech on Monday to flag two AI-adoption problems large corporate buyers have been working […] This story continues at The Next Web
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CBA chief executive Matt Comyn used the phrase ‘work slop’ to describe the low-quality AI output now flowing through corporate workflows, as token-billed AI costs scale with task complexity. Matt Comyn, chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, used a speech on Monday to flag two AI-adoption problems large corporate buyers have been working […] This story continue…
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CBA chief executive Matt Comyn used the phrase ‘work slop’ to describe the low-quality AI output now flowing through corporate workflows, as token-billed AI costs scale with task complexity.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 08:39
SEALSQ takes majority of WeCan to build a post-quantum AI compliance co-pilot for private banks
The Swiss post-quantum-crypto firm has lifted its WeCan stake from 28% to majority and committed CHF 5M to accelerate AI-compliance tooling for Pictet, Lombard Odier and Barclays. Geneva-based SEALSQ has acquired a majority equity stake in WeCan Group, lifting its position from the 28% taken in October 2025 and committing a further CHF 5m ($6.1m) […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Swiss post-quantum-crypto firm has lifted its WeCan stake from 28% to majority and committed CHF 5M to accelerate AI-compliance tooling for Pictet, Lombard Odier and Barclays. Geneva-based SEALSQ has acquired a majority equity stake in WeCan Group, lifting its position from the 28% taken in October 2025 and committing a further CHF 5m ($6.
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The Swiss post-quantum-crypto firm has lifted its WeCan stake from 28% to majority and committed CHF 5M to accelerate AI-compliance tooling for Pictet, Lombard Odier and Barclays.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 08:33
ByteDance and Oracle are using Arm’s in-house AGI CPU, completing the hyperscaler-x86 exit
Arm CEO René Haas confirmed at Computex that ByteDance and Oracle have joined Meta as customers for Arm’s own data-centre CPU, validating the company’s shift from licensor to silicon vendor. Arm chief executive René Haas confirmed at Computex on Monday that ByteDance and Oracle are among the customers using AGI, Arm’s first in-house data-centre CPU, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Arm CEO René Haas confirmed at Computex that ByteDance and Oracle have joined Meta as customers for Arm’s own data-centre CPU, validating the company’s shift from licensor to silicon vendor. Arm chief executive René Haas confirmed at Computex on Monday that ByteDance and Oracle are among the customers using AGI, Arm’s first in-house data-centre CPU, […] This story continues at…
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Arm CEO René Haas confirmed at Computex that ByteDance and Oracle have joined Meta as customers for Arm’s own data-centre CPU, validating the company’s shift from licensor to silicon vendor.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 08:21
Vinted Ventures backs Tilt’s $26M live-commerce round as Whatnot pressure mounts
Tilt’s $26M raise, the first Vinted Ventures cheque into a live-commerce platform, looks like a defensive move against the Whatnot expansion threatening Vinted’s European resale base. Tilt, the London-based live-auction app founded by two early Revolut employees, has raised $26m in fresh funding with Vinted Ventures joining as a new investor alongside existing backers TQ […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Tilt’s $26M raise, the first Vinted Ventures cheque into a live-commerce platform, looks like a defensive move against the Whatnot expansion threatening Vinted’s European resale base. Tilt, the London-based live-auction app founded by two early Revolut employees, has raised $26m in fresh funding with Vinted Ventures joining as a new investor alongside existing backers TQ […] T…
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Tilt’s $26M raise, the first Vinted Ventures cheque into a live-commerce platform, looks like a defensive move against the Whatnot expansion threatening Vinted’s European resale base.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 08:20
Quantinuum Expands IPO as Valuation Climbs Above $14 Billion
Insider Brief Quantinuum is increasing the size of its initial public offering as investor demand continues to build ahead of what could become the largest public-market debut in the history of the quantum computing sector. According to Barron’s, Quantinuum now plans to offer 26.5 million shares priced between $53 and $55 each, up from an […]
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Insider Brief Quantinuum is increasing the size of its initial public offering as investor demand continues to build ahead of what could become the largest public-market debut in the history of the quantum computing sector. According to Barron’s, Quantinuum now plans to offer 26.5 million shares priced between $53 and $55 each, up from an […]
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Insider Brief Quantinuum is increasing the size of its initial public offering as investor demand continues to build ahead of what could become the largest public-market debut in the history of the quantum computing sector.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 08:10
Mach Industries quadruples to $1.8bn as the Pentagon’s drone-dominance push lifts every defence-tech valuation
The Huntington Beach defence-tech startup, run by a 22-year-old MIT dropout, has raised a $300M Series C at a $1.8bn valuation, nearly 4x its mark from June 2025. Mach Industries, the three-year-old defence-tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and chief executive Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300m Series C at a $1.8bn valuation, nearly four […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Huntington Beach defence-tech startup, run by a 22-year-old MIT dropout, has raised a $300M Series C at a $1.8bn valuation, nearly 4x its mark from June 2025. Mach Industries, the three-year-old defence-tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and chief executive Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300m Series C at a $1.
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The Huntington Beach defence-tech startup, run by a 22-year-old MIT dropout, has raised a $300M Series C at a $1.8bn valuation, nearly 4x its mark from June 2025.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 07:52
The Conversation: Quantum Computers Could Expose Our Digital Secrets – But There Are Much Better Reasons to Build Them
By Keith Martin, Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London and Briana Bowen, Postgraduate research student, Department of Information Security, Royal Holloway, University of London for The Conversation Quantum computers are coming. Or, at least, that’s what current predictions say. These machines harness the power of quantum mechanics, the set of rules governing […]
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The Conversation: Quantum Computers Could Expose Our Digital Secrets – But There Are Much Better Reasons to Build Them. Or, at least, that’s what current predictions say. These machines harness the power of quantum mechanics, the set of rules governing […]
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By Keith Martin, Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London and Briana Bowen, Postgraduate research student, Department of Information Security, Royal Holloway, University of London for The Conversation Quantum computers are coming.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 07:48
Amazon moves Prime Day back to June and keeps it a four-day event
Amazon has decided its big summer sale should arrive a little sooner. Prime Day 2026 will run from June 23 to 26, the company confirmed, starting at 12:01am Pacific time on the first day and keeping the four-day format Amazon adopted last year. The shift pulls the event out of its now-familiar July window and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Amazon moves Prime Day back to June and keeps it a four-day event. Prime Day 2026 will run from June 23 to 26, the company confirmed, starting at 12:01am Pacific time on the first day and keeping the four-day format Amazon adopted last year. The shift pulls the event out of its now-familiar July window and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Amazon has decided its big summer sale should arrive a little sooner.
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 07:40
MSI Highlights Liquid-Cooled AI Infrastructure and NVIDIA Platforms at COMPUTEX 2026
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — MSI is showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of AI and data center infrastructure platforms at COMPUTEX 2026 (Booth #J0605a), with liquid-cooled infrastructure at the center as increasing compute density drives greater thermal demands across modern data centers. The lineup spans liquid-cooled ORv3 rack-scale architectures for high-density AI infrastructure, NVIDIA MGX […] The post MSI Highlights Liquid-Cooled AI Infrastructure and NVIDIA Platforms at COMPUTEX 2026 appeared first on HPCwire .
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MSI Highlights Liquid-Cooled AI Infrastructure and NVIDIA Platforms at COMPUTEX 2026. TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2, 2026 — MSI is showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of AI and data center infrastructure platforms at COMPUTEX 2026 (Booth #J0605a), with liquid-cooled infrastructure at the center as increasing compute density drives greater thermal demands across modern data centers.
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The lineup spans liquid-cooled ORv3 rack-scale architectures for high-density AI infrastructure, NVIDIA MGX […] The post MSI Highlights Liquid-Cooled AI Infrastructure and NVIDIA Platforms at COMPUTEX 2026 appeared first on HPCwire .
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 07:36
STMicroelectronics doubles its data-centre revenue forecast to $1bn
STMicroelectronics has roughly doubled what it expects to make from data centres this year. The Franco-Italian chipmaker said on Monday it now anticipates around $1bn in data-centre revenue in 2026, up from the “nicely above $500m” it had guided to before, citing sustained demand for AI infrastructure and faster-than-expected progress ramping up capacity. The revision […] This story continues at The Next Web
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STMicroelectronics doubles its data-centre revenue forecast to $1bn. The Franco-Italian chipmaker said on Monday it now anticipates around $1bn in data-centre revenue in 2026, up from the “nicely above $500m” it had guided to before, citing sustained demand for AI infrastructure and faster-than-expected progress ramping up capacity.
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STMicroelectronics has roughly doubled what it expects to make from data centres this year.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 07:35
At Its First NYSE Investor Day, D-Wave Bets on Two Quantum Machines, Not One
Insider Brief On June 1, D-Wave Quantum held its first investor day at the New York Stock Exchange under the banner “The D-Wave Difference.” Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave, opened by urging the room to be skeptical of quantum computing companies, his own included. Quantum mechanics is hard, the chief executive said, and that makes […]
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Quantum mechanics is hard, the chief executive said, and that makes […]
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Insider Brief On June 1, D-Wave Quantum held its first investor day at the New York Stock Exchange under the banner “The D-Wave Difference.” Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave, opened by urging the room to be skeptical of quantum computing companies, his own included.
Thenextweb
Jun 2, 07:31
Alphabet to raise $80bn in equity to fund its AI spending
Alphabet is raising $80bn in equity, an unusually large sum for a company that has rarely needed to ask. The Google parent announced the plan on Monday to help fund what it called investment in world-class AI compute infrastructure to meet unprecedented customer demand, and the structure of the raise is as telling as the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Alphabet to raise $80bn in equity to fund its AI spending. Alphabet is raising $80bn in equity, an unusually large sum for a company that has rarely needed to ask. The Google parent announced the plan on Monday to help fund what it called investment in world-class AI compute infrastructure to meet unprecedented customer demand, and the structure of the raise is as telling as t…
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Alphabet is raising $80bn in equity, an unusually large sum for a company that has rarely needed to ask.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 2, 07:26
NATO DIANA Announces Six New Challenges to Tackle Evolving Defense And Security Needs
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NATO DIANA has launched six new challenges aimed at finding game-changing solutions that help build a safer future for the Alliance. Innovators can submit their proposals for DIANA’s challenges until 12:00 UTC +1/BST on Friday 3 July 2026. Selected innovators will become part of DIANA’s 2027 cohort of innovators, participating in a […]
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NATO DIANA Announces Six New Challenges to Tackle Evolving Defense And Security Needs. Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NATO DIANA has launched six new challenges aimed at finding game-changing solutions that help build a safer future for the Alliance. Innovators can submit their proposals for DIANA’s challenges until 12:00 UTC +1/BST on Friday 3 July 2026.
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Selected innovators will become part of DIANA’s 2027 cohort of innovators, participating in a […]
Hpcwire
Jun 2, 03:42
AI Rapidly Accelerating Pace of Scientific Discovery, DOE’s Darío Gil Says at TPC26
The pace of scientific discovery is rapidly increasing thanks to AI and its capability to not only analyze data in real time but to suggest improvements to experiments as they’re running, the Energy Department’s Undersecretary for Science Darío Gil said during a keynote address at the TPC26 conference today in Baltimore, Maryland. “We’re no longer […] The post AI Rapidly Accelerating Pace of Scientific Discovery, DOE’s Darío Gil Says at TPC26 appeared first on HPCwire .
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AI Rapidly Accelerating Pace of Scientific Discovery, DOE’s Darío Gil Says at TPC26. The pace of scientific discovery is rapidly increasing thanks to AI and its capability to not only analyze data in real time but to suggest improvements to experiments as they’re running, the Energy Department’s Undersecretary for Science Darío Gil said during a keynote address at the TPC26 co…
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“We’re no longer […] The post AI Rapidly Accelerating Pace of Scientific Discovery, DOE’s Darío Gil Says at TPC26 appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 20:42
NVIDIA DSX Gives Infrastructure Builders the Playbook for AI Factories
Engineered from the ground up for AI factories, the NVIDIA DSX platform defines how next-generation infrastructure is designed, built and operated — driving lowest token cost and accelerating time to first production across NVIDIA chips, systems, software, facilities and partner technologies. TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA DSX platform, which gives […] The post NVIDIA DSX Gives Infrastructure Builders the Playbook for AI Factories appeared first on HPCwire .
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NVIDIA DSX Gives Infrastructure Builders the Playbook for AI Factories. Engineered from the ground up for AI factories, the NVIDIA DSX platform defines how next-generation infrastructure is designed, built and operated — driving lowest token cost and accelerating time to first production across NVIDIA chips, systems, software, facilities and partner technologies.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA DSX platform, which gives […] The post NVIDIA DSX Gives Infrastructure Builders the Playbook for AI Factories appeared first on HPCwire .
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 20:17
GoPro warned it may not survive. The AI memory crunch is killing companies that make things people hold.
GoPro warned on Monday that there is “substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” The action-camera maker reported a 26% revenue decline in Q1 and expects to breach several loan covenants. Shares fell as much as 14%. The cause is memory. GoPro said its earnings forecast has been “significantly impacted” […] This story continues at The Next Web
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GoPro warned it may not survive. The AI memory crunch is killing companies that make things people hold.. GoPro said its earnings forecast has been “significantly impacted” […] This story continues at The Next Web
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GoPro warned on Monday that there is “substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” The action-camera maker reported a 26% revenue decline in Q1 and expects to breach several loan covenants.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 19:46
Apple is building a bill-splitting feature that photographs receipts and assigns items to friends
Apple is preparing a new iPhone feature that lets users photograph a restaurant receipt, assign individual items to different people, and automatically generate payment requests through Apple Cash. The tool will calculate each person’s share of the bill including item costs, tax, and tip, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the plan. Apple […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Apple is building a bill-splitting feature that photographs receipts and assigns items to friends. Apple is preparing a new iPhone feature that lets users photograph a restaurant receipt, assign individual items to different people, and automatically generate payment requests through Apple Cash.
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Apple […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 19:40
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by asking Meta’s own AI chatbot to reset the password
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts over the weekend by tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting them access. The attack required no access to the victim’s email, no phishing link, and no malware. The hacker simply asked the chatbot to add a new email address to someone else’s account. A video posted on X showed […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by asking Meta’s own AI chatbot to reset the password. The attack required no access to the victim’s email, no phishing link, and no malware. A video posted on X showed […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts over the weekend by tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support chatbot into granting them access.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 19:36
NVIDIA and TSMC Bring AI into Fabs to Advance Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced that TSMC is using NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI to advance semiconductor design and manufacturing. As chips move to more advanced nodes, bringing them from design to high-volume production has become one of the world’s most complex computing challenges. Computational lithography, transistor simulation, process control and […] The post NVIDIA and TSMC Bring AI into Fabs to Advance Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing appeared first on HPCwire .
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NVIDIA and TSMC Bring AI into Fabs to Advance Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing. As chips move to more advanced nodes, bringing them from design to high-volume production has become one of the world’s most complex computing challenges.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced that TSMC is using NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI to advance semiconductor design and manufacturing.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 19:36
IBM is up 30% in a month as Barclays says its software business is the antidote to the SaaSpocalypse
IBM stock surged 10% on Monday after Barclays initiated coverage with an overweight rating and a $350 price target, roughly 11% above the opening price. The jump extends a run that has seen IBM gain nearly 30% in May alone, its best monthly performance in almost 24 years. The stock is now up 10% year […] This story continues at The Next Web
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IBM is up 30% in a month as Barclays says its software business is the antidote to the SaaSpocalypse. The jump extends a run that has seen IBM gain nearly 30% in May alone, its best monthly performance in almost 24 years. The stock is now up 10% year […] This story continues at The Next Web
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IBM stock surged 10% on Monday after Barclays initiated coverage with an overweight rating and a $350 price target, roughly 11% above the opening price.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 19:19
Supermicro Introduces DCBBS Blueprints for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8
SAN JOSE, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. has introduced Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) Blueprints based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and the NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8 platforms. The Blueprints are designed for gigawatt-scale AI data center deployment, starting from building blocks of a single 1,152-GPU […] The post Supermicro Introduces DCBBS Blueprints for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8 appeared first on HPCwire .
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Supermicro Introduces DCBBS Blueprints for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. The Blueprints are designed for gigawatt-scale AI data center deployment, starting from building blocks of a single 1,152-GPU […] The post Supermicro Introduces DCBBS Blueprints for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and NVIDIA HGX Ru…
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has introduced Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) Blueprints based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and the NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8 platforms.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 19:08
A WordPress plugin sold to 15,000 sites has a flaw that lets anyone create an admin account, and attackers are already using it
A critical vulnerability in WP Maps Pro, a commercial WordPress plugin with more than 15,000 sales on the Envato Market, is being actively exploited by attackers to create malicious administrator accounts on vulnerable sites. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8732 with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows unauthenticated users to gain full administrative control of any WordPress installation […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A critical vulnerability in WP Maps Pro, a commercial WordPress plugin with more than 15,000 sales on the Envato Market, is being actively exploited by attackers to create malicious administrator accounts on vulnerable sites. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8732 with a CVSS score of 9.
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A critical vulnerability in WP Maps Pro, a commercial WordPress plugin with more than 15,000 sales on the Envato Market, is being actively exploited by attackers to create malicious administrator accounts on vulnerable sites.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 18:55
Former Meta CTO raises $250 million for climate tech as the rest of venture capital chases AI
Gigascale Capital, the venture firm led by former Meta chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer, has raised a $250 million fund to invest in energy, grid infrastructure, and critical minerals startups. The fund, announced on Monday, is Gigascale’s second and its first to include institutional investors. It arrives as most of the venture capital industry has pivoted […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Former Meta CTO raises $250 million for climate tech as the rest of venture capital chases AI. The fund, announced on Monday, is Gigascale’s second and its first to include institutional investors. It arrives as most of the venture capital industry has pivoted […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Gigascale Capital, the venture firm led by former Meta chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer, has raised a $250 million fund to invest in energy, grid infrastructure, and critical minerals startups.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 18:46
A GTA V cheat service that promised “enhanced privacy” just got hacked, exposing 64,000 accounts
Atlas Menu, a cheat service for Grand Theft Auto V’s online mode, has been hacked, exposing the personal data of nearly 64,000 users. The stolen data included email addresses, usernames, hashed passwords, IP addresses, and support tickets, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. The breach was claimed by a hacker whose stated […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A GTA V cheat service that promised “enhanced privacy” just got hacked, exposing 64,000 accounts. The stolen data included email addresses, usernames, hashed passwords, IP addresses, and support tickets, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. The breach was claimed by a hacker whose stated […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Atlas Menu, a cheat service for Grand Theft Auto V’s online mode, has been hacked, exposing the personal data of nearly 64,000 users.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 18:36
Tencent is letting PayPal users pay through WeChat’s merchant network, solving China’s tourist payment problem
Tencent has announced that PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China by scanning QR codes through WeChat Pay’s merchant network. The integration, which will be available to US-based PayPal users first with more markets to follow, connects PayPal’s 400 million-plus user base to the payment infrastructure that covers virtually every taxi, restaurant, and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Tencent has announced that PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China by scanning QR codes through WeChat Pay’s merchant network. The integration, which will be available to US-based PayPal users first with more markets to follow, connects PayPal’s 400 million-plus user base to the payment infrastructure that covers virtually every taxi, restaurant, and […] T…
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Tencent has announced that PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China by scanning QR codes through WeChat Pay’s merchant network.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 18:28
The space stock rally is cracking as investors prepare to swap proxies for SpaceX itself
A rally that carried space-related stocks to extraordinary gains this year is showing serious cracks. The Procure Space ETF, which trades under the ticker UFO, has dropped almost 11% in just two sessions. Intuitive Machines and Rocket Lab have each fallen roughly 17%. AST SpaceMobile, which had become a retail-trading favourite, has sunk nearly 23%. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The space stock rally is cracking as investors prepare to swap proxies for SpaceX itself. The Procure Space ETF, which trades under the ticker UFO, has dropped almost 11% in just two sessions. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A rally that carried space-related stocks to extraordinary gains this year is showing serious cracks.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 18:19
D-Wave Unveils Gate-Model Roadmap Targeting 100 Logical Qubits by 2032
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 1, 2026 — D-Wave Quantum Inc. today announced a new gate-model roadmap designed to accelerate the development of commercial, fault-tolerant quantum computing. Targeting 100 logical qubits capable of successfully performing over one million operations by 2032, the roadmap combines D-Wave’s expertise in high-coherence dual-rail qubits and quantum error correction, with its proven […] The post D-Wave Unveils Gate-Model Roadmap Targeting 100 Logical Qubits by 2032 appeared first on HPCwire .
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D-Wave Unveils Gate-Model Roadmap Targeting 100 Logical Qubits by 2032. today announced a new gate-model roadmap designed to accelerate the development of commercial, fault-tolerant quantum computing.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 1, 2026 — D-Wave Quantum Inc.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 18:18
University of Illinois Team Advances Monolithic 3D Chip Design
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers led by Illinois Grainger Engineering professor Qing Cao have demonstrated a scalable way to directly and sequentially stack high-performance silicon circuits. This advance marks a critical step toward realizing the full potential of three-dimensional chips that could carry computing beyond the limits of traditional scaling. For more than half […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers led by Illinois Grainger Engineering professor Qing Cao have demonstrated a scalable way to directly and sequentially stack high-performance silicon circuits. This advance marks a critical step toward realizing the full potential of three-dimensional chips that could carry computing beyond the limits of traditional scaling.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers led by Illinois Grainger Engineering professor Qing Cao have demonstrated a scalable way to directly and sequentially stack high-performance silicon circuits.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 18:11
Anthropic’s IPO filing means Salesforce’s early AI bet is about to become its most profitable investment
Salesforce has a stake in Anthropic worth approximately $5 billion after investing repeatedly in the Claude developer since early 2023, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The software company first participated in Anthropic’s fundraising with roughly $50 million and has continued investing in every subsequent round. With Anthropic’s confidential IPO filing also landing on Monday, Salesforce is positioned […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic’s IPO filing means Salesforce’s early AI bet is about to become its most profitable investment. The software company first participated in Anthropic’s fundraising with roughly $50 million and has continued investing in every subsequent round.
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Salesforce has a stake in Anthropic worth approximately $5 billion after investing repeatedly in the Claude developer since early 2023, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 18:02
Quantinuum boosts its IPO to $1.46 billion as orders hit double-digit multiples of available shares
Quantinuum, the Honeywell-backed quantum computing company, has increased the size of its initial public offering to as much as $1.46 billion after demand from investors far exceeded the original allocation. The company is now offering 26.5 million shares at $53 to $55 each, up from a previous range of approximately 21 million shares at $45 to $50. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Quantinuum boosts its IPO to $1.46 billion as orders hit double-digit multiples of available shares. The company is now offering 26.5 million shares at $53 to $55 each, up from a previous range of approximately 21 million shares at $45 to $50. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Quantinuum, the Honeywell-backed quantum computing company, has increased the size of its initial public offering to as much as $1.46 billion after demand from investors far exceeded the original allocation.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 18:02
Argonne: Driving the Future of AI in Science at TPC26
Argonne researchers lead engagement in how AI is reshaping scientific discovery at Trillion Parameter Consortium conference. June 1, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play a leading role in this year’s meeting of the Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC), to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, from May 31 to June 3. […] The post Argonne: Driving the Future of AI in Science at TPC26 appeared first on HPCwire .
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Argonne: Driving the Future of AI in Science at TPC26. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play a leading role in this year’s meeting of the Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC), to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, from May 31 to June 3. […] The post Argonne: Driving the Future of AI in Science at TPC26 appeared first on HPCwire .
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Argonne researchers lead engagement in how AI is reshaping scientific discovery at Trillion Parameter Consortium conference.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 17:50
DDN Unveils AI Data Intelligence Advances to Accelerate Secure Agentic AI Deployment
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — DDN today announced new advancements to its AI data intelligence platform designed to help enterprises deploy agentic AI faster, strengthen governance and security, reduce operational complexity, and maximize GPU efficiency across enterprise-scale AI factories. The innovations deliver real-time observability, policy-based control, secure multi-tenant isolation, and AI-native data orchestration optimized for […] The post DDN Unveils AI Data Intelligence Advances to Accelerate Secure Agentic AI Deployment appeared first on HPCwire .
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — DDN today announced new advancements to its AI data intelligence platform designed to help enterprises deploy agentic AI faster, strengthen governance and security, reduce operational complexity, and maximize GPU efficiency across enterprise-scale AI factories.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — DDN today announced new advancements to its AI data intelligence platform designed to help enterprises deploy agentic AI faster, strengthen governance and security, reduce operational complexity, and maximize GPU efficiency across enterprise-scale AI factories.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 17:49
NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows Puts a Trillion-Parameter AI Supercomputer on Every Enterprise Desk
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows, the world’s most powerful deskside AI supercomputer designed to build, run and connect always-on AI agents to Win…
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NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows Puts a Trillion-Parameter AI Supercomputer on Every Enterprise Desk. “As enterprises scale AI agents across their organizations, they need AI infrastructure that can connect directly to the applications and workflows that power their business,” said Chris Marriott, vice president of enterprise platforms at NVIDIA.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows, the world’s most powerful deskside AI supercomputer designed to build, run and connect always-on AI agents to Windows applications and workflows, capable of running frontier AI models of up to 1 trillion parameters locally.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 17:48
Samsung Electronics Begins Shipment of Industry-First HBM4E Samples
SEOUL, Korea, June 1, 2026 — Samsung Electronics, a global leader in advanced memory technology, has begun shipping the industry’s first 12-layer HBM4E samples to major global customers, further strengthening its leadership in the next-generation HBM market. Following the industry’s first mass production and commercial shipment of its industry-leading HBM4 earlier this year, Samsung now extends […] The post Samsung Electronics Begins Shipment of Industry-First HBM4E Samples appeared first on HPCwire .
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Samsung Electronics Begins Shipment of Industry-First HBM4E Samples. SEOUL, Korea, June 1, 2026 — Samsung Electronics, a global leader in advanced memory technology, has begun shipping the industry’s first 12-layer HBM4E samples to major global customers, further strengthening its leadership in the next-generation HBM market.
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Following the industry’s first mass production and commercial shipment of its industry-leading HBM4 earlier this year, Samsung now extends […] The post Samsung Electronics Begins Shipment of Industry-First HBM4E Samples appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 17:31
CoreWeave Completes Industry-First Bring-Up and Validation of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72
LIVINGSTON, N.J., June 1, 2026 — CoreWeave, Inc. today announced its bring up of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 on CoreWeave Cloud. Leveraging its purpose-built software and engineering solutions, CoreWeave is the first AI cloud provider to bring up Vera Rubin, extending the CoreWeave platform’s support for NVIDIA hardware. The milestone achievement includes the completion of rigorous […] The post CoreWeave Completes Industry-First Bring-Up and Validation of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 appeared first on HPCwire .
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CoreWeave Completes Industry-First Bring-Up and Validation of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72. Leveraging its purpose-built software and engineering solutions, CoreWeave is the first AI cloud provider to bring up Vera Rubin, extending the CoreWeave platform’s support for NVIDIA hardware.
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today announced its bring up of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 on CoreWeave Cloud.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 17:26
NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX Brings Agentic AI Storage Processing with In-Silicon Security
New and Enhanced NVIDIA DOCA Security Capabilities for Vera BlueField-4 STX Help Protect AI Agents, Context Memory and File-Based Data Access Directly in Silicon TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced new NVIDIA DOCA security innovations for NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX, defining a new class of secure-by-design storage for agentic AI factories. As […] The post NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX Brings Agentic AI Storage Processing with In-Silicon Security appeared first on HPCwire .
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As […] The post NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX Brings Agentic AI Storage Processing with In-Silicon Security appeared first on HPCwire .
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New and Enhanced NVIDIA DOCA Security Capabilities for Vera BlueField-4 STX Help Protect AI Agents, Context Memory and File-Based Data Access Directly in Silicon TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced new NVIDIA DOCA security innovations for NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX, defining a new class of secure-by-design storage for agentic AI factories.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 17:23
Anthropic files confidentially for an IPO, potentially beating OpenAI to Wall Street after eclipsing it in valuation
Anthropic has confidentially submitted draft registration paperwork for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The number of shares to be offered and the price have not been set. The filing positions Anthropic to potentially reach the public market as soon as this fall, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic files confidentially for an IPO, potentially beating OpenAI to Wall Street after eclipsing it in valuation. The number of shares to be offered and the price have not been set. The filing positions Anthropic to potentially reach the public market as soon as this fall, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic has confidentially submitted draft registration paperwork for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company announced in a blog post on Monday.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 17:21
Nutanix Unified Storage Achieves NVIDIA Certification as Enterprises Race to Build AI Factories
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1, 2026 — Nutanix today announced the Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) solution is NVIDIA-Certified at the enterprise level. NVIDIA-Certified Storage is designed to enable enterprises and cloud providers to confidently deploy storage solutions that support the performance, security, and scale required for large-scale production AI workloads. Nutanix is also advancing AI-native […] The post Nutanix Unified Storage Achieves NVIDIA Certification as Enterprises Race to Build AI Factories appeared first on HPCwire .
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Nutanix Unified Storage Achieves NVIDIA Certification as Enterprises Race to Build AI Factories. NVIDIA-Certified Storage is designed to enable enterprises and cloud providers to confidently deploy storage solutions that support the performance, security, and scale required for large-scale production AI workloads.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1, 2026 — Nutanix today announced the Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) solution is NVIDIA-Certified at the enterprise level.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 17:20
MinIO Adds NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 Support to Secure AI Data Pipelines
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 1, 2026 — MinIO today announced support for NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX security architecture introduced during GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX 2026. Together, MinIO and NVIDIA are enabling enterprises to build secure-by-design AI factories where the object storage layer is as trusted as the silicon it runs on. Data is the Fuel […] The post MinIO Adds NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 Support to Secure AI Data Pipelines appeared first on HPCwire .
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MinIO Adds NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 Support to Secure AI Data Pipelines. Together, MinIO and NVIDIA are enabling enterprises to build secure-by-design AI factories where the object storage layer is as trusted as the silicon it runs on. Data is the Fuel […] The post MinIO Adds NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 Support to Secure AI Data Pipelines appeared first on HPCwire .
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 1, 2026 — MinIO today announced support for NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX security architecture introduced during GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX 2026.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 17:14
Florida becomes the first state to sue OpenAI, naming Altman personally and calling ChatGPT a defective product
Florida has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in what appears to be the first lawsuit by a US state against the maker of ChatGPT. The civil complaint, filed Monday in state court by Attorney General James Uthmeier, accuses OpenAI of violating product liability laws, engaging in deceptive trade practices, and releasing ChatGPT while knowing it […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Florida has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in what appears to be the first lawsuit by a US state against the maker of ChatGPT. The civil complaint, filed Monday in state court by Attorney General James Uthmeier, accuses OpenAI of violating product liability laws, engaging in deceptive trade practices, and releasing ChatGPT while knowing it […] This story continues at The Next…
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Florida has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in what appears to be the first lawsuit by a US state against the maker of ChatGPT.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 16:50
A strike at one Michigan axle plant could choke production of GM’s most profitable vehicles
Nearly 1,000 unionised workers at a Dauch Corp plant in Three Rivers, Michigan, walked off the job at midnight on Sunday after the United Auto Workers declared an unfair labour practice strike over stalled contract negotiations. The factory makes axles for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, two of General Motors’ most profitable vehicles, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Nearly 1,000 unionised workers at a Dauch Corp plant in Three Rivers, Michigan, walked off the job at midnight on Sunday after the United Auto Workers declared an unfair labour practice strike over stalled contract negotiations.
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Nearly 1,000 unionised workers at a Dauch Corp plant in Three Rivers, Michigan, walked off the job at midnight on Sunday after the United Auto Workers declared an unfair labour practice strike over stalled contract negotiations.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 16:43
Anthropic is finally giving the EU access to Mythos, ending weeks of standoff over the world’s most powerful cybersecurity AI
Anthropic has agreed to give the European Union’s cybersecurity agency, ENISA, access to Claude Mythos, the AI model that has autonomously discovered more than 10,000 high- and critical-severity zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser. The decision, communicated to the European Commission over the weekend, makes ENISA the first EU institution to join […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic is finally giving the EU access to Mythos, ending weeks of standoff over the world’s most powerful cybersecurity AI. Anthropic has agreed to give the European Union’s cybersecurity agency, ENISA, access to Claude Mythos, the AI model that has autonomously discovered more than 10,000 high- and critical-severity zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating sys…
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The decision, communicated to the European Commission over the weekend, makes ENISA the first EU institution to join […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 14:51
QTREX is betting on the layer beneath quantum computing
The quantum computing industry has spent the last three years measured almost entirely in qubits. Willow’s 105. Nighthawk’s 120. The 540-qubit superconducting platform that integrated nearly 700 control lines into a single cryostat last year. The qubit count is the headline number, and for good reason. But inside the labs trying to push superconducting systems past […] This story continues at The Next Web
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QTREX is betting on the layer beneath quantum computing. The 540-qubit superconducting platform that integrated nearly 700 control lines into a single cryostat last year. The qubit count is the headline number, and for good reason. But inside the labs trying to push superconducting systems past […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The quantum computing industry has spent the last three years measured almost entirely in qubits.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 14:39
Penn State Files Three Patent Applications Related to Delta Sponsored Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Delta Gold Technologies PLC (Aquis: DGQ / OTCQB: DGQTF / FRA: O2J ) (the “Company” or “Delta”) is pleased to announce that, as part of its engagement with The Pennsylvania State University under the Sponsored Research Agreement dated February 15, 2026 (the “Penn State SRA”), Delta will be bringing 3 full patent applications filed by Penn State into the Delta IP portfolio. […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Delta Gold Technologies PLC (Aquis: DGQ / OTCQB: DGQTF / FRA: O2J ) (the “Company” or “Delta”) is pleased to announce that, as part of its engagement with The Pennsylvania State University under the Sponsored Research Agreement dated February 15, 2026 (the “Penn State SRA”), Delta will be bringing 3 full patent applications filed by Penn State into the Delta IP portfolio.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 14:21
Salesforce is acquiring Contentful to give Agentforce a content layer that can assemble experiences on the fly
Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Contentful, the API-first headless content management platform used by more than 4,800 enterprises to deliver digital experiences across web, mobile, and emerging channels. The deal, announced on Sunday, does not disclose financial terms. Contentful was last valued at more than $3 billion in a 2021 Series F round […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Salesforce is acquiring Contentful to give Agentforce a content layer that can assemble experiences on the fly. The deal, announced on Sunday, does not disclose financial terms. Contentful was last valued at more than $3 billion in a 2021 Series F round […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Contentful, the API-first headless content management platform used by more than 4,800 enterprises to deliver digital experiences across web, mobile, and emerging channels.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 14:20
New AI Inference Service Now Ready for Science at Argonne
AI can help accelerate scientific discovery, but setting up and running a foundation model is not a simple task. Thanks to the work of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, scientists affiliated with DOE National Labs and the Genesis Mission can now tap into a new AI inference service running on ALCF supercomputers. Dubbed the ALCF […] The post New AI Inference Service Now Ready for Science at Argonne appeared first on HPCwire .
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New AI Inference Service Now Ready for Science at Argonne. Thanks to the work of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, scientists affiliated with DOE National Labs and the Genesis Mission can now tap into a new AI inference service running on ALCF supercomputers.
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AI can help accelerate scientific discovery, but setting up and running a foundation model is not a simple task.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 14:10
AI is crushing startup valuations for companies that raised before ChatGPT existed
The AI boom has created a two-speed startup economy. Companies building on generative AI are raising at historically unprecedented valuations, while startups that last raised capital before ChatGPT launched in November 2022 are watching their worth collapse. According to PitchBook valuation estimates, more than 220 companies that once held billion-dollar valuations have now fallen below that threshold, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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AI is crushing startup valuations for companies that raised before ChatGPT existed. Companies building on generative AI are raising at historically unprecedented valuations, while startups that last raised capital before ChatGPT launched in November 2022 are watching their worth collapse.
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The AI boom has created a two-speed startup economy.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 14:00
Marvell Unveils 102.4 Tbps Switch Purpose-Built for AI and Cloud Data Center Infrastructure
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1, 2026 — Marvell Technology, Inc. today introduced Marvell Teralynx T100, the industry’s first 102.4 Tbps switch silicon purpose-built for the AI era. Unlike legacy switching platforms designed for traditional enterprise and cloud data centers, the Teralynx T100 was architected from the ground up for AI—enabling the industry’s lowest power consumption and […] The post Marvell Unveils 102.4 Tbps Switch Purpose-Built for AI and Cloud Data Center Infrastructure appeared first on HPCwire .
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Marvell Unveils 102.4 Tbps Switch Purpose-Built for AI and Cloud Data Center Infrastructure. SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1, 2026 — Marvell Technology, Inc. Unlike legacy switching platforms designed for traditional enterprise and cloud data centers, the Teralynx T100 was architected from the ground up for AI—enabling the industry’s lowest power consumption and […] The post Marve…
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today introduced Marvell Teralynx T100, the industry’s first 102.4 Tbps switch silicon purpose-built for the AI era.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 13:49
Akeso’s lung cancer drug reduces death risk by 34%, marking the first Chinese drug at ASCO’s top stage in 61 years
Akeso, the Chinese biotechnology company whose drug ivonescimab was dubbed “biotech’s DeepSeek moment” last year, has reported phase three clinical trial results showing a 34% reduction in the risk of death for patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer. The data, filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday and selected for the American Society […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Akeso’s lung cancer drug reduces death risk by 34%, marking the first Chinese drug at ASCO’s top stage in 61 years. Akeso, the Chinese biotechnology company whose drug ivonescimab was dubbed “biotech’s DeepSeek moment” last year, has reported phase three clinical trial results showing a 34% reduction in the risk of death for patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung…
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The data, filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday and selected for the American Society […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 12:20
Fixstars Amplify Adds QUDORA’s Quantum Computers to its Standard Machines
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Fixstars Amplify Corporation (President and CEO: Yoshiki Matsuda) has signed a partnership agreement with the German quantum startup QUDORA Technologies GmbH (hereinafter “QUDORA”)—the first of its kind in Japan – and has added QUDORA’s quantum computing environment, “QUDORA Cloud,” to the optimization cloud service “Fixstars Amplify” (hereinafter “Amplify”) as a […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Fixstars Amplify Corporation (President and CEO: Yoshiki Matsuda) has signed a partnership agreement with the German quantum startup QUDORA Technologies GmbH (hereinafter “QUDORA”)—the first of its kind in Japan – and has added QUDORA’s quantum computing environment, “QUDORA Cloud,” to the optimization cloud service “Fixstars Amplify” (hereinafter “Amplify”) as a […]
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 12:14
US export controls are pushing China’s AI chip industry away from GPUs and toward custom silicon
China’s AI chip industry is no longer trying to build an Nvidia clone. Under sustained US export controls that block access to the most powerful general-purpose GPUs, the country’s largest technology companies are pivoting toward application-specific integrated circuits, custom chips designed to do one thing extremely well rather than handle any workload. The shift is […] This story continues at The Next Web
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US export controls are pushing China’s AI chip industry away from GPUs and toward custom silicon. Under sustained US export controls that block access to the most powerful general-purpose GPUs, the country’s largest technology companies are pivoting toward application-specific integrated circuits, custom chips designed to do one thing extremely well rather than handle any work…
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China’s AI chip industry is no longer trying to build an Nvidia clone.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 11:37
D-Wave’s New Gate-Model Roadmap Puts Pin in 2032 For 100 Logical-Qubit System
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today announced a new gate-model roadmap designed to accelerate the development of commercial, fault-tolerant quantum computing. Targeting 100 logical qubits capable of successfully performing over one […]
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D-Wave’s New Gate-Model Roadmap Puts Pin in 2032 For 100 Logical-Qubit System. (NYSE: QBTS), (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today announced a new gate-model roadmap designed to accelerate the development of commercial, fault-tolerant quantum computing.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 11:25
How a New Phase of Matter Could Impact Quantum Technology
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Using finely tuned nanoscale building blocks, researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have stabilized a fleeting structural phase of matter that had been predicted theoretically but never before stabilized in a physical material. The new nanoparticle superlattice, described in the journal Science, freezes an elusive […]
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The new nanoparticle superlattice, described in the journal Science, freezes an elusive […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Using finely tuned nanoscale building blocks, researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have stabilized a fleeting structural phase of matter that had been predicted theoretically but never before stabilized in a physical material.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 11:09
AI eclipsed nuclear weapons as the dominant threat at Asia’s premier defense summit
The dangers of artificial intelligence eclipsed nuclear weapons as the central concern at a strategic stability panel during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, with senior military officials warning that AI-driven systems are collapsing the time available for human decision-making in conflict. The annual defense summit, held from 29 to 31 May, drew defence ministers and military […] This story continues at The Next Web
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AI eclipsed nuclear weapons as the dominant threat at Asia’s premier defense summit. The dangers of artificial intelligence eclipsed nuclear weapons as the central concern at a strategic stability panel during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, with senior military officials warning that AI-driven systems are collapsing the time available for human decision-making in confli…
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The annual defense summit, held from 29 to 31 May, drew defence ministers and military […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 11:06
LG Electronics has quadrupled this year. The catalyst: a meeting with Jensen Huang about physical AI.
LG Electronics shares have quadrupled this year. The stock hit its 30% daily limit for a second consecutive session on Monday after reports that LG Group Chair Koo Kwang-mo will meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on 5 June. The meeting will focus on expanding cooperation in physical AI. The rally began last week when LG […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The catalyst: a meeting with Jensen Huang about physical AI.. The meeting will focus on expanding cooperation in physical AI. The rally began last week when LG […] This story continues at The Next Web
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LG Electronics shares have quadrupled this year.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 11:01
QuDef Launches Quantum Threat Intelligence Platform for QKD and Quantum Communication Systems
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuDef today announced the commercial availability of SQOUT®, the first dedicated Quantum Threat Intelligence and Security Assessment platform for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and other quantum communication systems. SQOUT gives CISOs, risk managers, red and blue teams, QKD vendors, integrators, and certification bodies a single operational tool to model, assess, and […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuDef today announced the commercial availability of SQOUT®, the first dedicated Quantum Threat Intelligence and Security Assessment platform for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and other quantum communication systems.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuDef today announced the commercial availability of SQOUT®, the first dedicated Quantum Threat Intelligence and Security Assessment platform for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and other quantum communication systems.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 11:00
Jensen Huang opens Computex with Vera Rubin in production and a move into Windows PCs
Nvidia’s chief executive used the GTC Taipei keynote to declare its next platform shipping and to reveal RTX Spark, an Arm-based Windows machine. Jensen Huang got the keynote slot, as he tends to. Nvidia’s chief executive opened Computex 2026 in Taipei on Monday with the speech the rest of the week is built around, and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Jensen Huang opens Computex with Vera Rubin in production and a move into Windows PCs. Jensen Huang got the keynote slot, as he tends to. Nvidia’s chief executive opened Computex 2026 in Taipei on Monday with the speech the rest of the week is built around, and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Nvidia’s chief executive used the GTC Taipei keynote to declare its next platform shipping and to reveal RTX Spark, an Arm-based Windows machine.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 10:45
Nadella quietly dismantled Microsoft’s leadership structure. The SLT that ran the company for decades is gone.
Satya Nadella has dismantled the senior leadership structure that ran Microsoft for decades. The company “quietly retired what’s known as the SLT,” a person close to the CEO told Business Insider. The senior leadership team, the powerful executives who ran sprawling businesses and reported directly to Nadella, no longer exists. In its place, Nadella has […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The SLT that ran the company for decades is gone.. The company “quietly retired what’s known as the SLT,” a person close to the CEO told Business Insider. In its place, Nadella has […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Satya Nadella has dismantled the senior leadership structure that ran Microsoft for decades.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 09:00
Nvidia looks beyond China’s Unitree for its humanoid robot push
The first robot in Nvidia’s new research line is a collaboration with three flags on it. The body comes from China’s Unitree, the hands from Singapore-headquartered Sharpa, and the computing brain from Nvidia.After Jensen Huang’s keynote in Taipei on Monday, ahead of the Computex trade show, the company said it plans to repeat the exercise […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Nvidia looks beyond China’s Unitree for its humanoid robot push. The first robot in Nvidia’s new research line is a collaboration with three flags on it. The body comes from China’s Unitree, the hands from Singapore-headquartered Sharpa, and the computing brain from Nvidia.
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The first robot in Nvidia’s new research line is a collaboration with three flags on it.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 08:48
PLD Space raises its Kourou launch-complex investment to €35m
The Spanish launch firm says it is the first private operator to commit capital at this scale to the historic Guiana spaceport, with a first MIURA 5 flight still slated for 2026. PLD Space is putting €35m into the launch complex it is building at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, the Spanish company announced […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Spanish launch firm says it is the first private operator to commit capital at this scale to the historic Guiana spaceport, with a first MIURA 5 flight still slated for 2026. PLD Space is putting €35m into the launch complex it is building at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, the Spanish company announced […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Spanish launch firm says it is the first private operator to commit capital at this scale to the historic Guiana spaceport, with a first MIURA 5 flight still slated for 2026.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 08:20
Vertice buys Vendr to build what it calls the largest procurement dataset
Vertice has bought Vendr. The London-based AI procurement company announced on Monday that it has acquired the US software-pricing firm, a deal it says creates the world’s largest procurement intelligence dataset by combining the two companies’ data on what they buy and how they negotiate. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The combined dataset, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Vertice buys Vendr to build what it calls the largest procurement dataset. Vertice has bought Vendr. The combined dataset, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The London-based AI procurement company announced on Monday that it has acquired the US software-pricing firm, a deal it says creates the world’s largest procurement intelligence dataset by combining the two companies’ data on what they buy and how they negotiate.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 07:57
Study: Quantum Sensor May be Able to Identify New Type of Magnetism
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — For nearly a century, there were two known kinds of magnets. Ferromagnets are the classic magnets that attract metal and keep pictures stuck to the refrigerator. Antiferromagnets hide their magnetism at the atomic scale but are increasingly prized for their technological potential. A third category discovered within the last decade […]
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Study: Quantum Sensor May be Able to Identify New Type of Magnetism. Ferromagnets are the classic magnets that attract metal and keep pictures stuck to the refrigerator. Antiferromagnets hide their magnetism at the atomic scale but are increasingly prized for their technological potential. A third category discovered within the last decade […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — For nearly a century, there were two known kinds of magnets.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 07:51
New Photonics Process Embeds Alignment Features Directly Into Glass Components
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A new technology created by Heriot-Watt University is poised to upend one of the most stubborn bottlenecks in modern manufacturing. FreeForm Photonics is set to commercialise a laser-based process that builds alignment directly into optical glass components, removing the painstaking manual calibration that currently accounts for more than half of […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A new technology created by Heriot-Watt University is poised to upend one of the most stubborn bottlenecks in modern manufacturing. FreeForm Photonics is set to commercialise a laser-based process that builds alignment directly into optical glass components, removing the painstaking manual calibration that currently accounts for more than half of…
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A new technology created by Heriot-Watt University is poised to upend one of the most stubborn bottlenecks in modern manufacturing.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 07:48
Runway picks London for its European headquarters with a $200m UK pledge
The Nvidia-backed AI video firm joins Anthropic and OpenAI in betting on London, citing customers including the BBC, Fremantle and WPP. Runway is making London its European headquarters and has pledged to put more than $200m into the UK’s AI ecosystem by the end of 2028, the company told CNBC on Monday. The New York […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Runway picks London for its European headquarters with a $200m UK pledge. Runway is making London its European headquarters and has pledged to put more than $200m into the UK’s AI ecosystem by the end of 2028, the company told CNBC on Monday. The New York […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Nvidia-backed AI video firm joins Anthropic and OpenAI in betting on London, citing customers including the BBC, Fremantle and WPP.
Thequantuminsider
Jun 1, 07:41
SEALSQ Deepens Partnership with Quantum Computing Startup EeroQ
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or the “Company”), a global leader in semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum cybersecurity technologies, today announced a further strategic investment in EeroQ, the U.S.-based quantum chip design company pioneering a patented, breakthrough, and fully CMOS compatible quantum computing architecture based on electrons on helium (eHe). Building on the […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or the “Company”), a global leader in semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum cybersecurity technologies, today announced a further strategic investment in EeroQ, the U.S.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or the “Company”), a global leader in semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum cybersecurity technologies, today announced a further strategic investment in EeroQ, the U.S.-based quantum chip design company pioneering a patented, breakthrough, and fully CMOS compatible quantum computing architecture based on electrons on helium (eHe).
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 07:36
NVIDIA names Anthropic and OpenAI among first users of its Vera chip
Jensen Huang spent a portion of his Computex keynote reading out a guest list. Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX and Oracle, the Nvidia chief executive told the audience in Taipei on Monday, are among the first big users of Vera, the company’s new in-house processor. Nvidia, a firm that built its empire on graphics chips, would now […] This story continues at The Next Web
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NVIDIA names Anthropic and OpenAI among first users of its Vera chip. Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX and Oracle, the Nvidia chief executive told the audience in Taipei on Monday, are among the first big users of Vera, the company’s new in-house processor. Nvidia, a firm that built its empire on graphics chips, would now […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Jensen Huang spent a portion of his Computex keynote reading out a guest list.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 07:26
Bull and Foxconn Partner to Scale Europe’s Manufacturing Capabilities for AI Infrastructure
PARIS, June 1, 2026 — Bull, a leader in advanced computing and AI, and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and leading technology solutions provider, announce a strategic collaboration to manufacture AI and Cloud infrastructure, from Europe to the global market. The partnership will combine Bull’s leadership in AI systems design, […] The post Bull and Foxconn Partner to Scale Europe’s Manufacturing Capabilities for AI Infrastructure appeared first on HPCwire .
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Bull and Foxconn Partner to Scale Europe’s Manufacturing Capabilities for AI Infrastructure. PARIS, June 1, 2026 — Bull, a leader in advanced computing and AI, and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and leading technology solutions provider, announce a strategic collaboration to manufacture AI and Cloud infrastructure, from Europe…
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The partnership will combine Bull’s leadership in AI systems design, […] The post Bull and Foxconn Partner to Scale Europe’s Manufacturing Capabilities for AI Infrastructure appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 07:19
SoftBank Group to Build 5 GW of AI Data Center Capacity in France
Major investment to strengthen France’s AI infrastructure, support European technological sovereignty and anchor advanced data center manufacturing in Dunkirk with Schneider Electric PARIS, June 1, 2026 — SoftBank Group Corp. has announced its commitment to develop and operate 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France, representing an investment of up to €75 billion. The […] The post SoftBank Group to Build 5 GW of AI Data Center Capacity in France appeared first on HPCwire .
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SoftBank Group to Build 5 GW of AI Data Center Capacity in France. Major investment to strengthen France’s AI infrastructure, support European technological sovereignty and anchor advanced data center manufacturing in Dunkirk with Schneider Electric PARIS, June 1, 2026 — SoftBank Group Corp.
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The […] The post SoftBank Group to Build 5 GW of AI Data Center Capacity in France appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 07:05
NVIDIA Vera Rubin Ramps into Full Production to Power Agentic AI Factories Worldwide
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform is ramping into full production to power agentic AI factories worldwide. Taiwan’s top server makers and global supply chain leaders are manufacturing Vera Rubin-based systems at scale — fueling AI labs, cloud providers and hyperscalers to build tomorrow’s intelligence. Vera Rubin […] The post NVIDIA Vera Rubin Ramps into Full Production to Power Agentic AI Factories Worldwide appeared first on HPCwire .
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NVIDIA Vera Rubin Ramps into Full Production to Power Agentic AI Factories Worldwide. Taiwan’s top server makers and global supply chain leaders are manufacturing Vera Rubin-based systems at scale — fueling AI labs, cloud providers and hyperscalers to build tomorrow’s intelligence.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform is ramping into full production to power agentic AI factories worldwide.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 07:03
HPE introduces CPU server with NVIDIA-Vera CPU, purpose-built for Agentic AI
HOUSTON and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — HPE today announced the expansion of its industry-leading server portfolio with the introduction of the HPE ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12, powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU. This next-generation server is engineered specifically to address the compute demands of emerging high-performance AI and data processing workloads delivering industry leading […] The post HPE introduces CPU server with NVIDIA-Vera CPU, purpose-built for Agentic AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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HOUSTON and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — HPE today announced the expansion of its industry-leading server portfolio with the introduction of the HPE ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12, powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU.
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HOUSTON and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — HPE today announced the expansion of its industry-leading server portfolio with the introduction of the HPE ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12, powered by NVIDIA Vera CPU.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 07:02
Supermicro Unveils 12 Xeon 6+ Systems Targeting Cloud and Data Center Efficiency
Optimized for cloud-native, virtualization, 5G analytics, content delivery, and throughput-intensive workloads SAN JOSE, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. has announced the launch of 12 new server platforms optimized for new Intel Xeon 6+ processors. Featuring up to 288 efficiency cores per socket and delivering improved performance-per-watt, the new […] The post Supermicro Unveils 12 Xeon 6+ Systems Targeting Cloud and Data Center Efficiency appeared first on HPCwire .
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Supermicro Unveils 12 Xeon 6+ Systems Targeting Cloud and Data Center Efficiency. has announced the launch of 12 new server platforms optimized for new Intel Xeon 6+ processors. Featuring up to 288 efficiency cores per socket and delivering improved performance-per-watt, the new […] The post Supermicro Unveils 12 Xeon 6+ Systems Targeting Cloud and Data Center Efficiency appea…
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Optimized for cloud-native, virtualization, 5G analytics, content delivery, and throughput-intensive workloads SAN JOSE, Calif.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 07:01
NVIDIA Launches Vera CPU for Agentic AI
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced that the world’s technology leaders are planning to adopt NVIDIA Vera, the first CPU built for AI agents. Now in full production, NVIDIA Vera is a new class of processor enabling 1.8x faster task completion compared with x86 CPUs to drive diverse workloads across industries — including […] The post NVIDIA Launches Vera CPU for Agentic AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced that the world’s technology leaders are planning to adopt NVIDIA Vera, the first CPU built for AI agents. Now in full production, NVIDIA Vera is a new class of processor enabling 1.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced that the world’s technology leaders are planning to adopt NVIDIA Vera, the first CPU built for AI agents.
Hpcwire
Jun 1, 07:01
Intel Expands Data Center Stack with Xeon 6+, 200GbE Ethernet and Crescent Island Updates
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — Intel today announced a series of data center advancements, including new Intel Xeon 6+ processors, an expanded 800 Series Ethernet portfolio featuring the Intel Ethernet E835 controllers and network adapters, and continued progress on its AI accelerator roadmap, including updates on Crescent Island. Together, these developments highlight a clear […] The post Intel Expands Data Center Stack with Xeon 6+, 200GbE Ethernet and Crescent Island Updates appeared first on HPCwire .
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — Intel today announced a series of data center advancements, including new Intel Xeon 6+ processors, an expanded 800 Series Ethernet portfolio featuring the Intel Ethernet E835 controllers and network adapters, and continued progress on its AI accelerator roadmap, including updates on Crescent Island.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2026 — Intel today announced a series of data center advancements, including new Intel Xeon 6+ processors, an expanded 800 Series Ethernet portfolio featuring the Intel Ethernet E835 controllers and network adapters, and continued progress on its AI accelerator roadmap, including updates on Crescent Island.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 07:00
Two days to go: TNW’s Amsterdam gathering on what it takes to win in AI-native SaaS
If you have been meaning to register for the TNW, Oneflow & Flexas Gathering Amsterdam and have not got round to it, this is the moment. The event takes place on Tuesday 3 June at De Weesper on Weesperstraat, and the guest list is nearly full. Tickets remain free, but only for as long as there […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Two days to go: TNW’s Amsterdam gathering on what it takes to win in AI-native SaaS. The event takes place on Tuesday 3 June at De Weesper on Weesperstraat, and the guest list is nearly full. Tickets remain free, but only for as long as there […] This story continues at The Next Web
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If you have been meaning to register for the TNW, Oneflow & Flexas Gathering Amsterdam and have not got round to it, this is the moment.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 07:00
MiniMax eyes a Shanghai listing after a 400% run in Hong Kong
MiniMax went public in Hong Kong less than five months ago. Its shares have since roughly quadrupled. Now the Chinese AI startup wants to do it again, closer to home. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Sunday, MiniMax said it is exploring a listing on Shanghai’s STAR Market, the mainland’s tech-focused […] This story continues at The Next Web
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MiniMax eyes a Shanghai listing after a 400% run in Hong Kong. Its shares have since roughly quadrupled. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Sunday, MiniMax said it is exploring a listing on Shanghai’s STAR Market, the mainland’s tech-focused […] This story continues at The Next Web
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MiniMax went public in Hong Kong less than five months ago.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 06:30
Meta’s employee mouse-click tracking tool is collecting EU data it said it would not collect
Internal documents show the Model Capability Initiative captures emails and chats US employees exchange with European colleagues, putting the AI-agent training programme on a collision course with GDPR. Meta’s Model Capability Initiative, the surveillance programme it deployed across US employee workstations in April to capture keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen contents for AI-agent training, is […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta’s employee mouse-click tracking tool is collecting EU data it said it would not collect. Internal documents show the Model Capability Initiative captures emails and chats US employees exchange with European colleagues, putting the AI-agent training programme on a collision course with GDPR.
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Internal documents show the Model Capability Initiative captures emails and chats US employees exchange with European colleagues, putting the AI-agent training programme on a collision course with GDPR.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 06:00
ASML spinout Invisix raises €20M to see inside the chips optics can’t
Modern chips have a measurement problem that sounds almost philosophical: they have become too complex to look at. As logic and memory devices stack into three dimensions and shrink to a few nanometres, the optical tools that check each layer can no longer resolve the structures buried inside. Invisix, an Eindhoven startup spun out of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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ASML spinout Invisix raises €20M to see inside the chips optics can’t. As logic and memory devices stack into three dimensions and shrink to a few nanometres, the optical tools that check each layer can no longer resolve the structures buried inside. Invisix, an Eindhoven startup spun out of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Modern chips have a measurement problem that sounds almost philosophical: they have become too complex to look at.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 05:14
China formalises tougher outbound-investment rules after the Meta-Manus blockade
Beijing’s new framework codifies the technology-tracing approach the NDRC used to unwind Meta’s $2bn Manus acquisition, making cross-border AI deals materially harder. China has formalised a tougher framework for outbound-investment review, codifying the legal-and-administrative posture the National Development and Reform Commission used to unwind Meta’s $2bn acquisition of AI-agent startup Manus in April. The updated rules, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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China formalises tougher outbound-investment rules after the Meta-Manus blockade. China has formalised a tougher framework for outbound-investment review, codifying the legal-and-administrative posture the National Development and Reform Commission used to unwind Meta’s $2bn acquisition of AI-agent startup Manus in April.
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Beijing’s new framework codifies the technology-tracing approach the NDRC used to unwind Meta’s $2bn Manus acquisition, making cross-border AI deals materially harder.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 05:00
US moves to close the loophole letting Nvidia’s top chips reach Chinese firms abroad
New Commerce Department guidance ties export-licence rules to where a company is headquartered, not where it sits, snaring the overseas units of Chinese AI firms. For about a year, there was a way around America’s toughest chip controls, and it was a matter of geography. A Chinese AI company barred from buying Nvidia’s best processors […] This story continues at The Next Web
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US moves to close the loophole letting Nvidia’s top chips reach Chinese firms abroad. For about a year, there was a way around America’s toughest chip controls, and it was a matter of geography. A Chinese AI company barred from buying Nvidia’s best processors […] This story continues at The Next Web
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New Commerce Department guidance ties export-licence rules to where a company is headquartered, not where it sits, snaring the overseas units of Chinese AI firms.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 04:49
SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company on the AI rally
SoftBank’s market cap topped Toyota’s on Monday for the first time in 23 years, lifted by its ~$65bn OpenAI stake and a Nikkei breaking 67,000 for the first time. SoftBank Group overtook Toyota Motor on Monday to become Japan’s most valuable listed company, the first time the auto giant has been dethroned from the top […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SoftBank’s market cap topped Toyota’s on Monday for the first time in 23 years, lifted by its ~$65bn OpenAI stake and a Nikkei breaking 67,000 for the first time. SoftBank Group overtook Toyota Motor on Monday to become Japan’s most valuable listed company, the first time the auto giant has been dethroned from the top […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SoftBank’s market cap topped Toyota’s on Monday for the first time in 23 years, lifted by its ~$65bn OpenAI stake and a Nikkei breaking 67,000 for the first time.
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 04:36
Dell’s $699 XPS 13 walks straight into MacBook Neo territory
Dell unveiled a new XPS 13 at Computex on Sunday with a starting price of $699 for general consumers and $599 for students aged 16 and over, the first time the company’s flagship thin-and-light laptop line has launched anywhere near MacBook Neo territory. The pricing structure is the news: it places Dell’s most-prestige consumer-laptop sub-brand […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Dell’s $699 XPS 13 walks straight into MacBook Neo territory. Dell unveiled a new XPS 13 at Computex on Sunday with a starting price of $699 for general consumers and $599 for students aged 16 and over, the first time the company’s flagship thin-and-light laptop line has launched anywhere near MacBook Neo territory.
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The pricing structure is the news: it places Dell’s most-prestige consumer-laptop sub-brand […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
Jun 1, 04:00
Revolut, Mistral and Wayve founders back Balderton’s ‘Built in Europe’ push
European tech has a confidence problem that has little to do with its results. The companies are there, the exits are there, and yet the dominant story has long been one of catching up to Silicon Valley. Balderton Capital wants to change the register. On Monday it launched “Built in Europe,” a campaign backed by […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Revolut, Mistral and Wayve founders back Balderton’s ‘Built in Europe’ push. The companies are there, the exits are there, and yet the dominant story has long been one of catching up to Silicon Valley. Balderton Capital wants to change the register.
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On Monday it launched “Built in Europe,” a campaign backed by […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
May 31, 16:49
China just told its tech giants to stop fighting on price and start investing in AI
A top-level Communist Party publication has signaled a shift in how Beijing intends to govern its largest internet platforms. A draft commentary set to appear in the Qiushi journal on Monday says the focus will be on balancing support for growth with enhanced regulatory oversight. The message is directed at companies including Alibaba, Meituan, and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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China just told its tech giants to stop fighting on price and start investing in AI. A draft commentary set to appear in the Qiushi journal on Monday says the focus will be on balancing support for growth with enhanced regulatory oversight. The message is directed at companies including Alibaba, Meituan, and […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A top-level Communist Party publication has signaled a shift in how Beijing intends to govern its largest internet platforms.
Thenextweb
May 31, 14:39
Apple destroyed the mid-tier watch market. Now it’s coming for the $200 billion eyewear industry.
When Apple launched the Apple Watch in 2015, the mid-tier wristwatch market had a handful of dominant companies. Swatch Group sold watches under Tissot, Hamilton, and Longines. Fossil Group sold under Michael Kors, Armani, and Kate Spade. Movado sold under Coach, Hugo Boss, and Tommy Hilfiger. Ten years later, the damage is quantifiable. Swatch’s revenue […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Swatch Group sold watches under Tissot, Hamilton, and Longines. Fossil Group sold under Michael Kors, Armani, and Kate Spade. Swatch’s revenue […] This story continues at The Next Web
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When Apple launched the Apple Watch in 2015, the mid-tier wristwatch market had a handful of dominant companies.
Thenextweb
May 31, 13:44
Tesla has 42 robotaxis in Texas. Waymo has 577. The gap is now public record.
Tesla has 42 autonomous vehicles authorised for driverless ridehailing in Texas. Waymo has 577. The figures were published in an online database on 28 May as a new Texas law took effect giving the state greater oversight of commercial driverless vehicle operators. Tesla’s fleet is less than one-tenth the size of Waymo’s in the same […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Tesla has 42 robotaxis in Texas. The figures were published in an online database on 28 May as a new Texas law took effect giving the state greater oversight of commercial driverless vehicle operators. Tesla’s fleet is less than one-tenth the size of Waymo’s in the same […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Tesla has 42 autonomous vehicles authorised for driverless ridehailing in Texas.
Thenextweb
May 31, 13:24
LG Electronics stock jumped 24% in a day after unveiling Google-based car tech that cuts automaker costs
LG Electronics shares surged as much as 23.95% after the company announced a range of automotive solutions built on Google’s Android Automotive operating system. The stock last traded at 279,500 won. It was one of the largest single-day moves for the company in recent years. The core product is a multi-display system that uses a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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LG Electronics stock jumped 24% in a day after unveiling Google-based car tech that cuts automaker costs. The stock last traded at 279,500 won. The core product is a multi-display system that uses a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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LG Electronics shares surged as much as 23.95% after the company announced a range of automotive solutions built on Google’s Android Automotive operating system.
Thenextweb
May 31, 10:15
The people who trained Tesla’s self-driving AI won’t ride in it
Reuters interviewed nine former Tesla data labelers and a former self-driving engineer about their views on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving mode. Seven of the nine data specialists said they would not ride in a Tesla operating on FSD. One said they would not ride in a Tesla robotaxi “if you f**king paid me.” “We have all […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The people who trained Tesla’s self-driving AI won’t ride in it. Seven of the nine data specialists said they would not ride in a Tesla operating on FSD. One said they would not ride in a Tesla robotaxi “if you f**king paid me.” “We have all […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Reuters interviewed nine former Tesla data labelers and a former self-driving engineer about their views on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving mode.
Thenextweb
May 31, 09:56
DuckDuckGo installs jumped 18% after Google killed the blue links. On Apple devices, the spike hit 70%.
DuckDuckGo US app installs jumped by an average of 18% week over week between 20 and 25 May. The growth sustained for six consecutive days, peaking at 30% on Memorial Day Monday. On Apple devices, weekly install growth reached 33%, with a single-day peak of almost 70%. The surge came days after Google announced sweeping […] This story continues at The Next Web
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DuckDuckGo installs jumped 18% after Google killed the blue links. On Apple devices, the spike hit 70%.. The surge came days after Google announced sweeping […] This story continues at The Next Web
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DuckDuckGo US app installs jumped by an average of 18% week over week between 20 and 25 May.
Thenextweb
May 31, 09:36
20 Snap alumni launched an angel fund for the next generation of social media. They think “social” and “media” have split.
Twenty Snap alumni have launched Ghost Angels, an angel fund backing the next generation of social media and consumer AI startups. The fund has invested in at least five companies and plans to deploy remaining capital into at least 15 more within the next year. It declined to disclose total fund size. Max Rivera, who […] This story continues at The Next Web
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20 Snap alumni launched an angel fund for the next generation of social media. The fund has invested in at least five companies and plans to deploy remaining capital into at least 15 more within the next year. Max Rivera, who […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Twenty Snap alumni have launched Ghost Angels, an angel fund backing the next generation of social media and consumer AI startups.
Thenextweb
May 31, 09:07
A 9-gigawatt data centre outraged a Utah community. The governor just issued new rules.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed an executive order on Friday establishing a “higher bar for data center development” in the state. The order is effective immediately. It follows months of community outrage over the Stratos Project, a 40,000-acre hyperscale data centre campus backed by “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary that could reach 9 gigawatts of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A 9-gigawatt data centre outraged a Utah community. The governor just issued new rules.. It follows months of community outrage over the Stratos Project, a 40,000-acre hyperscale data centre campus backed by “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary that could reach 9 gigawatts of […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed an executive order on Friday establishing a “higher bar for data center development” in the state.
Thenextweb
May 31, 08:50
SoftBank is investing €75 billion to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centres in France. It’s Son’s biggest European bet.
SoftBank plans to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France. It is the Japanese conglomerate’s biggest AI infrastructure commitment in Europe. CEO Masayoshi Son and President Emmanuel Macron are expected to formally announce the deal at the Choose France Summit this weekend. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SoftBank is investing €75 billion to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centres in France. It is the Japanese conglomerate’s biggest AI infrastructure commitment in Europe. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SoftBank plans to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France.
Thequantuminsider
May 31, 07:52
French National Quantum Update: May 2026
Executive Brief France’s quantum sector is entering a more heavily capitalized and strategically coordinated phase, led by a major expansion of the country’s national investment agenda and deeper alignment with European industrial policy. In May 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron announced an additional €1 billion commitment to France’s national quantum plan alongside €550 million earmarked […]
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Executive Brief France’s quantum sector is entering a more heavily capitalized and strategically coordinated phase, led by a major expansion of the country’s national investment agenda and deeper alignment with European industrial policy.
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Executive Brief France’s quantum sector is entering a more heavily capitalized and strategically coordinated phase, led by a major expansion of the country’s national investment agenda and deeper alignment with European industrial policy.
News
May 31, 01:01
Anyone seen a CC- serial prefix on legacy networking hardware?
don't want to file a decom report with a gap so I figured I would ask here. On a contract job clearing out a data center doing routine stuff like taking inventory and audits before we decommission ha…
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Anyone seen a CC- serial prefix on legacy networking hardware?. Checked the physical hardware and it's nothing I've ever seen before. serial format is: CC-[4 digits]-[2 digits]-[6 alphanumeric] CC prefix doesn't math Cisco, Ibm, Dec, 3com or anything.
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has anyone seen a CC- serial prefix before?
Thenextweb
May 30, 16:36
Meta is building an AI pendant. It also plans a business subscription called Wearables for Work.
Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to start testing within the next year, according to an internal memo viewed by The Information. The device builds on the Limitless acquisition Meta completed at the end of 2025. Limitless made a pendant that users could clip to their shirt or wear as a necklace […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta is building an AI pendant. Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to start testing within the next year, according to an internal memo viewed by The Information. Limitless made a pendant that users could clip to their shirt or wear as a necklace […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to start testing within the next year, according to an internal memo viewed by The Information.
Thenextweb
May 30, 15:52
Social media companies paid a school district more than its annual budget to avoid trial
The financial terms of the Breathitt County social media settlement have been disclosed for the first time. Meta is paying $9 million. Snap and TikTok are each paying $8 million. YouTube negotiated a payout of slightly more than $2 million. The combined $27 million is 8% more than the Kentucky school district’s $25 million annual […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Social media companies paid a school district more than its annual budget to avoid trial. Meta is paying $9 million. The combined $27 million is 8% more than the Kentucky school district’s $25 million annual […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta is paying $9 million.
Thenextweb
May 30, 14:50
Anthropic named eight firms selling its shares illegally. After the backlash, it quietly removed four.
Anthropic updated its warning about unauthorized secondary market platforms selling its shares, cutting the list from eight firms to four. The revised version names only Open Door Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama, and Upmarket. Several of the most prominent names in private market trading, including Hiive, were removed. The original notice, published earlier this month, stated […] This story continues at The Next Web
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After the backlash, it quietly removed four.. Several of the most prominent names in private market trading, including Hiive, were removed. The original notice, published earlier this month, stated […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic updated its warning about unauthorized secondary market platforms selling its shares, cutting the list from eight firms to four.
Thenextweb
May 30, 14:30
A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. It wants them on US front lines within 18 months.
Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup founded in 2024, sent two of its Phantom MK-1 humanoid robots to Ukraine earlier this year. The company described it as the first known deployment of humanoid robots in a combat theatre. The tests, backed by the US government and conducted with Ukrainian officials, focused on logistics in […] This story continues at The Next Web
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A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup founded in 2024, sent two of its Phantom MK-1 humanoid robots to Ukraine earlier this year. The company described it as the first known deployment of humanoid robots in a combat theatre.
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Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup founded in 2024, sent two of its Phantom MK-1 humanoid robots to Ukraine earlier this year.
Thequantuminsider
May 30, 13:25
Open-Source Quantum Community Prepares For Sixth Annual unitaryHack
Insider Brief unitary Foundation has announced the return of unitaryHACK, its annual open-source quantum computing event, with the sixth edition scheduled to run from June 3-17, 2026. The two-week event brings together developers, researchers, students and maintainers from around the world to contribute to open-source quantum software projects through a bounty-driven model. Participants earn rewards […]
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Insider Brief unitary Foundation has announced the return of unitaryHACK, its annual open-source quantum computing event, with the sixth edition scheduled to run from June 3-17, 2026. The two-week event brings together developers, researchers, students and maintainers from around the world to contribute to open-source quantum software projects through a bounty-driven model.
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Insider Brief unitary Foundation has announced the return of unitaryHACK, its annual open-source quantum computing event, with the sixth edition scheduled to run from June 3-17, 2026.
Thenextweb
May 30, 12:05
Your power bank is probably overheating. But don’t worry, TORRAS fixed that.
Fast charging has a heat problem. You’ve felt it before: your phone gets hot while navigating in the car, your MagSafe battery pack turns into a hand warmer during a Zoom call, or charging suddenly slows because thermal throttling kicks in. As smartphones become more powerful, portable chargers are struggling to keep up. That is […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Your power bank is probably overheating. Fast charging has a heat problem. That is […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Fast charging has a heat problem.
Thenextweb
May 30, 11:32
Ex-DeepMind researchers raised $50M to build AI that figures out which scientific questions are worth asking
London-based AI lab Inherent emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $50 million seed round co-led by Index Ventures and Radical Ventures. Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures also participated, alongside Ex/Ante, Metaplanet, Macroscopic Ventures, and Mythos Ventures. It is among Europe’s largest AI stealth-to-launch rounds in 2026. The founding team comes from DeepMind, Microsoft, and Reka […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Ex-DeepMind researchers raised $50M to build AI that figures out which scientific questions are worth asking. London-based AI lab Inherent emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $50 million seed round co-led by Index Ventures and Radical Ventures. Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures also participated, alongside Ex/Ante, Metaplanet, Macroscopic Ventures, and Mythos Ventures.
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London-based AI lab Inherent emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $50 million seed round co-led by Index Ventures and Radical Ventures.
Thenextweb
May 30, 10:39
Microsoft threatened a security researcher with criminal prosecution. The cybersecurity community is furious.
Microsoft published a blog post on Wednesday criticising a security researcher known as “Nightmare Eclipse” for publicly disclosing a series of unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows Defender and BitLocker. The company then invoked its Digital Crimes Unit, which handles criminal referrals and law enforcement coordination. The cybersecurity community responded with outrage. The bugs, named BlueHammer, RedSun, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Microsoft threatened a security researcher with criminal prosecution. The cybersecurity community is furious.. The bugs, named BlueHammer, RedSun, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Microsoft published a blog post on Wednesday criticising a security researcher known as “Nightmare Eclipse” for publicly disclosing a series of unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows Defender and BitLocker.
Thenextweb
May 30, 10:23
HeartFocus Link adds AI cardiac imaging to any hospital ultrasound machine with a tablet and an HDMI cable
HeartFocus, the AI-powered cardiac imaging software developed by French medtech company DESKi, has launched HeartFocus Link, a product that connects a tablet to any cart-based ultrasound system through a simple HDMI setup. The tablet runs HeartFocus’s AI guidance software alongside the live ultrasound image, delivering real-time probe positioning instructions to help clinicians and trainees capture diagnostic-quality cardiac […] This story continues at The Next Web
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HeartFocus, the AI-powered cardiac imaging software developed by French medtech company DESKi, has launched HeartFocus Link, a product that connects a tablet to any cart-based ultrasound system through a simple HDMI setup.
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HeartFocus, the AI-powered cardiac imaging software developed by French medtech company DESKi, has launched HeartFocus Link, a product that connects a tablet to any cart-based ultrasound system through a simple HDMI setup.
Thenextweb
May 30, 10:16
Nvidia paid Groq $20 billion and took its top engineers. Now Groq is raising $650 million for what’s left.
Groq is raising $650 million from existing investors to fund its inference cloud business, Axios reported. The raise comes six months after Nvidia struck a $20 billion not-acqui-hire that paid out Groq’s investors in cash, took several senior engineers, and licensed Groq’s hardware technology. The same investors who were cashed out in December have now […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Nvidia paid Groq $20 billion and took its top engineers. Now Groq is raising $650 million for what’s left.. Groq is raising $650 million from existing investors to fund its inference cloud business, Axios reported.
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Groq is raising $650 million from existing investors to fund its inference cloud business, Axios reported.
Thenextweb
May 30, 10:15
Parloa turns its $350 million war chest into a partnership web spanning SAP, Microsoft, and OpenAI
Parloa, the Berlin-founded AI agent management platform, has announced a wave of strategic partnerships with SAP, Microsoft, OpenAI, Five9, and Epic as it deploys the $350 million it raised in its January 2026 Series D round. The company, which builds AI agents for enterprise customer service, has also surpassed $50 million in annual recurring revenue with […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Parloa, the Berlin-founded AI agent management platform, has announced a wave of strategic partnerships with SAP, Microsoft, OpenAI, Five9, and Epic as it deploys the $350 million it raised in its January 2026 Series D round.
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Parloa, the Berlin-founded AI agent management platform, has announced a wave of strategic partnerships with SAP, Microsoft, OpenAI, Five9, and Epic as it deploys the $350 million it raised in its January 2026 Series D round.
Thenextweb
May 30, 09:56
Developers won’t work without AI anymore. The research says it might be making them worse.
In February 2026, AI research lab METR tried to repeat a groundbreaking study measuring how much time developers take to complete tasks with and without AI. It could not. Developers refused to participate because they would not work without AI, even for a limited number of tasks in a research setting. The original 2025 study […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Developers won’t work without AI anymore. In February 2026, AI research lab METR tried to repeat a groundbreaking study measuring how much time developers take to complete tasks with and without AI. Developers refused to participate because they would not work without AI, even for a limited number of tasks in a research setting.
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In February 2026, AI research lab METR tried to repeat a groundbreaking study measuring how much time developers take to complete tasks with and without AI.
Thenextweb
May 30, 09:23
SpaceX just won a second Golden Dome contract. This one is $4.16 billion.
The US Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract on Friday to build satellites that track foreign aircraft and missiles. The programme is called Space-Based Advanced Moving Target Indicator, or SB-AMTI. It is part of the Trump administration’s $185 billion Golden Dome missile defence initiative. Two days earlier, the Space Force awarded SpaceX $2.29 […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SpaceX just won a second Golden Dome contract. This one is $4.16 billion.. Two days earlier, the Space Force awarded SpaceX $2.29 […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The US Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract on Friday to build satellites that track foreign aircraft and missiles.
Thenextweb
May 30, 08:56
Berlin’s Stark is raising €300M at a €2.5B valuation. The kamikaze drone maker was founded 18 months ago.
Stark, a Berlin-based strike drone startup founded in 2024, is in discussions to raise at least €300 million at a valuation of approximately €2.5 billion, the Financial Times reported. If completed, the deal would more than double the company’s valuation from earlier this year, when it crossed the €1 billion mark. The company is 18 […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Berlin’s Stark is raising €300M at a €2.5B valuation. Stark, a Berlin-based strike drone startup founded in 2024, is in discussions to raise at least €300 million at a valuation of approximately €2.5 billion, the Financial Times reported. If completed, the deal would more than double the company’s valuation from earlier this year, when it crossed the €1 billion mark.
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Stark, a Berlin-based strike drone startup founded in 2024, is in discussions to raise at least €300 million at a valuation of approximately €2.5 billion, the Financial Times reported.
Thenextweb
May 30, 08:41
Ferrari’s former chairman called the Luce a disgrace. Italy’s transport minister piled on. The stock dropped 8%.
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna used a round table in Modena on Thursday to defend the €550,000 ($640,000) price tag for the Luce, the company’s first fully electric vehicle. The car was unveiled on Monday. By Tuesday, Ferrari’s Milan-listed stock had fallen 8%. Vigna said the price was fair for innovation and that the Luce has […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Ferrari’s former chairman called the Luce a disgrace. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna used a round table in Modena on Thursday to defend the €550,000 ($640,000) price tag for the Luce, the company’s first fully electric vehicle. Vigna said the price was fair for innovation and that the Luce has […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna used a round table in Modena on Thursday to defend the €550,000 ($640,000) price tag for the Luce, the company’s first fully electric vehicle.
Thenextweb
May 30, 08:08
AI is killing the summer internship. The entry-level pipeline that built careers is breaking.
Katelyn Watterson owes her career to a summer internship. As a student at American University, she spent a summer working for a high-end beauty brand in New York. Her boss offered her a full-time job over drinks at the Plaza Hotel. Almost two decades later, Watterson runs her own marketing agency, Fifty Six. At times, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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AI is killing the summer internship. Katelyn Watterson owes her career to a summer internship. As a student at American University, she spent a summer working for a high-end beauty brand in New York.
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Katelyn Watterson owes her career to a summer internship.
Hpcwire
May 29, 20:21
HPC Career Notes for May 2026
It’s time once again for HPC Career Notes, our monthly feature that’s designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the HPC community, including promotion, new company hires, and accolade. Check in each month for an updated list and you may even come across someone you know, or better yet, […] The post HPC Career Notes for May 2026 appeared first on HPCwire .
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It’s time once again for HPC Career Notes, our monthly feature that’s designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the HPC community, including promotion, new company hires, and accolade.
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It’s time once again for HPC Career Notes, our monthly feature that’s designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the HPC community, including promotion, new company hires, and accolade.
Hpcwire
May 29, 18:42
NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy
TACC’s Stampede3, Lonestar6 supercomputers aid breakthrough measurement of an early-universe black hole May 29, 2026 — Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don’t know, but scientists have long thought it could be the galaxy: large stars within an existing galaxy consume their fuel and collapse to form black holes, which can gobble […] The post NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy appeared first on HPCwire .
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TACC’s Stampede3, Lonestar6 supercomputers aid breakthrough measurement of an early-universe black hole May 29, 2026 — Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don’t know, but scientists have long thought it could be the galaxy: large stars within an existing galaxy consume their fuel and collapse to form black holes, which can gobble […] The post NASA’s Webb Reveal…
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TACC’s Stampede3, Lonestar6 supercomputers aid breakthrough measurement of an early-universe black hole May 29, 2026 — Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole?
Hpcwire
May 29, 18:29
Cadence and Samsung Foundry Deepen 2nm and 3D‑IC Collaboration
Multi-year agreement expands Memory, NVIDIA NVLink-C2C and advanced Interface IP, and agentic AI-optimized GPU‑accelerated EDA and SDA flows on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 2nm node for next-generation AI infrastructure and physical AI designs SAN JOSE, Calif. and SEOUL, South Korea, May 29, 2026 — Cadence and Samsung Foundry have announced development of a full portfolio of Memory […] The post Cadence and Samsung Foundry Deepen 2nm and 3D‑IC Collaboration appeared first on HPCwire .
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Cadence and Samsung Foundry Deepen 2nm and 3D‑IC Collaboration. Multi-year agreement expands Memory, NVIDIA NVLink-C2C and advanced Interface IP, and agentic AI-optimized GPU‑accelerated EDA and SDA flows on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 2nm node for next-generation AI infrastructure and physical AI designs SAN JOSE, Calif.
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and SEOUL, South Korea, May 29, 2026 — Cadence and Samsung Foundry have announced development of a full portfolio of Memory […] The post Cadence and Samsung Foundry Deepen 2nm and 3D‑IC Collaboration appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
May 29, 18:22
PNNL Researchers Showcase AI Leadership at AI+ Expo
Advancing DOE’s Genesis Mission for scientific discovery and national competitiveness RICHLAND, Wash., May 29, 2026 — Beneath the glow of exhibit hall banners and the hum of thousands of conversations championing AI as the next engine of economic strength and national security, quieter discussions were taking shape at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., about […] The post PNNL Researchers Showcase AI Leadership at AI+ Expo appeared first on HPCwire .
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Advancing DOE’s Genesis Mission for scientific discovery and national competitiveness RICHLAND, Wash., May 29, 2026 — Beneath the glow of exhibit hall banners and the hum of thousands of conversations championing AI as the next engine of economic strength and national security, quieter discussions were taking shape at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C.
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Advancing DOE’s Genesis Mission for scientific discovery and national competitiveness RICHLAND, Wash., May 29, 2026 — Beneath the glow of exhibit hall banners and the hum of thousands of conversations championing AI as the next engine of economic strength and national security, quieter discussions were taking shape at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., about […] The post PNNL Researchers Showcase AI Leadership at AI+ Expo appeared first on HPCwire .
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 18:06
50-Qubit QUDORA System to Scale to 200 With New Designs
Fixstars Amplify integrates QUDORA Cloud, adding access to QUDORA’s 50-qubit ion-trap computer, planned to scale to 200 qubits, and an available.
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Fixstars Amplify integrates QUDORA Cloud, adding access to QUDORA’s 50-qubit ion-trap computer, planned to scale to 200 qubits, and an available.
Hpcwire
May 29, 17:57
ORNL Researchers Champion Open-Source HPC Development at HPSF Conference
May 29, 2026 — National Center for Computational Sciences teams turned out to support the High Performance Software Foundation’s second annual conference on March 19-20 in Chicago. The organization, founded in 2024 as part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, works to lower barriers to productive use of existing and future high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The HPSF […] The post ORNL Researchers Champion Open-Source HPC Development at HPSF Conference appeared first on HPCwire .
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ORNL Researchers Champion Open-Source HPC Development at HPSF Conference. The organization, founded in 2024 as part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, works to lower barriers to productive use of existing and future high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The HPSF […] The post ORNL Researchers Champion Open-Source HPC Development at HPSF Conference appeared first on HPCwire .
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May 29, 2026 — National Center for Computational Sciences teams turned out to support the High Performance Software Foundation’s second annual conference on March 19-20 in Chicago.
Hpcwire
May 29, 16:45
XCENA Raises $135M Series B to Accelerate Deployment of Memory-Centric Computing Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29, 2026 — XCENA, providing memory-centric computing solutions for AI infrastructure, today announced it has closed $135 million (KRW 202 billion) in a Series B financing round. XCENA will use the funding to accelerate the company’s global expansion, scale customer deployments, and advance its next-generation computational memory solution. Total fundraising now stands […] The post XCENA Raises $135M Series B to Accelerate Deployment of Memory-Centric Computing Solutions appeared first on HPCwire .
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29, 2026 — XCENA, providing memory-centric computing solutions for AI infrastructure, today announced it has closed $135 million (KRW 202 billion) in a Series B financing round. XCENA will use the funding to accelerate the company’s global expansion, scale customer deployments, and advance its next-generation computational memory solution.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29, 2026 — XCENA, providing memory-centric computing solutions for AI infrastructure, today announced it has closed $135 million (KRW 202 billion) in a Series B financing round.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:09
Complex Nitrogenase Reaction Solved With Classical Methods
Decades-long research has solved key steps in the nitrogenase process, a complex biochemical reaction, using classical computers.
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Decades-long research has solved key steps in the nitrogenase process, a complex biochemical reaction, using classical computers.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:06
Australia Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading australia quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem that has moved from world-class research to large-scale national investment, anchored by the National Quantum Strateg…
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The leading australia quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem that has moved from world-class research to large-scale national investment, anchored by the National Quantum Strateg…
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The leading australia quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem that has moved from world-class research to large-scale national investment, anchored by the National Quantum Strategy and by the A$940M government commitment to build a utility-scale quantum computer near Brisbane.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:06
Israel Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading israel quantum computing companies in 2026 form one of the most capital-efficient and modality-diverse quantum ecosystems in the world, anchored by the Israeli Quantum Computing Center and the Israel National Quantum Initiative, the multi-year programme that has channelled roughly NIS 1.2B of public funding into quantum research and infrastructure. Ten organisations define the […]
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The leading israel quantum computing companies in 2026 form one of the most capital-efficient and modality-diverse quantum ecosystems in the world, anchored by the Israeli Quantum Computing Center and the Israel National Quantum Initiative, the multi-year programme that has channelled roughly NIS 1.2B of public funding into quantum research and infrastructure.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:05
Netherlands Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading netherlands quantum computing companies in 2026 form one of the most tightly clustered quantum ecosystems in the world, built around the QuTech research institute in Delft and funded by Quantum Delta NL, the national programme that secured EUR 615M from the Dutch National Growth Fund. The country now ranks second worldwide in quantum […]
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Netherlands Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. The leading netherlands quantum computing companies in 2026 form one of the most tightly clustered quantum ecosystems in the world, built around the QuTech research institute in Delft and funded by Quantum Delta NL, the national programme that secured EUR 615M from the Dutch National Growth Fund.
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The country now ranks second worldwide in quantum […]
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:05
Italy Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading italy quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem built on a long tradition in optics and physics, now organised by the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute a…
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Italy Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. Ten organisations define the italy quantum computing companies in this guide: Ephos (Milan, glass photonic chips), Algorithmiq (Milan, quantum chemistry software), Planckian (Pisa, superconducting hardware), QTI (Florence, quantum key distribution), ThinkQuantum (Vicenza, QKD and randomness), PhotonPath (Milan, sil…
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The leading italy quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem built on a long tradition in optics and physics, now organised by the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute and given a national platform by the CINECA supercomputing centre in Bologna.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:04
Belgium Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading belgium quantum computing companies and institutions in 2026 sit in an ecosystem dominated by one organisation of genuinely global importance, the nanoelectronics research institute imec,…
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Belgium Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. The belgium quantum computing companies ecosystem is built around that strength. The country has a small number of quantum companies, mostly in software, materials, and quantum security, and a national quantum-communication programme.
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The belgium quantum computing companies ecosystem is built around that strength.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:04
Denmark Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading denmark quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside one of the most concentrated and well-funded quantum ecosystems in Europe, anchored by the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen and by…
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Denmark Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. Ten organisations define the denmark quantum computing companies in this guide: QuNorth (operator of the Magne quantum computer), Sparrow Quantum (photonic single-photon sources), Kvantify (quantum chemistry software), QDevil (cryogenic control electronics), Molecular Quantum Solutions (quantum chemistry software…
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Ten organisations define the denmark quantum computing companies in this guide: QuNorth (operator of the Magne quantum computer), Sparrow Quantum (photonic single-photon sources), Kvantify (quantum chemistry software), QDevil (cryogenic control electronics), Molecular Quantum Solutions (quantum chemistry software), Alea Quantum Technologies (quantum random number generators), NKT Photonics (lasers and photonic components), Hafnium Labs (molecular simulation software), DiaSense (diamond quantum sensing), and the Niels Bohr Institute (national quantum research).
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:04
Finland Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading finland quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside one of the strongest quantum ecosystems in Europe relative to national size, anchored by IQM, the continent’s leading superconductin…
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The leading finland quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside one of the strongest quantum ecosystems in Europe relative to national size, anchored by IQM, the continent’s leading superconductin…
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The leading finland quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside one of the strongest quantum ecosystems in Europe relative to national size, anchored by IQM, the continent’s leading superconducting-quantum company, and by VTT’s national quantum computers connected to the LUMI supercomputer.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:03
Ireland Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading ireland quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside a young but fast-developing ecosystem, given direction by the national Quantum 2030 strategy and led by Equal1, the silicon-qubit co…
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Ireland Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. Ten organisations define the ireland quantum computing companies in this guide: Equal1 (silicon quantum processors), Tyndall National Institute (semiconductor and quantum research), Mbryonics (satellite quantum-communication optics), Pilot Photonics (photonic integrated circuits), Horizon Quantum Computing (quant…
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The ireland quantum computing companies have grown out of that combination.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:03
South Korea Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading south korea quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem driven by a national strategy, by some of the world’s largest technology corporations, and by a wave of specialist startups. South Korea passed a dedicated Quantum Science and Technology Act, created a prime-minister-chaired Quantum Strategy Committee, and is hosting major quantum hardware […]
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South Korea Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. The leading south korea quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem driven by a national strategy, by some of the world’s largest technology corporations, and by a wave of specialist startups.
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South Korea passed a dedicated Quantum Science and Technology Act, created a prime-minister-chaired Quantum Strategy Committee, and is hosting major quantum hardware […]
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:03
QUDORA Joins Q-STAR Alliance, Deepens Japan Quantum Ties
QUDORA expands to Japan with Qudora Japan K.K., and joins the Q-STAR Alliance, bolstering its commitment to the Japanese quantum ecosystem.
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QUDORA expands to Japan with Qudora Japan K.K., and joins the Q-STAR Alliance, bolstering its commitment to the Japanese quantum ecosystem.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:02
Sweden Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading sweden quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem built around one major national programme, the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology at Chalmers University in Gothen…
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Sweden Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. The leading sweden quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem built around one major national programme, the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, which has produced both a domestic quantum computer and most of the country’s quantum spin-offs.
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The sweden quantum computing companies have grown almost entirely out of that programme.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:02
Spain Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading spain quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem that has moved quickly from research strength to national strategy, anchored by the EUR 808M Quantum Technologies Strategy for Spain and by the Quantum Spain initiative that put the country’s first quantum computer inside the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. Ten organisations define the spain […]
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The leading spain quantum computing companies in 2026 sit inside an ecosystem that has moved quickly from research strength to national strategy, anchored by the EUR 808M Quantum Technologies Strategy for Spain and by the Quantum Spain initiative that put the country’s first quantum computer inside the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:01
Austria Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
The leading austria quantum computing companies in 2026 sit on top of one of the deepest quantum-research traditions in the world, with Innsbruck a global centre of trapped-ion physics and Vienna a g…
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Austria Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide. The leading austria quantum computing companies in 2026 sit on top of one of the deepest quantum-research traditions in the world, with Innsbruck a global centre of trapped-ion physics and Vienna a global centre of quantum communication.
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The austria quantum computing companies are built directly on that scientific foundation.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 16:01
Switzerland Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
Switzerland quantum computing companies in 2026: ID Quantique, Terra Quantum, Zurich Instruments, Miraex, IBM Research Zurich, ETH Zurich, EPFL. QKD pioneers and quantum control.
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Switzerland quantum computing companies in 2026: ID Quantique, Terra Quantum, Zurich Instruments, Miraex, IBM Research Zurich, ETH Zurich, EPFL. QKD pioneers and quantum control.
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Switzerland quantum computing companies in 2026: ID Quantique, Terra Quantum, Zurich Instruments, Miraex, IBM Research Zurich, ETH Zurich, EPFL.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 15:58
EPFL Enables First Swiss Real Quantum Computing Access
EPFL is the first Swiss university offering researchers cloud access to quantum computers, thanks to a collaboration with SCITAS and Quantinuum.
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EPFL is the first Swiss university offering researchers cloud access to quantum computers, thanks to a collaboration with SCITAS and Quantinuum.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 15:52
Virginia Tech’s Pitts Wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Kevin Pitts of Virginia Tech is among the international team receiving the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, recognizing their work on the.
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Kevin Pitts of Virginia Tech is among the international team receiving the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, recognizing their work on the.
Thenextweb
May 29, 15:35
ChargePoint partners with Powers Parts to fix the charging and support gap hitting electric transit fleets
ChargePoint and Powers Parts, a national distributor of electric vehicle components and fleet replacement parts, have announced a partnership to sell ChargePoint charging hardware, software, and fleet management services directly to transit agencies across North America. The deal targets operators running E2 and ZX5 electric buses built by PhoenixEV, the company that acquired Proterra’s transit bus […] This story continues at The Next Web
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ChargePoint and Powers Parts, a national distributor of electric vehicle components and fleet replacement parts, have announced a partnership to sell ChargePoint charging hardware, software, and fleet management services directly to transit agencies across North America.
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ChargePoint and Powers Parts, a national distributor of electric vehicle components and fleet replacement parts, have announced a partnership to sell ChargePoint charging hardware, software, and fleet management services directly to transit agencies across North America.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 15:25
XX Hamiltonian Achieves MNIST Accuracy Without Scaling System Size
This research details a quantum extreme-learning machine using an XX Hamiltonian, achieving MNIST classification accuracy without scaling system size.
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This research details a quantum extreme-learning machine using an XX Hamiltonian, achieving MNIST classification accuracy without scaling system size.
Thequantuminsider
May 29, 15:22
UT Launches Knoxville Quantum Accelerator To Advance Tennessee’s Future
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is launching the Knoxville Quantum Accelerator, also known as K-Quantum, to advance the region’s position as a leader in quantum technologies and systems. Unlike the digital computing systems we rely on today, quantum systems use elements of quantum mechanics — the complex behavior of atoms […]
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UT Launches Knoxville Quantum Accelerator To Advance Tennessee’s Future. Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is launching the Knoxville Quantum Accelerator, also known as K-Quantum, to advance the region’s position as a leader in quantum technologies and systems.
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Unlike the digital computing systems we rely on today, quantum systems use elements of quantum mechanics — the complex behavior of atoms […]
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 15:16
Graphene Junctions Detect 10−16 W Power With 200ns Response
Graphene-insulator-superconductor junctions are demonstrated as thermoelectric bolometers, capable of detecting power levels around 10−16 W with a response time of approximately 200 ns. This passive device directly converts input power to voltage, showing potential for applications like large-array cosmological experiments.
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Graphene-insulator-superconductor junctions are demonstrated as thermoelectric bolometers, capable of detecting power levels around 10−16 W with a response time of approximately 200 ns. This passive device directly converts input power to voltage, showing potential for applications like large-array cosmological experiments.
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Graphene-insulator-superconductor junctions are demonstrated as thermoelectric bolometers, capable of detecting power levels around 10−16 W with a response time of approximately 200 ns.
Thenextweb
May 29, 14:43
CoStar is paying $800 million for Zonda to close the last gap in its real estate data empire
CoStar Group has agreed to acquire Zonda, the leading provider of new-home construction data, homebuilder software, and residential real estate marketplaces, for $800 million in cash. The deal, announced on Thursday, is expected to close in the second half of 2026 and will be accretive to adjusted earnings per share in its first full year. Zonda […] This story continues at The Next Web
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CoStar is paying $800 million for Zonda to close the last gap in its real estate data empire. CoStar Group has agreed to acquire Zonda, the leading provider of new-home construction data, homebuilder software, and residential real estate marketplaces, for $800 million in cash. Zonda […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Zonda […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
May 29, 14:30
Dutch Uptmz acquired by Aizy to build one AI ad platform across Google, Microsoft and Meta
The year-old Dutch startup is folding in a seven-year-old performance-marketing platform, betting that customers want AI, automation and human specialists in one place. Most startups spend their first year trying to survive. Aizy has spent its first year buying a company older than itself. The Breda-based AI-marketing firm announced that it has acquired Uptmz, a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Dutch Uptmz acquired by Aizy to build one AI ad platform across Google, Microsoft and Meta. Aizy has spent its first year buying a company older than itself. The Breda-based AI-marketing firm announced that it has acquired Uptmz, a […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Breda-based AI-marketing firm announced that it has acquired Uptmz, a […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
May 29, 14:27
Samsung and LG Uplus want to turn cell towers into radar for 6G
Samsung Electronics and LG Uplus signed a memorandum of understanding on 27 May to jointly develop Integrated Sensing and Communication, or ISAC, a technology that would allow mobile network base stations to double as environmental sensors. The agreement was signed at LG Science Park in Magok, Seoul, with Samsung Research, the advanced R&D division within […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Samsung and LG Uplus want to turn cell towers into radar for 6G. Samsung Electronics and LG Uplus signed a memorandum of understanding on 27 May to jointly develop Integrated Sensing and Communication, or ISAC, a technology that would allow mobile network base stations to double as environmental sensors.
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The agreement was signed at LG Science Park in Magok, Seoul, with Samsung Research, the advanced R&D division within […] This story continues at The Next Web
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 14:26
FNOs Predict All Local Observables From Subset Measurements
Fourier neural operators (FNOs) offer an efficient and scalable framework for simulating nonequilibrium quantum dynamics, addressing challenges posed by exponential growth in Hilbert space and entanglement. This approach can predict all local observables from a limited set of measurements, even without knowledge of the underlying Hamiltonian.
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Fourier neural operators (FNOs) offer an efficient and scalable framework for simulating nonequilibrium quantum dynamics, addressing challenges posed by exponential growth in Hilbert space and entanglement. This approach can predict all local observables from a limited set of measurements, even without knowledge of the underlying Hamiltonian.
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Fourier neural operators (FNOs) offer an efficient and scalable framework for simulating nonequilibrium quantum dynamics, addressing challenges posed by exponential growth in Hilbert space and entanglement.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 14:22
Quantum-Dot Chains Show Stable Majoranas Despite Interactions
Quantum computers based on Majorana bound states offer a potential solution to mitigate noise, and spatially separated Majoranas could create stable qubits. Recent experiments with interacting quantum-dot chains show promising signs of Majoranas, but require theoretical understanding to confirm their stability and location.
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Quantum computers based on Majorana bound states offer a potential solution to mitigate noise, and spatially separated Majoranas could create stable qubits. Recent experiments with interacting quantum-dot chains show promising signs of Majoranas, but require theoretical understanding to confirm their stability and location.
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Quantum computers based on Majorana bound states offer a potential solution to mitigate noise, and spatially separated Majoranas could create stable qubits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 14:17
Elevate Quantum, FRCC, CU Denver Launch Industry-Grade Training
Elevate Quantum, FRCC, & CU Denver launched a Vacuum and Cryogenic Technician Training Program, addressing the critical quantum workforce gap.
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Elevate Quantum, FRCC, & CU Denver launched a Vacuum and Cryogenic Technician Training Program, addressing the critical quantum workforce gap.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 14:11
Pigeons Lose Direction When Liver Immune Cells Are Removed
Removing iron-containing immune cells from the liver caused pigeons to struggle with navigation, especially when the sun wasn’t visible.
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Removing iron-containing immune cells from the liver caused pigeons to struggle with navigation, especially when the sun wasn’t visible.
Thenextweb
May 29, 14:09
Intel and 3DGS back a $3.3bn glass-substrate plant in India’s Odisha
The fight over who makes the world’s chips is increasingly a fight over the parts of a chip nobody photographs. India has just landed one of them. Intel and 3D Glass Solutions have signed an agreement to build a roughly $3.3 billion substrate-manufacturing plant in the eastern state of Odisha, the government announced on Friday. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Intel and 3DGS back a $3.3bn glass-substrate plant in India’s Odisha. The fight over who makes the world’s chips is increasingly a fight over the parts of a chip nobody photographs. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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[…] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
May 29, 14:03
Australia’s workplace tribunal says AI-assisted claims have helped drive a 70% workload increase in three years
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has announced a review of its processes to cope with what it described as an estimated 70% workload increase over three years, driven in part by the proliferation of generative AI assistance tools. The commission, which handles unfair dismissal claims, wage disputes, discrimination, bullying, and workplace sexual harassment, said the surge […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Australia’s Fair Work Commission has announced a review of its processes to cope with what it described as an estimated 70% workload increase over three years, driven in part by the proliferation of generative AI assistance tools.
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Australia’s Fair Work Commission has announced a review of its processes to cope with what it described as an estimated 70% workload increase over three years, driven in part by the proliferation of generative AI assistance tools.
Thequantuminsider
May 29, 13:53
Qubic Announces Sale of Cryogenic Amplifiers to Quantum Machines
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — – Qubic, a developer of enabling hardware for quantum computing, sensing and defence, today announces it has secured a contract with its first customer for the company’s low-noise cryogenic amplifiers. That customer is Quantum Machines, a global leader in hybrid control systems for quantum computing. Together, the companies will examine […]
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Qubic Announces Sale of Cryogenic Amplifiers to Quantum Machines. Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — – Qubic, a developer of enabling hardware for quantum computing, sensing and defence, today announces it has secured a contract with its first customer for the company’s low-noise cryogenic amplifiers.
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That customer is Quantum Machines, a global leader in hybrid control systems for quantum computing.
Thenextweb
May 29, 13:53
An Indian court says Google can be liable for selling rivals a brand’s name
The Delhi High Court held that letting competitors bid on the trademark ‘Hindware’ as an ad keyword is infringement, and that Google’s safe-harbour shield does not cover it. The business of search advertising rests on a quiet assumption: that a platform can auction off any word, including someone else’s brand name, and treat the legal […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Delhi High Court held that letting competitors bid on the trademark ‘Hindware’ as an ad keyword is infringement, and that Google’s safe-harbour shield does not cover it. The business of search advertising rests on a quiet assumption: that a platform can auction off any word, including someone else’s brand name, and treat the legal […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Delhi High Court held that letting competitors bid on the trademark ‘Hindware’ as an ad keyword is infringement, and that Google’s safe-harbour shield does not cover it.
Hpcwire
May 29, 13:51
EPFL and Quantinuum Partner to Bring Advanced Quantum Computing to Swiss Researchers
May 29, 2026 — Through a collaboration between the EPFL Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) and SCITAS, EPFL has become the first Swiss academic institution to establish a virtual platform offering advanced quantum computing capabilities to its researchers. Among the many areas of specialization within the domain of quantum science and technology, EPFL researchers […] The post EPFL and Quantinuum Partner to Bring Advanced Quantum Computing to Swiss Researchers appeared first on HPCwire .
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May 29, 2026 — Through a collaboration between the EPFL Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) and SCITAS, EPFL has become the first Swiss academic institution to establish a virtual platform offering advanced quantum computing capabilities to its researchers.
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May 29, 2026 — Through a collaboration between the EPFL Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) and SCITAS, EPFL has become the first Swiss academic institution to establish a virtual platform offering advanced quantum computing capabilities to its researchers.
Thenextweb
May 29, 13:46
A Danish pension fund has blacklisted SpaceX, calling it grossly overvalued with catastrophic governance
Denmark’s AkademikerPension, which manages roughly $25 billion for academic professionals, has said it will not participate in SpaceX’s initial public offering or buy shares in any secondary-market transaction, according to Bloomberg. Chief investment officer Anders Schelde called the company “grossly overvalued” and cited what he described as a “catastrophic governance structure” as the primary reason for the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Denmark’s AkademikerPension, which manages roughly $25 billion for academic professionals, has said it will not participate in SpaceX’s initial public offering or buy shares in any secondary-market transaction, according to Bloomberg.
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Denmark’s AkademikerPension, which manages roughly $25 billion for academic professionals, has said it will not participate in SpaceX’s initial public offering or buy shares in any secondary-market transaction, according to Bloomberg.
Thenextweb
May 29, 13:06
Autodesk buys MaintainX for $3.6bn to push from design into operations
Autodesk has spent four decades selling the software that engineers and architects use to design buildings, factories and machines. With its latest acquisition, it is buying its way into what happens after those things are built. The company has agreed to acquire MaintainX, a maintenance and operations platform, for about $3.6 billion in cash. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Autodesk buys MaintainX for $3.6bn to push from design into operations. The company has agreed to acquire MaintainX, a maintenance and operations platform, for about $3.6 billion in cash. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Autodesk has spent four decades selling the software that engineers and architects use to design buildings, factories and machines.
Hpcwire
May 29, 13:05
MIT Launches Quantum Systems Laboratory with $25M Massachusetts Backing
May 29, 2026 — MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced plans for a new laboratory to accelerate the development of next-generation quantum technologies that will enable Massachusetts to remain a national hub for quantum innovation. Speaking at the Samberg Conference Center on campus, the leaders introduced the Quantum Systems Laboratory (QSL) at […] The post MIT Launches Quantum Systems Laboratory with $25M Massachusetts Backing appeared first on HPCwire .
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May 29, 2026 — MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced plans for a new laboratory to accelerate the development of next-generation quantum technologies that will enable Massachusetts to remain a national hub for quantum innovation.
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May 29, 2026 — MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced plans for a new laboratory to accelerate the development of next-generation quantum technologies that will enable Massachusetts to remain a national hub for quantum innovation.
Thenextweb
May 29, 13:00
Picogrid raises $45M to become the neutral integration layer for modern defence
The Pentagon is buying defence hardware faster than it can make any of it talk to each other. Sensors, autonomous platforms, edge compute, electronic-warfare payloads, space and undersea systems, all arriving at once, each speaking its own dialect. Picogrid, a six-year-old company in El Segundo, California, has raised $45 million to translate. The Series A, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Picogrid raises $45M to become the neutral integration layer for modern defence. Sensors, autonomous platforms, edge compute, electronic-warfare payloads, space and undersea systems, all arriving at once, each speaking its own dialect. The Series A, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Series A, […] This story continues at The Next Web
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 12:13
First Consumer Game Powered by Real QPUs
Quantum Backrooms is the first consumer game powered by real quantum computers, offering access to the technology through an engaging virtual world. The game generates levels and dynamics using quantum hardware, with each qubit influencing the maze-like environment.
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First Consumer Game Powered by Real QPUs. Quantum Backrooms is the first consumer game powered by real quantum computers, offering access to the technology through an engaging virtual world. The game generates levels and dynamics using quantum hardware, with each qubit influencing the maze-like environment.
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Quantum Backrooms is the first consumer game powered by real quantum computers, offering access to the technology through an engaging virtual world.
Thenextweb
May 29, 12:08
OpenAI gives Japan’s megabanks its newest model for cyber defence
GPT-5.5-Cyber will reach MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho through a verified-defender programme, the finance minister said, as Tokyo treats frontier AI as both threat and shield. The same models that make cyberattacks cheaper to run are now being handed, deliberately, to the people defending against them. Japan’s three megabanks will gain access to OpenAI’s latest model […] This story continues at The Next Web
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OpenAI gives Japan’s megabanks its newest model for cyber defence. The same models that make cyberattacks cheaper to run are now being handed, deliberately, to the people defending against them. Japan’s three megabanks will gain access to OpenAI’s latest model […] This story continues at The Next Web
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GPT-5.5-Cyber will reach MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho through a verified-defender programme, the finance minister said, as Tokyo treats frontier AI as both threat and shield.
Thenextweb
May 29, 11:29
Fonoa raises $110M and buys PwC’s tax software to build a real-time compliance platform
The Dublin-registered tax-tech firm paired a Series C led by Headline with the acquisition of PwC’s Indirect Tax Edge, a bet that periodic compliance is giving way to real-time. Indirect tax is the kind of problem most people never think about until a government decides to watch every transaction in real time. That is now […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Fonoa raises $110M and buys PwC’s tax software to build a real-time compliance platform. The Dublin-registered tax-tech firm paired a Series C led by Headline with the acquisition of PwC’s Indirect Tax Edge, a bet that periodic compliance is giving way to real-time. That is now […] This story continues at The Next Web
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That is now […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
May 29, 11:06
Bank of Italy says it is talking to the world’s big AI firms
Governor Fabio Panetta used the central bank’s annual assembly to pitch AI as a fix for Italy’s chronic productivity problem, and to say the bank is already engaging the firms building it. Central bankers do not usually go out of their way to say which technology companies they are speaking to. Fabio Panetta did. At […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Governor Fabio Panetta used the central bank’s annual assembly to pitch AI as a fix for Italy’s chronic productivity problem, and to say the bank is already engaging the firms building it. Central bankers do not usually go out of their way to say which technology companies they are speaking to. Fabio Panetta did. At […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Governor Fabio Panetta used the central bank’s annual assembly to pitch AI as a fix for Italy’s chronic productivity problem, and to say the bank is already engaging the firms building it.
Thequantuminsider
May 29, 10:53
Massachusetts Invests $25 Million in MIT Quantum Lab
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced plans for a new laboratory to accelerate the development of next-generation quantum technologies that will enable Massachusetts to remain a national hub for quantum innovation. Speaking at the Samberg Conference Center on campus, the leaders introduced the Quantum Systems Laboratory […]
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Massachusetts Invests $25 Million in MIT Quantum Lab. Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced plans for a new laboratory to accelerate the development of next-generation quantum technologies that will enable Massachusetts to remain a national hub for quantum innovation.
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Speaking at the Samberg Conference Center on campus, the leaders introduced the Quantum Systems Laboratory […]
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 10:26
Emory Achieves 500% Intensity Control of Nanoscale Light
Emory University physicists have achieved 500% intensity control of light generated within a nanoscale device, a level of brightness tuning previously unattainable in such a small component. The integrated component, exceeding 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair at just over 200 nanometers, utilizes second harmonic generation to produce light, but with […]
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Emory University physicists have achieved 500% intensity control of light generated within a nanoscale device, a level of brightness tuning previously unattainable in such a small component. The integrated component, exceeding 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair at just over 200 nanometers, utilizes second harmonic generation to produce light, but with […]
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Emory University physicists have achieved 500% intensity control of light generated within a nanoscale device, a level of brightness tuning previously unattainable in such a small component.
Thenextweb
May 29, 10:25
Reflections from GLOBSEC Forum 2026: Europe’s two paths forward
Prague, late May. GLOBSEC Forum 2026, now in its 21st year, welcomed over 2,000 participants, 270 speakers, and a dense programme of conversations about AI, cybersecurity and digital trust. European technology company Nebi joined the forum as an official Content Partner, and over three days, we had the chance to listen, engage, and reflect on […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Reflections from GLOBSEC Forum 2026: Europe’s two paths forward. GLOBSEC Forum 2026, now in its 21st year, welcomed over 2,000 participants, 270 speakers, and a dense programme of conversations about AI, cybersecurity and digital trust.
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European technology company Nebi joined the forum as an official Content Partner, and over three days, we had the chance to listen, engage, and reflect on […] This story continues at The Next Web
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 10:14
Former OVHcloud CEO Paulin Chairs Quandela’s Board
Quandela, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, has strengthened its leadership with the appointments of Cyril Dujardin as COO and Michel Zecri as VP of Industrialization. Former OVHcloud CEO Michel Paulin will serve as Chairman of the Board, supporting the company’s move toward international deployment and scalability.
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Quandela, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, has strengthened its leadership with the appointments of Cyril Dujardin as COO and Michel Zecri as VP of Industrialization. Former OVHcloud CEO Michel Paulin will serve as Chairman of the Board, supporting the company’s move toward international deployment and scalability.
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Quandela, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, has strengthened its leadership with the appointments of Cyril Dujardin as COO and Michel Zecri as VP of Industrialization.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 10:11
Cobalt Honeycombs Open a New Path to Quantum Computing
Osaka University researchers stabilized cobalt honeycombs within a layered material, advancing research into materials exhibiting Kitaev physics.
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Osaka University researchers stabilized cobalt honeycombs within a layered material, advancing research into materials exhibiting Kitaev physics.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 10:03
CERN’s ALPHA Achieves 100× Improvement in Antimatter Scan
Researchers with the ALPHA experiment at CERN achieved a 100× improvement in measuring antihydrogen, now at 4 parts per million.
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Researchers with the ALPHA experiment at CERN achieved a 100× improvement in measuring antihydrogen, now at 4 parts per million.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 10:03
Xairos Completes 2km Free-Space Quantum & Optical Link Test
Xairos Systems completed a two-kilometer free-space test of its Ares Quantum Optical Terminal, a system designed for quantum-secure communications and resilient position, navigation, and timing services. This testing, separate from fiber-based demonstrations, establishes simultaneous quantum and optical links and moves the technology closer to practical use.
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Xairos Systems completed a two-kilometer free-space test of its Ares Quantum Optical Terminal, a system designed for quantum-secure communications and resilient position, navigation, and timing services. This testing, separate from fiber-based demonstrations, establishes simultaneous quantum and optical links and moves the technology closer to practical use.
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Xairos Systems completed a two-kilometer free-space test of its Ares Quantum Optical Terminal, a system designed for quantum-secure communications and resilient position, navigation, and timing services.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 10:01
Quantum Noise Corrupts Calculations, Limiting Computer Reliability
Even in isolated systems, quantum noise—fluctuations at the smallest scales limits measurement & can corrupt calculations, impacting quantum computer.
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Even in isolated systems, quantum noise—fluctuations at the smallest scales limits measurement & can corrupt calculations, impacting quantum computer.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 09:58
QSA Trains 150+ Quantum Students Annually at Berkeley Lab
QSA trains over 150 graduate students and 100 postdoctoral students each year, creating a workforce pipeline for the growing field of quantum technology. This training, alongside research opportunities at the Advanced Quantum Testbed, prepares individuals for careers in areas like quantum device design and cryogenic engineering.
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QSA Trains 150+ Quantum Students Annually at Berkeley Lab. QSA trains over 150 graduate students and 100 postdoctoral students each year, creating a workforce pipeline for the growing field of quantum technology.
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This training, alongside research opportunities at the Advanced Quantum Testbed, prepares individuals for careers in areas like quantum device design and cryogenic engineering.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 09:54
QuantWare’s KiloFab to Build 40,000-Signal Line Quantum Processors
QuantWare’s KiloFab facility will enable production of VIO-40K processors, scaling superconducting qubits to 10,000—a 100x increase over current QPUs.
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QuantWare’s KiloFab facility will enable production of VIO-40K processors, scaling superconducting qubits to 10,000—a 100x increase over current QPUs.
Thenextweb
May 29, 09:52
Dell rallies on Nvidia-powered AI server demand as it lifts its forecast
Dell spent years being valued as a maker of laptops and storage boxes, a solid, unexciting business in a mature market. The AI build-out has rewritten that story in a single quarter. The company’s shares have climbed around 40% across the run into and out of its latest results, after record numbers and a raised […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Dell rallies on Nvidia-powered AI server demand as it lifts its forecast. The AI build-out has rewritten that story in a single quarter. The company’s shares have climbed around 40% across the run into and out of its latest results, after record numbers and a raised […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The company’s shares have climbed around 40% across the run into and out of its latest results, after record numbers and a raised […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
May 29, 09:35
Norway’s $2.3tn fund backs a human-rights review at Palantir
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund does not often pick a fight with a company it owns. When it does, the size of the holder makes the gesture hard to ignore. Norges Bank Investment Management, which runs Norway’s $2.3 trillion oil fund, will vote in favour of shareholder proposals calling for a human-rights review at […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Norway’s $2.3tn fund backs a human-rights review at Palantir. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund does not often pick a fight with a company it owns. Norges Bank Investment Management, which runs Norway’s $2.3 trillion oil fund, will vote in favour of shareholder proposals calling for a human-rights review at […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund does not often pick a fight with a company it owns.
Thenextweb
May 29, 09:20
Ex-Sequoia China firm HSG said to lead bidding for Leica Camera stake
Leica makes cameras that cost more than most people’s cars and are bought, in large part, for the red dot on the front. So there is a certain logic to a brand built on scarcity and prestige now being courted by a buyer with a taste for both. HSG, the Asian investment firm formerly known […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Ex-Sequoia China firm HSG said to lead bidding for Leica Camera stake. Leica makes cameras that cost more than most people’s cars and are bought, in large part, for the red dot on the front. HSG, the Asian investment firm formerly known […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Leica makes cameras that cost more than most people’s cars and are bought, in large part, for the red dot on the front.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 09:00
IBM Classroom Accounts Expand Quantum Access to Entire Classes
Educators can now simplify quantum learning with new Classroom Accounts, providing students hands-on access to IBM’s quantum computers.
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Educators can now simplify quantum learning with new Classroom Accounts, providing students hands-on access to IBM’s quantum computers.
Thenextweb
May 29, 08:54
Apollo and Blackstone shop a $36bn debt deal to buy Anthropic its chips
The way to read the latest Anthropic financing is to notice who is not borrowing the money. Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are arranging roughly $36 billion of debt, but the loan does not sit on Anthropic’s balance sheet. It buys chips, and the chips get leased back. The two firms are bringing additional investors […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Apollo and Blackstone shop a $36bn debt deal to buy Anthropic its chips. Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are arranging roughly $36 billion of debt, but the loan does not sit on Anthropic’s balance sheet. The two firms are bringing additional investors […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The way to read the latest Anthropic financing is to notice who is not borrowing the money.
Thenextweb
May 29, 08:37
How to stop holding AI agents back
Developers of agentic AI have been making some big claims. The promise has been of autonomous systems that can do everything, from booking our flights and keeping an eye on competitors in real time to handling entire procurement cycles , all without needing an actual human to hit “confirm.” And while the technology needed to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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How to stop holding AI agents back. Developers of agentic AI have been making some big claims. The promise has been of autonomous systems that can do everything, from booking our flights and keeping an eye on competitors in real time to handling entire procurement cycles , all without needing an actual human to hit “confirm.
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Developers of agentic AI have been making some big claims.
Thequantuminsider
May 29, 08:20
Foxconn Expects Quantum Commercialization in 2030
Insider Brief Foxconn’s quantum computing ambitions are drawing attention beyond Taiwan, but company executives say the path from research success to commercial business remains a multi-year effort. According to DigiTimes Asia, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu said the company’s work through the Hon Hai Research Institute has produced research that has been adopted internationally and cited […]
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Insider Brief Foxconn’s quantum computing ambitions are drawing attention beyond Taiwan, but company executives say the path from research success to commercial business remains a multi-year effort.
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Insider Brief Foxconn’s quantum computing ambitions are drawing attention beyond Taiwan, but company executives say the path from research success to commercial business remains a multi-year effort.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 07:53
MIT and Massachusetts Launch Lab to Catalyze Quantum Innovation
MIT and Massachusetts leaders announced the launch of a new Quantum Systems Laboratory, a shared facility designed to accelerate next-generation.
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MIT and Massachusetts leaders announced the launch of a new Quantum Systems Laboratory, a shared facility designed to accelerate next-generation.
Thequantuminsider
May 29, 07:50
Quandela Adds Industry Veterans to Leadership And Governance Teams
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quandela, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, today announced a major reinforcement of its leadership and governance with the appointment of Cyril Dujardin as Chief Operating Officer and Michel Zecri as Vice President of Industrialization. Michel Paulin, former CEO of OVHcloud, SFR and Neuf Cegetel, becomes Chairman of the Board. These appointments mark a […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quandela, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, today announced a major reinforcement of its leadership and governance with the appointment of Cyril Dujardin as Chief Operating Officer and Michel Zecri as Vice President of Industrialization. Michel Paulin, former CEO of OVHcloud, SFR and Neuf Cegetel, becomes Chairman of the Board.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 07:49
$25M State Investment Launches MIT’s Regional Quantum Hub
MIT will establish a regional quantum hub, the Quantum Systems Laboratory, with a $25 million investment from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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MIT will establish a regional quantum hub, the Quantum Systems Laboratory, with a $25 million investment from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 29, 07:33
What is Quantum Error Correction? Complete 2026 Beginner’s Guide
Quantum error correction in 2026: physical and logical qubits, surface codes, qLDPC, cat qubits, Bacon-Shor, the threshold theorem, and the verified logical-qubit leaderboard.
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Quantum error correction in 2026: physical and logical qubits, surface codes, qLDPC, cat qubits, Bacon-Shor, the threshold theorem, and the verified logical-qubit leaderboard.
Thenextweb
May 29, 07:07
SpaceX has cut its IPO valuation target to $1.8 trillion as marketing begins next week
SpaceX is targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, down from the $2 trillion-plus it was aiming for as recently as April, according to Bloomberg. The target was adjusted after consultations with advisers and investors, and could still move higher depending on feedback during the formal marketing period, which is […] This story continues at The Next Web
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SpaceX is targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, down from the $2 trillion-plus it was aiming for as recently as April, according to Bloomberg. The target was adjusted after consultations with advisers and investors, and could still move higher depending on feedback during the formal marketing period, which is […] This story continues a…
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SpaceX is targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, down from the $2 trillion-plus it was aiming for as recently as April, according to Bloomberg.
Thenextweb
May 29, 07:04
EU-Nough tech rules? Founders, policymakers, and operators meet in Amsterdam to discuss Europeʼs scaling reality
Independent research by DutchBasecamp and Ogni, based on 150+ founder perspectives acrossEurope, will be revealed at an exclusive Amsterdam event co-hosted with CCIA Europe on June 30. Across Europe, startup and scale-up founders are increasingly warning that fragmented and overlapping digital regulation is slowing down innovation, delaying expansion, and making it harder tocompete globally. GDPR, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Founders, policymakers, and operators meet in Amsterdam to discuss Europeʼs scaling reality. Independent research by DutchBasecamp and Ogni, based on 150+ founder perspectives acrossEurope, will be revealed at an exclusive Amsterdam event co-hosted with CCIA Europe on June 30. GDPR, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Independent research by DutchBasecamp and Ogni, based on 150+ founder perspectives acrossEurope, will be revealed at an exclusive Amsterdam event co-hosted with CCIA Europe on June 30.
Thequantuminsider
May 29, 07:00
Top Quantum Computing Jobs and Salaries in 2026
Insider Brief Quantum computing is no longer a field that exists only in research papers. Companies are hiring, salaries are rising, and the roles themselves are becoming more defined. According to QED-C’s State of the Global Quantum Industry 2026 report, the global pure-play quantum workforce reached nearly 16,500 professionals in 2025 – an increase of […]
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Top Quantum Computing Jobs and Salaries in 2026. Insider Brief Quantum computing is no longer a field that exists only in research papers. According to QED-C’s State of the Global Quantum Industry 2026 report, the global pure-play quantum workforce reached nearly 16,500 professionals in 2025 – an increase of […]
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Insider Brief Quantum computing is no longer a field that exists only in research papers.
Thenextweb
May 29, 06:59
Nvidia has spent $6.5 billion in three months to replace copper with light inside AI data centres
Nvidia has committed at least $6.5 billion to photonics companies since the beginning of March, making it the largest single investor in the technology that many in the industry believe will replace copper wiring as the backbone of AI data centres. The spending spree reflects a calculation that copper, the standard medium for moving data […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Nvidia has committed at least $6.5 billion to photonics companies since the beginning of March, making it the largest single investor in the technology that many in the industry believe will replace copper wiring as the backbone of AI data centres. The spending spree reflects a calculation that copper, the standard medium for moving data […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Nvidia has committed at least $6.5 billion to photonics companies since the beginning of March, making it the largest single investor in the technology that many in the industry believe will replace copper wiring as the backbone of AI data centres.
Thenextweb
May 29, 06:40
Asana buys no-code agent builder Stack AI as it tries to become the operating system for human-agent teams
Asana has acquired Stack AI, a no-code platform for building AI agents that operate across enterprise systems like Salesforce, Slack, and Google Workspace. The deal, reported at $75 million, was announced on 28 May after market close, timed to coincide with Asana’s first-quarter earnings call. Stack AI founders Tony Rosinol and Bernard Aceituno will join Asana. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Asana buys no-code agent builder Stack AI as it tries to become the operating system for human-agent teams. Asana has acquired Stack AI, a no-code platform for building AI agents that operate across enterprise systems like Salesforce, Slack, and Google Workspace. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Asana has acquired Stack AI, a no-code platform for building AI agents that operate across enterprise systems like Salesforce, Slack, and Google Workspace.
Thenextweb
May 29, 06:26
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad, destroying its only pad and threatening Amazon’s satellite deadline
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, sending a fireball into the sky and destroying the vehicle along with critical launch pad infrastructure. The explosion occurred at approximately 9pm EDT as engineers were counting down to a brief test firing of the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, sending a fireball into the sky and destroying the vehicle along with critical launch pad infrastructure. The explosion occurred at approximately 9pm EDT as engineers were counting down to a brief test firing of the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, sending a fireball into the sky and destroying the vehicle along with critical launch pad infrastructure.
Hpcwire
May 28, 22:31
FuriosaAI and Broadcom Team Up to Build Rack-Scale Inference Clusters
FuriosaAI and Broadcom and teaming up to develop a next-generation AI inference cluster that combines hundreds of FuriosaAI’s third-generation chips with Broadcom’s high-bandwidth, low-latency Ethernet interconnect. The as-yet unnamed system will start sampling in early 2028. FuriosaAI is a South Korean chip company founded in 2017 by June Paik, a former Samsung and AMD engineer […] The post FuriosaAI and Broadcom Team Up to Build Rack-Scale Inference Clusters appeared first on HPCwire .
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FuriosaAI and Broadcom and teaming up to develop a next-generation AI inference cluster that combines hundreds of FuriosaAI’s third-generation chips with Broadcom’s high-bandwidth, low-latency Ethernet interconnect. The as-yet unnamed system will start sampling in early 2028.
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FuriosaAI and Broadcom and teaming up to develop a next-generation AI inference cluster that combines hundreds of FuriosaAI’s third-generation chips with Broadcom’s high-bandwidth, low-latency Ethernet interconnect.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 22:05
IFQs Promise Highly Effective Coherence Times With New Gates
Integer fluxonium qubits (IFQs) offer potential for highly effective coherence times, leveraging erasure conversion and optimized gate sets.
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Integer fluxonium qubits (IFQs) offer potential for highly effective coherence times, leveraging erasure conversion and optimized gate sets.
Hpcwire
May 28, 21:53
Harness the Power of Rack-Scale Performance for Large-Scale AI
AI has entered an industrial phase, no longer confined to isolated models or experimental deployments. AI now operates as always-on AI factories that continuously transform electricity and data into intelligence at scale. For service providers and neoclouds, this shift introduces a new class of infrastructure demands. Modern AI workloads require processing hundreds of thousands of […] The post Harness the Power of Rack-Scale Performance for Large-Scale AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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Harness the Power of Rack-Scale Performance for Large-Scale AI. AI now operates as always-on AI factories that continuously transform electricity and data into intelligence at scale. Modern AI workloads require processing hundreds of thousands of […] The post Harness the Power of Rack-Scale Performance for Large-Scale AI appeared first on HPCwire .
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AI now operates as always-on AI factories that continuously transform electricity and data into intelligence at scale.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 21:44
$2B CHIPS Act Funds Aeluma-Supported Quantum Manufacturing Push
Aeluma supported a company receiving $2B in CHIPS Act funding, accelerating development of manufacturing infrastructure for quantum applications.
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Aeluma supported a company receiving $2B in CHIPS Act funding, accelerating development of manufacturing infrastructure for quantum applications.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 21:43
FCC Lattice Code Encodes 130 Logical Qubits From 192 Physical
IDrive Inc.’s research details a new quantum error-correcting code utilizing the Face-Centered Cubic (FCC) lattice, encoding 130 logical qubits from.
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IDrive Inc.’s research details a new quantum error-correcting code utilizing the Face-Centered Cubic (FCC) lattice, encoding 130 logical qubits from.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 21:38
Moth Launches Quantum Backrooms, First Quantum Game
Moth has launched Quantum Backrooms, an open-access game whose evolving mazes are generated on live IBM and IQM quantum hardware, calling it a consumer first.
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Moth has launched Quantum Backrooms, an open-access game whose evolving mazes are generated on live IBM and IQM quantum hardware, calling it a consumer first.
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 21:23
Educators Named to Chattanooga/Hamilton County’s Inaugural QCaMP Cohort
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) announced today the first Chattanooga/Hamilton County-area cohort of educators participating in QCaMP (Quantum Computing, Mathematics and Physics Camp), a professional learning experience designed by Sandia National Laboratories as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), to help K–12 teachers explore emerging […]
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Educators Named to Chattanooga/Hamilton County’s Inaugural QCaMP Cohort . Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) announced today the first Chattanooga/Hamilton County-area cohort of educators participating in QCaMP (Quantum Computing, Mathematics and Physics Camp), a professional learning experience designed by Sandia National Laboratories as…
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Department of Energy’s Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), to help K–12 teachers explore emerging […]
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 21:12
Quantum X Labs Activates 50 Qubit Neutral Atom and Aims For Thousands By 2027
Quantum X Labs launched a 50+ qubit neutral-atom platform, aiming for thousands of qubits by H1 2027.
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Quantum X Labs launched a 50+ qubit neutral-atom platform, aiming for thousands of qubits by H1 2027.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 21:09
MicroAlgo Integrates Lattice Cryptography Into LSQb for Secure Transmission
MicroAlgo Inc. bolstered its LSQb algorithm with lattice cryptography, a quantum-resistant approach to information hiding and transmission.
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bolstered its LSQb algorithm with lattice cryptography, a quantum-resistant approach to information hiding and transmission.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 20:56
€8.5M Funds Qilimanjaro’s Analog Quantum Computer at BSC
Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech inaugurated a new analog quantum computer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, expanding the center’s quantum infrastructure and creating a hybrid quantum-HPC environment. The deployment, funded by an €8.5 million contract, joins analog and digital quantum computing with classical supercomputing as a unified resource.
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Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech inaugurated a new analog quantum computer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, expanding the center’s quantum infrastructure and creating a hybrid quantum-HPC environment. The deployment, funded by an €8.5 million contract, joins analog and digital quantum computing with classical supercomputing as a unified resource.
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Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech inaugurated a new analog quantum computer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, expanding the center’s quantum infrastructure and creating a hybrid quantum-HPC environment.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 20:53
WiMi’s Quantum Circuits Boost Image Recognition Efficiency
WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. has made progress in deep convolutional neural network technology, utilizing quantum parameterized circuits for image recognition. This new approach aims to improve computational efficiency, reduce memory use, and enhance training compared to traditional deep learning methods.
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WiMi’s Quantum Circuits Boost Image Recognition Efficiency. has made progress in deep convolutional neural network technology, utilizing quantum parameterized circuits for image recognition. This new approach aims to improve computational efficiency, reduce memory use, and enhance training compared to traditional deep learning methods.
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has made progress in deep convolutional neural network technology, utilizing quantum parameterized circuits for image recognition.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 20:46
QS7001 Secure Element Achieves NIST Entropy Validation Certificate #E333
SEALSQ’s QS7001 Post-Quantum Secure Element received NIST Entropy Source Validation Certificate #E333, meeting the SP 800-90B standard for cryptographic applications. This validation, a prerequisite for FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria EAL5+ certifications, confirms the QS7001’s entropy source provides the unpredictability needed for secure cryptographic operations.
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SEALSQ’s QS7001 Post-Quantum Secure Element received NIST Entropy Source Validation Certificate #E333, meeting the SP 800-90B standard for cryptographic applications. This validation, a prerequisite for FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria EAL5+ certifications, confirms the QS7001’s entropy source provides the unpredictability needed for secure cryptographic operations.
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SEALSQ’s QS7001 Post-Quantum Secure Element received NIST Entropy Source Validation Certificate #E333, meeting the SP 800-90B standard for cryptographic applications.
Hpcwire
May 28, 20:39
NVIDIA Research Advances Robotics from Simulation to the Real World
Featured at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, eight new NVIDIA Research papers show how robots trained in simulation are moving into the real world. May 28, 2026 — Robotics is entering a new phase: moving from controlled demos and scripted automation toward generalizable, reliable embodied autonomy in the real world. At the International […] The post NVIDIA Research Advances Robotics from Simulation to the Real World appeared first on HPCwire .
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Featured at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, eight new NVIDIA Research papers show how robots trained in simulation are moving into the real world. May 28, 2026 — Robotics is entering a new phase: moving from controlled demos and scripted automation toward generalizable, reliable embodied autonomy in the real world.
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Featured at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, eight new NVIDIA Research papers show how robots trained in simulation are moving into the real world.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 20:25
PolyU Team Embeds Files Within Collagen-Inspired Proteins
A Hong Kong Polytechnic University team designed proteins inspired by collagen, successfully embedding files within their structure.
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A Hong Kong Polytechnic University team designed proteins inspired by collagen, successfully embedding files within their structure.
Hpcwire
May 28, 20:24
PNNL Deploys AI Agents to Speed Critical Minerals Recovery from Industrial Waste
RICHLAND, Wash., May 28, 2026 — A research team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has deployed AI agents with the potential to accelerate the recovery of critical minerals from real-world industrial waste in days instead of the months or years required for manual experimentation. The team, led by PNNL materials scientist Elias […] The post PNNL Deploys AI Agents to Speed Critical Minerals Recovery from Industrial Waste appeared first on HPCwire .
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PNNL Deploys AI Agents to Speed Critical Minerals Recovery from Industrial Waste. RICHLAND, Wash., May 28, 2026 — A research team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has deployed AI agents with the potential to accelerate the recovery of critical minerals from real-world industrial waste in days instead of the months or years required for manual…
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The team, led by PNNL materials scientist Elias […] The post PNNL Deploys AI Agents to Speed Critical Minerals Recovery from Industrial Waste appeared first on HPCwire .
IBM Research
May 28, 20:16
IBM Opens 1,121-Qubit Quantum System for Public Use
IBM's Condor quantum computer with 1,121 superconducting qubits is now accessible via the cloud for researchers and enterprises worldwide.
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News Serena Godwin, Anamaria Rojas, Sanskriti Deva, and Robert Davis 03 Jun 2026 Qiskit Quantum Community Why IBM is investing $10 billion into quantum computing Explainer IBM Quantum 02 Jun 2026 Quantum Enablement Renowned mathematician Subhash Khot joins IBM Research News Mike Murphy 01 Jun 2026 Mathematical Sciences Quantum Algorithms Ponder This: June Challenge Puzzle Pond…
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IBM's Condor quantum computer with 1,121 superconducting qubits is now accessible via the cloud for researchers and enterprises worldwide.
Hpcwire
May 28, 19:23
Extreme Weather Reinforces the Case for More Compute, Better Efficiency, and Fewer Data Centers
As we head into summer, data centers around the world are facing a challenging weather pattern similar to what we saw in 2025. Last July, the average global temperature hit an all-time high. These record-setting heatwaves and sustained droughts placed growing pressure on local water and energy supplies and forced governments to make difficult decisions, including imposing […] The post Extreme Weather Reinforces the Case for More Compute, Better Efficiency, and Fewer Data Centers appeared first on HPCwire .
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As we head into summer, data centers around the world are facing a challenging weather pattern similar to what we saw in 2025. Last July, the average global temperature hit an all-time high.
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As we head into summer, data centers around the world are facing a challenging weather pattern similar to what we saw in 2025.
Hpcwire
May 28, 18:46
University of Florida Case Study Highlights HiPerGator AI as Catalyst for Education and Research Expansion
GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 28, 2026 — A new University of Florida case study examines how a major investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure grew into a university-wide initiative spanning teac…
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University of Florida Case Study Highlights HiPerGator AI as Catalyst for Education and Research Expansion. At the center of the case is HiPerGator AI, UF’s AI supercomputer, which was completed in 2021. The investment supported not only AI infrastructure but also data center expansion, faculty hiring and technical support for researchers using the systems.
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The investment supported not only AI infrastructure but also data center expansion, faculty hiring and technical support for researchers using the systems.
Thenextweb
May 28, 18:42
BYD has built China’s first 4nm driving chip, and it’s putting LiDAR on a $10,000 car
BYD has unveiled the Xuanji A3, which it calls China’s first automotive-grade 4-nanometre chip for self-driving vehicles. CEO Wang Chuanfu announced the chip at an event at BYD’s Shenzhen headquarters on 28 May, saying it delivers the lowest power consumption per unit of compute in its class, drawing roughly 20% less than comparable semiconductors. The chip has […] This story continues at The Next Web
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BYD has built China’s first 4nm driving chip, and it’s putting LiDAR on a $10,000 car. BYD has unveiled the Xuanji A3, which it calls China’s first automotive-grade 4-nanometre chip for self-driving vehicles. The chip has […] This story continues at The Next Web
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BYD has unveiled the Xuanji A3, which it calls China’s first automotive-grade 4-nanometre chip for self-driving vehicles.
Thenextweb
May 28, 18:25
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 is its most honest AI model yet, and Mythos is coming in weeks
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8, an upgrade to its flagship AI model that the company says is more honest, more reliable in agentic tasks, and better at catching its own mistakes. The model is available immediately at the same price as its predecessor, $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 is its most honest AI model yet, and Mythos is coming in weeks. Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8, an upgrade to its flagship AI model that the company says is more honest, more reliable in agentic tasks, and better at catching its own mistakes.
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The model is available immediately at the same price as its predecessor, $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, […] This story continues at The Next Web
Hpcwire
May 28, 18:21
Ohio University Researchers Turn to Ohio Supercomputer Center as Computing Demands Grow
As costs rise and local resources reach their limits, OSC provides a scalable path forward COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 28, 2026 — At Ohio University, students and researchers are using the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) to take on increasingly complex, data-intensive work—from simulating medical research problems to creating digital art with artificial intelligence. For Robert Foreman, […] The post Ohio University Researchers Turn to Ohio Supercomputer Center as Computing Demands Grow appeared first on HPCwire .
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Ohio University Researchers Turn to Ohio Supercomputer Center as Computing Demands Grow. As costs rise and local resources reach their limits, OSC provides a scalable path forward COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 28, 2026 — At Ohio University, students and researchers are using the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) to take on increasingly complex, data-intensive work—from simulating medical…
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For Robert Foreman, […] The post Ohio University Researchers Turn to Ohio Supercomputer Center as Computing Demands Grow appeared first on HPCwire .
Thenextweb
May 28, 18:14
Waymo’s new Ojai robotaxi is cheaper to build, harder to break, and made in China
Waymo has started offering rides to select passengers in its new Ojai robotaxi, the first vehicle purpose-built for autonomous ride-hailing rather than retrofitted from an existing car. The Ojai runs on Waymo’s sixth-generation Driver system and is built on a platform manufactured by Zeekr, the electric vehicle brand owned by China’s Geely, the same conglomerate that […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Waymo has started offering rides to select passengers in its new Ojai robotaxi, the first vehicle purpose-built for autonomous ride-hailing rather than retrofitted from an existing car. The Ojai runs on Waymo’s sixth-generation Driver system and is built on a platform manufactured by Zeekr, the electric vehicle brand owned by China’s Geely, the same conglomerate that […] This…
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Waymo has started offering rides to select passengers in its new Ojai robotaxi, the first vehicle purpose-built for autonomous ride-hailing rather than retrofitted from an existing car.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 18:01
QUANT-NET Testbed Deploys Industry Components for Quantum Networks
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s QUANT-NET testbed is advancing quantum networks, deploying industry components to accelerate practical.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s QUANT-NET testbed is advancing quantum networks, deploying industry components to accelerate practical.
Hpcwire
May 28, 18:01
Lightbits Labs Announces Early, Initial Interoperability with Microsoft Windows Server NVMe-oF Initiator Preview
Inventor of NVMe/TCP & KV Cache accelerator Validates Initial Connectivity to Bring High-Performance Block Storage to Windows Server Environments SAN JOSE, Calif., May 28, 2026 — Lightbits Labs today announced the initial interoperability with the new Microsoft Windows Server NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) Initiator Preview. Available in Lightbits v3.19.1, this early milestone will enable storage administrators to deliver high-performance, […] The post Lightbits Labs Announces Early, Initial Interoperability with Microsoft Windows Server NVMe-oF Initiator Preview appeared first on HPCwire .
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Inventor of NVMe/TCP & KV Cache accelerator Validates Initial Connectivity to Bring High-Performance Block Storage to Windows Server Environments SAN JOSE, Calif., May 28, 2026 — Lightbits Labs today announced the initial interoperability with the new Microsoft Windows Server NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) Initiator Preview. Available in Lightbits v3.19.
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Inventor of NVMe/TCP & KV Cache accelerator Validates Initial Connectivity to Bring High-Performance Block Storage to Windows Server Environments SAN JOSE, Calif., May 28, 2026 — Lightbits Labs today announced the initial interoperability with the new Microsoft Windows Server NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) Initiator Preview.
Thenextweb
May 28, 17:57
Oura’s Ring 5 is 40% smaller than its predecessor, and it arrives three days before a likely IPO filing
Oura has launched the Ring 5, a smart ring that is 40% smaller than its predecessor and, at 6.09mm wide and 2.29mm thick, is the smallest smart ring on the market. The ring weighs as little as 2 grams depending on size, down from the Ring 4’s 7.99mm width and 2.88mm thickness. Despite the shrinkage, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Oura’s Ring 5 is 40% smaller than its predecessor, and it arrives three days before a likely IPO filing. Oura has launched the Ring 5, a smart ring that is 40% smaller than its predecessor and, at 6.09mm wide and 2.29mm thick, is the smallest smart ring on the market. Despite the shrinkage, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Despite the shrinkage, […] This story continues at The Next Web
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 17:55
Berkeley Lab Develops AI to Control Quantum System Noise
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is using AI to address quantum noise, unavoidable fluctuations limiting quantum system control.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is using AI to address quantum noise, unavoidable fluctuations limiting quantum system control.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 17:52
Quantum Entanglement Framework Captures Benzene, Multicenter Bonds
Researchers at LMU developed a new approach to chemical bonding, utilizing quantum entanglement and maximally entangled atomic orbitals.
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Researchers at LMU developed a new approach to chemical bonding, utilizing quantum entanglement and maximally entangled atomic orbitals.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 17:48
IOP Joule Medal Winner Janssen Joins Royal Society Fellowship
Professor JT Janssen, elected a Royal Society Fellow, is renowned for quantum electrical metrology.
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Professor JT Janssen, elected a Royal Society Fellow, is renowned for quantum electrical metrology.
Thenextweb
May 28, 17:38
The hybrid model: why the smartest finance teams aren’t going all-in on AI
Every finance vendor with a pulse has slapped “AI-powered” on their homepage in the last 18 months. Most of them are exaggerating, not maliciously, but loosely. They’re calling forecasting “modeling,” trend extension “intelligence,” and pattern matching “reasoning.” The terms get blurred on purpose because the blur sells. Here’s the cleaner version of the truth: AI is genuinely […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The hybrid model: why the smartest finance teams aren’t going all-in on AI. Every finance vendor with a pulse has slapped “AI-powered” on their homepage in the last 18 months. Here’s the cleaner version of the truth: AI is genuinely […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Here’s the cleaner version of the truth: AI is genuinely […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 17:17
Qilimanjaro Inaugurates an Analog Quantum Computer at Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, the new analog quantum computer built by Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech was inaugurated at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), home to MareNostrum 5, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe. The deployment expands BSC’s quantum infrastructure, complementing the digital quantum system previously installed by Qilimanjaro and GMV in 2025 […]
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Qilimanjaro Inaugurates an Analog Quantum Computer at Barcelona Supercomputing Center . Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, the new analog quantum computer built by Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech was inaugurated at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), home to MareNostrum 5, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe.
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The deployment expands BSC’s quantum infrastructure, complementing the digital quantum system previously installed by Qilimanjaro and GMV in 2025 […]
Hpcwire
May 28, 16:52
Berkeley Lab: Partnering with Industry to Accelerate Quantum Computing
May 28, 2026 — The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is contributing to the development of quantum computing technologies to help solve grand challenges in energy, physics, chemistry, and beyond. A big part of this effort is serving as a go-to resource for companies at the vanguard of quantum computing R&D and […] The post Berkeley Lab: Partnering with Industry to Accelerate Quantum Computing appeared first on HPCwire .
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Berkeley Lab: Partnering with Industry to Accelerate Quantum Computing. May 28, 2026 — The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is contributing to the development of quantum computing technologies to help solve grand challenges in energy, physics, chemistry, and beyond.
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A big part of this effort is serving as a go-to resource for companies at the vanguard of quantum computing R&D and […] The post Berkeley Lab: Partnering with Industry to Accelerate Quantum Computing appeared first on HPCwire .
Hpcwire
May 28, 16:25
Q-CTRL White Paper Sees Quantum Advantage for Defense Logistics Emerging by 2027
AI-powered infrastructure software is key to unlocking the potential of quantum computers, enabling impact for military operations in 2027. LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2026 — Q-CTRL today released a white paper demonstrating the near-term capability for quantum computers, powered by its industry-leading performance-management software, to solve complex computational problems for the military. Q-CTRL projects quantum […] The post Q-CTRL White Paper Sees Quantum Advantage for Defense Logistics Emerging by 2027 appeared first on HPCwire .
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Q-CTRL White Paper Sees Quantum Advantage for Defense Logistics Emerging by 2027. AI-powered infrastructure software is key to unlocking the potential of quantum computers, enabling impact for military operations in 2027. Q-CTRL projects quantum […] The post Q-CTRL White Paper Sees Quantum Advantage for Defense Logistics Emerging by 2027 appeared first on HPCwire .
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AI-powered infrastructure software is key to unlocking the potential of quantum computers, enabling impact for military operations in 2027.
Thenextweb
May 28, 15:19
Anthropic’s Milan office lands with Generali, Pirelli and Enel as named Italian customers
The formal opening of Anthropic’s sixth European office lands the same week as Pope Leo’s AI encyclical, with the company naming a roster of Italian enterprise deployments. nthropic formally opened its Milan office on Wednesday, the sixth European location for the US AI lab after London, Dublin, Paris, Zurich and Munich. The opening completes the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Anthropic’s Milan office lands with Generali, Pirelli and Enel as named Italian customers. The formal opening of Anthropic’s sixth European office lands the same week as Pope Leo’s AI encyclical, with the company naming a roster of Italian enterprise deployments. The opening completes the […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The opening completes the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 13:38
Quantum Computing Is Approaching Its ChatGPT Moment: New Game by Moth Proves It’s Closer than You Expected.
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Moth, the London-based quantum computing company, today launches Quantum Backrooms, an open-access game and the world’s first quantum consumer product, inviting anyone and everyone to explore a virtual world generated by quantum computers. At a time when news from the quantum computing sector is focused on hardware milestones and scientific […]
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The company puts quantum computing directly into the hands of consumers and provides access to the technology’s potential in an intuitive and engaging way. Quantum Backrooms is a playable game in which levels and game dynamics are generated using real quantum hardware.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Moth, the London-based quantum computing company, today launches Quantum Backrooms, an open-access game and the world’s first quantum consumer product, inviting anyone and everyone to explore a virtual world generated by quantum computers. At a time when news from the quantum computing sector is focused on hardware milestones and scientific […]
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 13:26
IBM Plans $10 Billion Quantum Push as Efforts to Commercialize Quantum Intensifies
Insider Brief Fresh off news that the government is investing big bucks in IBM’s quantum tech, the company reports it is deepening its bet on quantum computing with plans to invest more than $10 billion over the next five years, according to a SEC disclosure. The move reinforces the company’s push to build what it […]
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The move reinforces the company’s push to build what it says could become the first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. IBM said it has already deployed more than 90 quantum systems globally, which the company described as more than the total publicly reported by all other quantum industry players combined.
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Insider Brief Fresh off news that the government is investing big bucks in IBM’s quantum tech, the company reports it is deepening its bet on quantum computing with plans to invest more than $10 billion over the next five years, according to a SEC disclosure.
Thenextweb
May 28, 13:14
Morgan Stanley doubles its forecast: European banks could shed 20% of jobs on AI
The May estimate is twice the bank’s January figure, and the workforce cuts are already happening at UBS, ABN Amro and HSBC. Morgan Stanley has doubled its forecast for AI-driven job losses across the European banking sector, estimating that as much as 20% of total banking employment could be eliminated by 2030 as lenders push […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Morgan Stanley doubles its forecast: European banks could shed 20% of jobs on AI. The May estimate is twice the bank’s January figure, and the workforce cuts are already happening at UBS, ABN Amro and HSBC.
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Morgan Stanley has doubled its forecast for AI-driven job losses across the European banking sector, estimating that as much as 20% of total banking employment could be eliminated by 2030 as lenders push […] This story continues at The Next Web
Thenextweb
May 28, 12:37
Wix is cutting 20% of its workforce as a strong shekel and AI competition squeeze the website builder from both sides
Wix is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce, in the largest round of cuts in the company’s history. CEO and co-founder Avishai Abrahami announced the decision on 28 May in a message posted publicly on X and sent simultaneously to all staff. He framed the restructuring as a company-wide change driven by two […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Wix is cutting 20% of its workforce as a strong shekel and AI competition squeeze the website builder from both sides. Wix is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce, in the largest round of cuts in the company’s history. He framed the restructuring as a company-wide change driven by two […] This story continues at The Next Web
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He framed the restructuring as a company-wide change driven by two […] This story continues at The Next Web
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 12:27
Local Decoupling Cancels Interactions Without Exponential Overhead
Dynamical decoupling now targets k-local interactions, offering compact sequences—avoiding exponential overhead—through a framework combining graph.
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Dynamical decoupling now targets k-local interactions, offering compact sequences—avoiding exponential overhead—through a framework combining graph.
Thenextweb
May 28, 12:22
Meta is about to overtake Google as the world’s biggest advertising company
Meta is on track to dethrone Google as the world’s largest digital advertising business by the end of 2026, according to Emarketer. The market research firm projects Meta’s global net ad revenues will reach $243.46 billion this year, edging past Google’s projected $239.54 billion. It would be the first time in the history of digital advertising […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Meta is about to overtake Google as the world’s biggest advertising company. Meta is on track to dethrone Google as the world’s largest digital advertising business by the end of 2026, according to Emarketer. It would be the first time in the history of digital advertising […] This story continues at The Next Web
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It would be the first time in the history of digital advertising […] This story continues at The Next Web
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 12:15
QuVET Research Earns “Editors’ Suggestion” Designation in Three Papers
UCR’s Center for Quantum Vibronics in Energy and Time (QuVET) earned “Editors’ Suggestion” for three papers, detailing quantum wave function movement.
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UCR’s Center for Quantum Vibronics in Energy and Time (QuVET) earned “Editors’ Suggestion” for three papers, detailing quantum wave function movement.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 12:14
Bell-Test Enables ETH Zurich to Create Truly Random Numbers
ETH Zurich researchers achieved certifiably perfect random numbers via a quantum experiment, utilizing a Bell-test with entangled superconducting.
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ETH Zurich researchers achieved certifiably perfect random numbers via a quantum experiment, utilizing a Bell-test with entangled superconducting.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 12:10
Infleqtion Delivers UK’s First 100-Qubit Quantum Computer to NQCC
Infleqtion is expanding its UK quantum operations with a new Quantum Innovation Centre in Oxford, increasing its research, manufacturing, and systems integration capabilities. The company delivered the UK’s first 100-qubit quantum computer to the National Quantum Computing Centre, fulfilling a key government target.
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Infleqtion is expanding its UK quantum operations with a new Quantum Innovation Centre in Oxford, increasing its research, manufacturing, and systems integration capabilities. The company delivered the UK’s first 100-qubit quantum computer to the National Quantum Computing Centre, fulfilling a key government target.
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Infleqtion is expanding its UK quantum operations with a new Quantum Innovation Centre in Oxford, increasing its research, manufacturing, and systems integration capabilities.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 11:57
SMBC and Toshiba Forecast 5 Benefits of Quantum-Based Indices
SMBC & Toshiba developed the SMBC/TOSHIBA Quantum Diversified equity indices, using quantum-driven technology for portfolio diversification.
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SMBC & Toshiba developed the SMBC/TOSHIBA Quantum Diversified equity indices, using quantum-driven technology for portfolio diversification.
Thenextweb
May 28, 11:51
Brussels fines Temu €200M under the DSA for unsafe baby toys and faulty chargers
The Temu fine, the second-ever DSA penalty after X’s €120M in December, gives the EU’s online-safety regime its first major Chinese-platform enforcement case. The European Commission has fined Temu, the Chinese e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings, €200m (roughly $232m) under the Digital Services Act for failing to prevent the sale of unsafe products to […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Brussels fines Temu €200M under the DSA for unsafe baby toys and faulty chargers. The Temu fine, the second-ever DSA penalty after X’s €120M in December, gives the EU’s online-safety regime its first major Chinese-platform enforcement case.
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The European Commission has fined Temu, the Chinese e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings, €200m (roughly $232m) under the Digital Services Act for failing to prevent the sale of unsafe products to […] This story continues at The Next Web
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 11:46
King’s College London First UK Team to Access Google’s Willow Quantum Chip
King’s College London researchers are the first UK academic team to access Google’s Willow quantum computer chip, a technology designed to solve problems beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. This access, facilitated through a partnership with the UK’s national quantum lab, will enable research into complex natural processes with potential benefits for fields like energy and medicine.
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King’s College London researchers are the first UK academic team to access Google’s Willow quantum computer chip, a technology designed to solve problems beyond the capabilities of conventional computers.
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King’s College London researchers are the first UK academic team to access Google’s Willow quantum computer chip, a technology designed to solve problems beyond the capabilities of conventional computers.
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 11:09
King’s College London Awarded Access to Google’s Willow Processor Through NQCC Initiative
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) and Google Quantum AI today announced King’s College London (King’s) has been awarded access to the Willow processor as the named recipient of a joint initiative to explore novel applications for quantum computing. Launched in December 2025, the call for proposals was created through […]
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Launched in December 2025, the call for proposals was created through […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) and Google Quantum AI today announced King’s College London (King’s) has been awarded access to the Willow processor as the named recipient of a joint initiative to explore novel applications for quantum computing.
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 10:59
QUDORA Announces Operational Launch of QUDORA Japan K.K.
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QUDORA, a Germany-based full-stack quantum computing company, today announced the launch of Qudora Japan K.K., marking a major milestone in the company’s international expansion strategy and strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific region Headquartered in Tokyo with an office in Chiyoda-ku, Qudora Japan K.K. will support regional partnerships, customer growth, and […]
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Ned Cahoon has been appointed President of Qudora Japan K.K., alongside Mitsuo Harahata as Country Manager Japan and Yuichi Watanabe serves as Executive General Manager. Most notably, QUDORA became an active member of the Q-STAR Alliance, Japan’s leading quantum industry association.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QUDORA, a Germany-based full-stack quantum computing company, today announced the launch of Qudora Japan K.K., marking a major milestone in the company’s international expansion strategy and strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific region Headquartered in Tokyo with an office in Chiyoda-ku, Qudora Japan K.K. will support regional partnerships, customer growth, and […]
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 09:13
Q-CTRL Projects Quantum Advantage for Defense by 2028
Q-CTRL forecasts quantum advantage for defense applications, potentially as early as 2028, offering a strategic benefit for military leaders who prioritize quantum integration. The company details how adopting this technology can enhance operational resilience and provide a tactical advantage in areas like logistics and C4ISR.
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Q-CTRL forecasts quantum advantage for defense applications, potentially as early as 2028, offering a strategic benefit for military leaders who prioritize quantum integration. The company details how adopting this technology can enhance operational resilience and provide a tactical advantage in areas like logistics and C4ISR.
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Q-CTRL forecasts quantum advantage for defense applications, potentially as early as 2028, offering a strategic benefit for military leaders who prioritize quantum integration.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 08:46
Fujitsu Integrates Anthropic’s Claude to Accelerate AI Transformation
Fujitsu signed a strategic partnership with Anthropic PBC, combining its systems expertise with Anthropic’s AI to accelerate transformation for.
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Fujitsu signed a strategic partnership with Anthropic PBC, combining its systems expertise with Anthropic’s AI to accelerate transformation for.
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 08:34
Quantum Research Could Open Up New Energy And Computing Technologies
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Scientists at the University of California, Riverside are making breakthroughs in understanding how quantum wave functions move across ultra-thin materials — research that could eventually improve solar energy technologies and help lay the groundwork for new forms of quantum computing. The researchers are part of UCR’s Center for Quantum Vibronics […]
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Quantum Research Could Open Up New Energy And Computing Technologies. Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Scientists at the University of California, Riverside are making breakthroughs in understanding how quantum wave functions move across ultra-thin materials — research that could eventually improve solar energy technologies and help lay the groundwork for new forms of quantum com…
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The researchers are part of UCR’s Center for Quantum Vibronics […]
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 08:19
Infleqtion Expands UK Quantum Operations With New Oxford Innovation Centre And Manufacturing Hub
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ) today announced a major expansion of its UK quantum operations with the launch of a new Quantum Innovation Centre in Oxford. The Centre will serve as a hub for quantum research, manufacturing, and systems integration, supporting the company’s next phase of growth in the UK. Scheduled to […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ) today announced a major expansion of its UK quantum operations with the launch of a new Quantum Innovation Centre in Oxford. The Centre will serve as a hub for quantum research, manufacturing, and systems integration, supporting the company’s next phase of growth in the UK. Scheduled to […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ) today announced a major expansion of its UK quantum operations with the launch of a new Quantum Innovation Centre in Oxford.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 07:59
Top Neutral Atom Quantum Computing Companies and Rydberg Array Vendor Guide
The top neutral atom quantum computing companies in 2026: QuEra, Pasqal, Atom Computing, Infleqtion, planqc, plus the M Squared laser supply chain. Rydberg-blockade gate-model and analog-mode QPUs scaling to 1000+ qubits.
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Top Neutral Atom Quantum Computing Companies and Rydberg Array Vendor Guide. The top neutral atom quantum computing companies in 2026: QuEra, Pasqal, Atom Computing, Infleqtion, planqc, plus the M Squared laser supply chain. Rydberg-blockade gate-model and analog-mode QPUs scaling to 1000+ qubits.
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The top neutral atom quantum computing companies in 2026: QuEra, Pasqal, Atom Computing, Infleqtion, planqc, plus the M Squared laser supply chain.
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 07:40
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Yaqumo Inc. Sign Letter of Intent for Strategic Collaboration in Quantum Technologies
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Yaqumo Inc. (“Yaqumo”), a Japan-based quantum technology company, today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India, to explore strategic collaboration in the field of quantum technologies. This LoI aligns with the growing momentum of quantum cooperation between Japan and India, including […]
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Sign Letter of Intent for Strategic Collaboration in Quantum Technologies . Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Yaqumo Inc. (“Yaqumo”), a Japan-based quantum technology company, today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India, to explore strategic collaboration in the field of quantum technologies.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Yaqumo Inc.
Thequantuminsider
May 28, 07:33
Q-CTRL Defines The Path to Quantum Battlefield Information Dominance for Core Military Problems in Promising New Outlook
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today released a white paper demonstrating the near-term capability for quantum computers, powered by its industry-leading performance-management software, to solve complex computational problems for the military. Q-CTRL projects quantum advantage for certain high-value defense logistics applications to arrive as soon as 2027, signaling a […]
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today released a white paper demonstrating the near-term capability for quantum computers, powered by its industry-leading performance-management software, to solve complex computational problems for the military.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today released a white paper demonstrating the near-term capability for quantum computers, powered by its industry-leading performance-management software, to solve complex computational problems for the military.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 06:40
40% of Last Year’s Workshop Participants Were LLNL Employees
LLNL & Las Positas College’s Laser Optics Workshop returns, fueled by demand from facilities like the National Ignition Facility.
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LLNL & Las Positas College’s Laser Optics Workshop returns, fueled by demand from facilities like the National Ignition Facility.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 05:25
Dilution Refrigerators Cool QPUs Below 20 Millikelvin
Researchers are building next-gen quantum computers with superconducting quantum processing units, or QPUs, cooled below 20 millikelvin using.
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Researchers are building next-gen quantum computers with superconducting quantum processing units, or QPUs, cooled below 20 millikelvin using.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 28, 05:12
Nanor’s Six-Year Study of Nagy’s Work Reached Harvard Class
Kiesse Nanor’s fascination with Professor Gregory Nagy’s work began at age 12 with “The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours,” a text she revisited for six.
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Kiesse Nanor’s fascination with Professor Gregory Nagy’s work began at age 12 with “The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours,” a text she revisited for six.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 20:14
Colourful Skyrmion Useful for Quantum Communication
Researchers created broadband colored skyrmions using on-chip ferroelectric spherulites, achieving complex arrangements—including configurations with.
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Researchers created broadband colored skyrmions using on-chip ferroelectric spherulites, achieving complex arrangements—including configurations with.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 20:01
$200M EUV Printers Shrink to Tabletop Size, Ideal For Photonics Applications
Texas Engineers built a tabletop Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography device, dramatically reducing the footprint & cost of $200M industrial EUV.
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Texas Engineers built a tabletop Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography device, dramatically reducing the footprint & cost of $200M industrial EUV.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:59
Berkley Lab Explains How Researchers Are Building The Next Generation Of Quantum Computers
Superconducting quantum processing units (QPUs) need temperatures below 20 millikelvin, achieved with technology like dilution refrigerators, to.
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Berkley Lab Explains How Researchers Are Building The Next Generation Of Quantum Computers. Superconducting quantum processing units (QPUs) need temperatures below 20 millikelvin, achieved with technology like dilution refrigerators, to.
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Superconducting quantum processing units (QPUs) need temperatures below 20 millikelvin, achieved with technology like dilution refrigerators, to.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:46
Qubits Cooled to 0.02 Degrees Above Absolute Zero at Berkeley Lab
Berkeley Lab researchers are building the full technology stack for quantum computers, including superconducting qubits—maintained at 0.
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Berkeley Lab researchers are building the full technology stack for quantum computers, including superconducting qubits—maintained at 0.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:42
ETH Zurich’s Qubits Yield First Certifiably Perfect Randomness
ETH Zurich researchers achieved certifiably perfect random numbers via a quantum experiment using entangled superconducting qubits.
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ETH Zurich researchers achieved certifiably perfect random numbers via a quantum experiment using entangled superconducting qubits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:39
$25M State Investment Launches New Mexico Quantum Venture Studio
New Mexico’s growing quantum sector earned a national award, fueled by a $25 million state investment to launch the New Mexico Quantum Venture Studio.
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New Mexico’s growing quantum sector earned a national award, fueled by a $25 million state investment to launch the New Mexico Quantum Venture Studio.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:39
S-Flex Tech Underpins euNetworks’ High-Capacity Quantum Shield
euNetworks has launched Quantum Shield, a new private connectivity service utilizing Adtran’s optical transport technology to provide secure data center connectivity across Europe. The service is designed for organizations requiring stringent security, performance, and customer-controlled encryption, addressing evolving cybersecurity regulations and post-quantum security needs.
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euNetworks has launched Quantum Shield, a new private connectivity service utilizing Adtran’s optical transport technology to provide secure data center connectivity across Europe. The service is designed for organizations requiring stringent security, performance, and customer-controlled encryption, addressing evolving cybersecurity regulations and post-quantum security needs.
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euNetworks has launched Quantum Shield, a new private connectivity service utilizing Adtran’s optical transport technology to provide secure data center connectivity across Europe.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:33
Toshiba’s Shields Elected to Royal Society for Quantum Networking Work
Dr. Andrew Shields of Toshiba Europe elected to the Royal Society, recognizing his advances in secure quantum key distribution and systems for a.
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Andrew Shields of Toshiba Europe elected to the Royal Society, recognizing his advances in secure quantum key distribution and systems for a.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:31
Monash Builds First Integrated Valleytronic System on a Chip
Monash University researchers built the first integrated circuit for “valleytronics”, enabling control of light-based information on a single chip.
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Monash University researchers built the first integrated circuit for “valleytronics”, enabling control of light-based information on a single chip.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:30
New Quantum Metric Could Advance Qubit Technology
A European team has observed the quantum metric, a unique geometric property, in a topological insulator—a material that conducts electricity only on its surface. This empirical measurement, conducted on lanthanum aluminate, confirms a previously theoretical property and advances understanding of materials for future technologies.
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A European team has observed the quantum metric, a unique geometric property, in a topological insulator—a material that conducts electricity only on its surface. This empirical measurement, conducted on lanthanum aluminate, confirms a previously theoretical property and advances understanding of materials for future technologies.
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A European team has observed the quantum metric, a unique geometric property, in a topological insulator—a material that conducts electricity only on its surface.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 19:25
Granular Aluminum Films Stabilize Quantum Vortex States for Qubits
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have demonstrated that magnetic vortices in superconductors, previously considered disruptive, can be utilized as controllable quantum systems. This finding, achieved through experiments with granular aluminum films, presents a new resource for developing quantum computers, sensors, and materials research.
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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have demonstrated that magnetic vortices in superconductors, previously considered disruptive, can be utilized as controllable quantum systems. This finding, achieved through experiments with granular aluminum films, presents a new resource for developing quantum computers, sensors, and materials research.
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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have demonstrated that magnetic vortices in superconductors, previously considered disruptive, can be utilized as controllable quantum systems.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 18:30
Qiskit Summer School Marks a Decade of Cloud Quantum Computing
Registration is open for Qiskit Global Summer School, a free, virtual program designed to help individuals develop practical quantum computing skills using Qiskit. This year’s event celebrates ten years of cloud-based quantum computing and will focus on hands-on experience with current technology.
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Qiskit Summer School Marks a Decade of Cloud Quantum Computing. Registration is open for Qiskit Global Summer School, a free, virtual program designed to help individuals develop practical quantum computing skills using Qiskit. This year’s event celebrates ten years of cloud-based quantum computing and will focus on hands-on experience with current technology.
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Registration is open for Qiskit Global Summer School, a free, virtual program designed to help individuals develop practical quantum computing skills using Qiskit.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 17:51
Li and Xing Demonstrate Programmable Valley Optoelectronic Circuit
Researchers built a hybrid nanocircuit integrating meta-waveguides with transition metal dichalcogenides, addressing a key challenge in fully.
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Researchers built a hybrid nanocircuit integrating meta-waveguides with transition metal dichalcogenides, addressing a key challenge in fully.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 17:41
ASC26 Drew Over 300 University Teams Worldwide
Over 300 university teams worldwide competed in ASC26, with finalists gathering at Wuxi University for the challenge.
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Over 300 university teams worldwide competed in ASC26, with finalists gathering at Wuxi University for the challenge.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 16:52
How ULTRAPURE Aims for 250 Gbit/s THz Communications
The ULTRAPURE initiative develops chip-scale photonics, addressing laser limitations for next-gen tech, and targets 250 Gbit/s THz communications.
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The ULTRAPURE initiative develops chip-scale photonics, addressing laser limitations for next-gen tech, and targets 250 Gbit/s THz communications.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 16:44
Astrotech Board Approves Lunar Resource Plan for Quantum Systems
Astrotech Corporation’s Board approved a plan for lunar resource development, targeting silicon-28 and helium-3 to support future quantum computing.
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Astrotech Corporation’s Board approved a plan for lunar resource development, targeting silicon-28 and helium-3 to support future quantum computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 16:43
Zapata Quantum Co-Founders Return After Restructuring
Zapata Quantum announced the return of co-founders Yudong Cao and Jonathan Olson to leadership roles, as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Strategy and Operations, respectively. Their return follows a company restructuring and is viewed as affirmation of Zapata’s current position and future opportunities in quantum computing.
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Zapata Quantum Co-Founders Return After Restructuring. Zapata Quantum announced the return of co-founders Yudong Cao and Jonathan Olson to leadership roles, as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Strategy and Operations, respectively.
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Their return follows a company restructuring and is viewed as affirmation of Zapata’s current position and future opportunities in quantum computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 11:48
Top Trapped Ion Quantum Computing Companies
The top trapped ion quantum computing companies in 2026: IonQ (with the Oxford Ionics, Vector Atomic, ID Quantique and Qubitekk rollup), Quantinuum (Honeywell-backed IPO), AQT, Universal Quantum, and eleQtron. The highest-fidelity quantum-computing modality.
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The top trapped ion quantum computing companies in 2026: IonQ (with the Oxford Ionics, Vector Atomic, ID Quantique and Qubitekk rollup), Quantinuum (Honeywell-backed IPO), AQT, Universal Quantum, and eleQtron.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 11:47
Top Photonic Quantum Computing Companies
The top photonic quantum computing companies in 2026: PsiQuantum's million-qubit fault-tolerant build, Xanadu's NASDAQ listing, Quandela, ORCA, QuiX, Aegiq, Sparrow Quantum, and Nu Quantum across the photonic modality.
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The top photonic quantum computing companies in 2026: PsiQuantum's million-qubit fault-tolerant build, Xanadu's NASDAQ listing, Quandela, ORCA, QuiX, Aegiq, Sparrow Quantum, and Nu Quantum across the photonic modality.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 11:46
Top Superconducting Quantum Computing Companies 2026: Complete Vendor Guide
Top superconducting quantum computing companies in 2026: IBM Heron, Google Willow, Rigetti Ankaa-3, IQM Radiance, Alice & Bob cat qubits, plus the M&A landscape.
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Top superconducting quantum computing companies in 2026: IBM Heron, Google Willow, Rigetti Ankaa-3, IQM Radiance, Alice & Bob cat qubits, plus the M&A landscape.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 10:57
$16M Fuels Lastwall’s Push for Quantum-Resilient Cyber Defense
Lastwall secured $16M to expand its identity-first security & quantum-resilient solutions across Canada, bolstering defenses for critical.
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Lastwall secured $16M to expand its identity-first security & quantum-resilient solutions across Canada, bolstering defenses for critical.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 09:52
Quantum Machines QUAlibrate Automates Calibration, Boosting Novera Fidelity to 99.5%
Quantum Machines & Rigetti achieved 99.5% median two-qubit gate fidelity on the Novera quantum processing unit, a new performance high for the system.
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Quantum Machines & Rigetti achieved 99.5% median two-qubit gate fidelity on the Novera quantum processing unit, a new performance high for the system.
Imec-int
May 27, 09:15
Quantum dot qubit using High NA EUV lithography
/ World first: imec presents quantum dot qubit device using High NA EUV lithography Press release The most advanced lithography system, crucial for future advanced memory and computer chips, will pla…
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Quantum dot qubit using High NA EUV lithography. This achievement marks a milestone toward the industrial scaling of more reliable qubits , the basic computational units of quantum computers. However, for a useful quantum computer, we need to scale to millions of connected qubits (the computational units of a quantum computer), with high reliability and precise control.
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However, for a useful quantum computer, we need to scale to millions of connected qubits (the computational units of a quantum computer), with high reliability and precise control.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 08:41
BitGo Completes Quantum MPC Simulation with FIPS 204 Standard
BitGo and Silence Laboratories collaborated to complete the first post-quantum MPC transaction simulation by a regulated custodian, demonstrating infrastructure for quantum-safe digital asset custody. This new approach utilizes Silence Laboratories’ PQ MPC protocol, based on the FIPS 204 standard, and BitGo’s custody platform to address growing quantum computing security concerns.
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BitGo Completes Quantum MPC Simulation with FIPS 204 Standard. BitGo and Silence Laboratories collaborated to complete the first post-quantum MPC transaction simulation by a regulated custodian, demonstrating infrastructure for quantum-safe digital asset custody.
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This new approach utilizes Silence Laboratories’ PQ MPC protocol, based on the FIPS 204 standard, and BitGo’s custody platform to address growing quantum computing security concerns.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 07:44
PACU Hosts 1,000 Phase Shifters for Scalable Quantum Control
QuiX Quantum’s PACU unit standardizes control for photonic systems, hosting up to 1,000 phase shifters for scalable quantum control.
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QuiX Quantum has introduced the Photonic Assembly Control Unit, or PACU, a rack-mountable system designed to host up to 1,000 phase shifters and standardize control for its photonic quantum systems. “As photonic quantum chips become more capable, the systems around them must scale as well,” said Stefan Hengesbach, CEO of QuiX Quantum.
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QuiX Quantum’s PACU unit standardizes control for photonic systems, hosting up to 1,000 phase shifters for scalable quantum control.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 07:07
Pavona’s Composable Framework Aligns With FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria
GlobalPlatform launched Pavona, an open-source silicon distribution offering certification-ready IP & a composable framework for secure silicon.
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GlobalPlatform has launched Pavona, the first openly available silicon distribution featuring a production-grade post-quantum cryptography (PQC) stack for embedded systems, addressing the escalating threat of attacks from future quantum computers.
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GlobalPlatform launched Pavona, an open-source silicon distribution offering certification-ready IP & a composable framework for secure silicon.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 07:07
D-Wave Wins $25M to Advance Superconducting Qubit Fabrication
D-Wave secured $25M in year two funding, via NORDTECH, to advance superconducting qubit fabrication, bolstering U.S. microelectronics.
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D-Wave’s subsidiary, Quantum Circuits, LLC, will be part of four programs collectively receiving more than $25 million in second-year funding to advance the fabrication of superconducting qubits as part of the SQFab project, one of four programs selected by the U.S.
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D-Wave secured $25M in year two funding, via NORDTECH, to advance superconducting qubit fabrication, bolstering U.S.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 27, 07:06
X-Ray Data Confirms Niobium Hydrides Limit Qubit Stability
X-ray data confirms that niobium hydrides, defects forming in niobium, contribute to qubit instability and limit quantum information storage.
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Researchers have directly linked the formation of “hills” observed on niobium superconducting qubits to the presence of niobium hydrides, a newly identified defect that contributes to quantum decoherence.
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X-ray data confirms that niobium hydrides, defects forming in niobium, contribute to qubit instability and limit quantum information storage.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:45
Pasqal Files F-4 to List on Nasdaq via Bleichroeder SPAC
Pasqal and Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp II announced they’ve filed an F-4 with the SEC, a key step toward Pasqal’s Nasdaq listing via the SPAC.
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Paris-based quantum computing firm Pasqal has filed a Form F-4 registration statement with the U.S. The filing, announced after an initial agreement reached on March 4, details Pasqal’s financials and technology as it seeks to expand its reach in the developing quantum computing field.
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Pasqal and Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp II announced they’ve filed an F-4 with the SEC, a key step toward Pasqal’s Nasdaq listing via the SPAC.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:39
ORCA’s PT Series Quantum Systems Join Digital Realty Innovation Lab
ORCA Computing’s PT Series photonic quantum systems are now featured at the Digital Realty Innovation Lab in London, testing integration with AI.
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ORCA Computing is expanding access to its photonic quantum systems through a new collaboration with Digital Realty, showcasing the technology within the newly launched London Innovation Lab. This focus on practical application is supported by ORCA’s approach to photonic quantum computing , allowing for quicker and more effective deployment in commercial settings.
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ORCA Computing’s PT Series photonic quantum systems are now featured at the Digital Realty Innovation Lab in London, testing integration with AI.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:38
H33 will provide free post-quantum cryptographic conversion for the first 1,000 companies requesting it
H33’s Eric Beans shares 5 predictions for post-quantum cryptographic adoption in 2026, focusing on overcoming cost and complexity barriers to migration. The company will provide free conversion to NIST-standardized algorithms for the first 1,000 companies, addressing a challenge currently estimated to cost enterprises millions of dollars.
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H33’s Eric Beans shares 5 predictions for post-quantum cryptographic adoption in 2026, focusing on overcoming cost and complexity barriers to migration. The company will provide free conversion to NIST-standardized algorithms for the first 1,000 companies, addressing a challenge currently estimated to cost enterprises millions of dollars.
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H33’s Eric Beans shares 5 predictions for post-quantum cryptographic adoption in 2026, focusing on overcoming cost and complexity barriers to migration.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:35
Quantinuum Files S-1 for $1.05 Billion IPO
Quantinuum Inc. has filed an S-1 for a $1.05 billion IPO, backed by Honeywell, as investor interest in quantum computing grows.
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The company reported a net loss of 136.6 million for the quarter ending March 31st, an increase from the 30.5 million loss reported during the same period last year, while revenue decreased from 19.1 million to 5.2 million. Quantinuum is developing platforms for applications in chemistry, machine learning , cybersecurity, and drug discovery, and counts Amgen Inc.
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has filed an S-1 for a $1.05 billion IPO, backed by Honeywell, as investor interest in quantum computing grows.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:22
La Sierra University Pilots Quantum-Safe VPN for 25 Staff
La Sierra University is piloting a quantum-secure virtual private network for 25 staff, preparing for threats from future quantum computing.
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La Sierra University is among the first in the United States to address a looming threat to data security by piloting a quantum-safe virtual private network for 25 staff members. Rajesh Patil, CEO of enQase, said this positions La Sierra University as a leader among universities pursuing a fully implemented quantum-safe campus network.
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La Sierra University is piloting a quantum-secure virtual private network for 25 staff, preparing for threats from future quantum computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:17
$25M+ Fuels D-Wave’s Push for Scalable Superconducting Qubits
D-Wave secured $25M+ in funding to advance fabrication of components for improved materials used in quantum computing, specifically for scalable.
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More than $25 million in second-year funding has been awarded to D-Wave’s SQFab project, supporting efforts to advance scalable superconducting qubit fabrication and U.S. Microelectronics Commons program, will be directed to D-Wave subsidiary Quantum Circuits, LLC, after the achievement of key first-year benchmarks.
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D-Wave secured $25M+ in funding to advance fabrication of components for improved materials used in quantum computing, specifically for scalable.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:04
Genesis Mission Funds AI Study of Extreme-Cold Transistors
Fermilab’s Olivia Seidel uses AI to model transistor behavior in extreme cold, research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.
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Fermilab’s Olivia Seidel uses AI to model transistor behavior in extreme cold, research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.
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Fermilab’s Olivia Seidel uses AI to model transistor behavior in extreme cold, research supported by the U.S.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:01
$3.5 Billion Valuation for Terra Quantum Public Listing
Terra Quantum will become publicly listed via a deal with Axiom Intelligence, resulting in a $3.5 billion equity valuation.
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Terra Quantum will appear on the Nasdaq exchange with the ticker symbol “TQ” following a definitive business combination agreement with Axiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp 1. The valuation of quantum technology firm Terra Quantum reached 3.5 billion.
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Terra Quantum will become publicly listed via a deal with Axiom Intelligence, resulting in a $3.5 billion equity valuation.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 21:00
Network Detects 161 New Gravitational Waves During O4b Run
The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network detected 161 gravitational wave events during its latest run, bringing the total observed to 390.
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An international network of gravitational wave detectors has identified 161 new cosmic collisions during its latest observing run, expanding the catalog of known events and initiating a new era for statistical astronomy. The updated Gravitational Wave Transient Catalog-5.
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The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network detected 161 gravitational wave events during its latest run, bringing the total observed to 390.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:48
D-Wave Simulation Quality Would Take 1 Million Years on Frontier Supercomputer
D-Wave maintains its previously demonstrated quantum simulation results are valid, responding to claims that recent classical simulation work has overturned them. The company reports that replicating the quality of D-Wave’s simulations, specifically for the largest problems studied, would take approximately one million years on the Frontier supercomputer.
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D-Wave maintains its previously demonstrated quantum simulation results are valid, responding to claims that recent classical simulation work has overturned them. The company reports that replicating the quality of D-Wave’s simulations, specifically for the largest problems studied, would take approximately one million years on the Frontier supercomputer.
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D-Wave maintains its previously demonstrated quantum simulation results are valid, responding to claims that recent classical simulation work has overturned them.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:39
FreeYaMind Campus to Invest Over EUR 100M in Quantum Tech
A private quantum computer will be installed in Iași, Romania, through the FreeYaMind Campus project, a partnership with IBM. The over EUR 100 million investment aims to provide access to quantum computing infrastructure for universities, researchers, and companies in the region.
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FreeYaMind Campus to Invest Over EUR 100M in Quantum Tech. A private quantum computer will be installed in Iași, Romania, through the FreeYaMind Campus project, a partnership with IBM. The over EUR 100 million investment aims to provide access to quantum computing infrastructure for universities, researchers, and companies in the region.
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A private quantum computer will be installed in Iași, Romania, through the FreeYaMind Campus project, a partnership with IBM.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:33
US Funds Try to lure British Quantum Computing Startup
US funds are seeking to attract Universal Quantum, a British quantum computing start-up, with a potential listing on the New York Stock Exchange and up to $100 million in investment. This funding would enable the company to connect multiple quantum chips and further develop its technology.
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US Funds Try to lure British Quantum Computing Startup. US funds are seeking to attract Universal Quantum, a British quantum computing start-up, with a potential listing on the New York Stock Exchange and up to $100 million in investment. This funding would enable the company to connect multiple quantum chips and further develop its technology.
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US funds are seeking to attract Universal Quantum, a British quantum computing start-up, with a potential listing on the New York Stock Exchange and up to $100 million in investment.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:30
How Pavona Composes Secure Silicon Aligned With FIPS 140-3 Standards
GlobalPlatform’s Pavona delivers certification-ready, composable silicon IP—including the first open post-quantum cryptography stack—for designs.
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GlobalPlatform has launched Pavona, an open-source silicon distribution featuring the first openly available post-quantum cryptography stack for embedded silicon, and is backed by twelve founding members including Agile Analog, Analog Devices, Inc.
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GlobalPlatform’s Pavona delivers certification-ready, composable silicon IP—including the first open post-quantum cryptography stack—for designs.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:21
Thousands of Pages Defined Grothendieck’s Early Math Impact
Alexander Grothendieck, comparable to Einstein in physics, reshaped 20th-century mathematics starting in the 1950s.
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Thousands of Pages Defined Grothendieck’s Early Math Impact. Alexander Grothendieck, comparable to Einstein in physics, reshaped 20th-century mathematics starting in the 1950s.
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Alexander Grothendieck, comparable to Einstein in physics, reshaped 20th-century mathematics starting in the 1950s.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:15
CNM’s QuEEN-M Integrates Atomic-Resolution STEM with Ultrafast Studies
QuEEN-M, a new platform at CNM, combines atomic-resolution STEM with ultrafast studies—down to picosecond timescales—for materials research.
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Researchers can now observe materials’ dynamic processes at a fine scale thanks to the Quantum Emitter Electron Nanomaterial Microscope, or QuEEN-M, a new platform available through the CNM user program.
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QuEEN-M, a new platform at CNM, combines atomic-resolution STEM with ultrafast studies—down to picosecond timescales—for materials research.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:12
Why Scholze & Clausen Target Topology’s 100-Year-Old Core
Peter Scholze and Dustin Clausen are tackling a 100-year-old core concept in topology, aiming to rigorously define how shapes can stretch and deform.
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Over 100 years after the development of foundational mathematics coincided with a shift to modern mathematics, Peter Scholze of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn and Dustin Clausen of the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies in France are attempting a complete rebuild of the field’s core concepts.
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Peter Scholze and Dustin Clausen are tackling a 100-year-old core concept in topology, aiming to rigorously define how shapes can stretch and deform.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 20:02
Loss-Driven Gain Hits Q-Factors Above 10,000 in Photonic Crystals
Researchers demonstrated loss-driven gain in defects within photonic crystals, achieving exceptionally high-quality factors exceeding 10,000.
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Raman detail how these enhancements stem from resonances positioned at topological branch-cut singularities within the reflection coefficient. Applied, revealing that these gain enhancements are not simply a byproduct of loss, but are fundamentally driven by specific topological features within the photonic crystal structure.
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Researchers demonstrated loss-driven gain in defects within photonic crystals, achieving exceptionally high-quality factors exceeding 10,000.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 09:05
Stellora.AI’s Quantum Flow Supports Faster Drug Discovery
Stellora.AI is advancing its Quantum Flow technology, focused on supporting healthcare innovation, drug discovery, and research into complex diseases. The system generates functional quantum circuits and code, working with existing research and quantum machine requirements to assist scientific teams in their work.
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Stellora.AI’s Quantum Flow Supports Faster Drug Discovery. Stellora.AI is advancing its Quantum Flow technology, focused on supporting healthcare innovation, drug discovery, and research into complex diseases. The system generates functional quantum circuits and code, working with existing research and quantum machine requirements to assist scientific teams in their work.
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The system generates functional quantum circuits and code, working with existing research and quantum machine requirements to assist scientific teams in their work.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 08:56
IQM Delivers Second Operational Quantum Computer to Poland
Poznan University of Technology has unveiled an IQM quantum computer, the first on-premises system for the university, to support research and education in quantum technologies. This deployment marks the second operational quantum computer installed in Poland by IQM, bolstering the country’s growing quantum ecosystem and STEM initiatives.
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Poznan University of Technology has unveiled an IQM quantum computer, the first on-premises system for the university, to support research and education in quantum technologies. This deployment marks the second operational quantum computer installed in Poland by IQM, bolstering the country’s growing quantum ecosystem and STEM initiatives.
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Poznan University of Technology has unveiled an IQM quantum computer, the first on-premises system for the university, to support research and education in quantum technologies.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 08:31
What is Decoherence? Complete 2026 Beginner’s Guide to Quantum Decoherence
Decoherence guide 2026: T1 and T2 timescales, density matrix, Lindblad equation, depolarising/dephasing/amplitude-damping channels, mitigation strategies.
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Quantum decoherence is entanglement with the environment. T1 is the timescale over which an excited qubit |1⟩ decays to |0⟩; T2 is the timescale over which the relative phase between α|0⟩ and β|1⟩ randomises.
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Decoherence guide 2026: T1 and T2 timescales, density matrix, Lindblad equation, depolarising/dephasing/amplitude-damping channels, mitigation strategies.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 08:12
Telia & QMill Expand Quantum Security Beyond Point-to-Point
Telia Finland & QMill developed quantum-enhanced data encryption for mobile networks, protecting against current & future attacks.
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The Finnish Defense Forces recently evaluated a new method of encrypting sensitive communications, indicating a direct interest in bolstering the security of its information networks beyond traditional approaches. This demonstration builds on Telia’s earlier work as the first commercial operator to test quantum key distribution as part of the NaQCI.
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Telia Finland & QMill developed quantum-enhanced data encryption for mobile networks, protecting against current & future attacks.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 08:05
NASA’s Kagey Guides Spacewalks in Simulated Microgravity
Jaclyn Kagey, Artemis EVA lead, prepares astronauts for lunar spacewalks, utilizing the simulated microgravity of NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
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Jaclyn Kagey has spent over 25 years at NASA and now leads the Artemis extravehicular activity program, shaping humanity’s return to the Moon. Kagey plays a central role in preparing astronauts to safely explore the Moon’s South Pole , a region never before visited by humans, and will define how they work on the lunar surface after arriving via a commercial lander.
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Jaclyn Kagey, Artemis EVA lead, prepares astronauts for lunar spacewalks, utilizing the simulated microgravity of NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 07:42
4,000 Pages Detail a Unified Quantum Model of the Universe
A 12-volume study, totaling over 4,000 pages, details a quantum model of the universe, seeking to connect classical physics, quantum theory, and cosmology. The research project aims to provide a unified, structural description of the universe based on observational cosmology and modern physics.
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A 12-volume study, totaling over 4,000 pages, details a quantum model of the universe, seeking to connect classical physics, quantum theory, and cosmology. The research project aims to provide a unified, structural description of the universe based on observational cosmology and modern physics.
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A 12-volume study, totaling over 4,000 pages, details a quantum model of the universe, seeking to connect classical physics, quantum theory, and cosmology.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 07:21
€10M Series A Fuels Quanscient’s Quantum-AI Hardware Push
Quanscient secured €10M Series A funding to pioneer AI-native hardware engineering, leveraging quantum algorithms and cloud multiphysics simulation.
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A new €10 million Series A funding round is fueling Quanscient’s push to overhaul hardware engineering, addressing a critical bottleneck identified in a recent company study: 89% of engineers routinely simplify physics models due to runtime limitations.
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Quanscient secured €10M Series A funding to pioneer AI-native hardware engineering, leveraging quantum algorithms and cloud multiphysics simulation.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 06:40
BlueQubit AI Compresses Years of Quantum Expertise Into One Prompt
BlueQubit AI compresses years of quantum expertise into a single, interactive system, letting users build programs via plain language.
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BlueQubit AI aims to compress years of quantum computing expertise into a single, instantly accessible system, addressing a critical barrier to wider adoption of the technology. BlueQubit Quantum AI addresses a critical bottleneck in the field; building even moderately complex quantum programs demands proficiency in areas ranging from linear algebra to the nuances of specific…
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BlueQubit AI compresses years of quantum expertise into a single, interactive system, letting users build programs via plain language.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 26, 05:51
Neutron Sources at ORNL Enable Quantum Material Discovery and Design
Quantum materials are essential for advances in computing, sensing, and communication, and ORNL is focused on their discovery, design, and understanding. These materials, exhibiting quantum phenomena, are both a product of and enabled by quantum technology, creating a cycle of innovation at the laboratory.
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Neutron Sources at ORNL Enable Quantum Material Discovery and Design. Quantum materials are essential for advances in computing, sensing, and communication, and ORNL is focused on their discovery, design, and understanding. These materials, exhibiting quantum phenomena, are both a product of and enabled by quantum technology, creating a cycle of innovation at the laboratory.
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These materials, exhibiting quantum phenomena, are both a product of and enabled by quantum technology, creating a cycle of innovation at the laboratory.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 20:44
Why NASA Competes JPL After Caltech’s 1930s Management
NASA will compete the next contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory management, ending Caltech’s sole source agreement since the 1930s, to improve.
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For the first time since the 1930s, NASA will open the management contract for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to competitive bidding, breaking with a long-standing sole-source arrangement with the California Institute of Technology. space economy and a broader government effort to enhance efficiency and value.
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NASA will compete the next contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory management, ending Caltech’s sole source agreement since the 1930s, to improve.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 17:06
NASA Seeks Efficiencies in JPL’s $Billions FFRDC Operations
NASA will compete the Jet Propulsion Laboratory management contract, held by Caltech since the 1930s, as the agency pursues greater cost and.
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For the first time in decades, NASA will open bidding for the management and operation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center in Southern California that has been exclusively managed by the California Institute of Technology since the 1930s.
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NASA will compete the Jet Propulsion Laboratory management contract, held by Caltech since the 1930s, as the agency pursues greater cost and.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 17:03
€18M Funds Quantum-Secure Network Across Four EU Nations
Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg are collaborating on TransEuroOGS, a new project to build a quantum-secure network of optical ground stations across the four EU nations. The approximately €18 million initiative, co-funded by the EU and national governments, aims to establish interoperable, satellite-based communication as part of the broader EuroQCI program.
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Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg are collaborating on TransEuroOGS, a new project to build a quantum-secure network of optical ground stations across the four EU nations. The approximately €18 million initiative, co-funded by the EU and national governments, aims to establish interoperable, satellite-based communication as part of the broader EuroQCI program.
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Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg are collaborating on TransEuroOGS, a new project to build a quantum-secure network of optical ground stations across the four EU nations.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:58
NASA Seeks Up to 10 Partners for Mission Storytelling Agreements
NASA is accepting proposals from filmmakers, storytellers & more to collaborate on sharing mission stories, including Artemis and nuclear propulsion.
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NASA is seeking up to 10 creative partners, with a proposal deadline of Tuesday, June 30, to help share the agency’s ambitious missions extending beyond the Artemis lunar landings. creators, though proposals with some international participation will be considered.
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NASA is accepting proposals from filmmakers, storytellers & more to collaborate on sharing mission stories, including Artemis and nuclear propulsion.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:56
Researchers Identify Material Missing From 1 Million-Entry Database
Dr. Kevin Yu and Dr. Jamesa Stokes’ work at NASA Glenn led to the identification of a new material, formed from lunar dust and scandium oxide, not.
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A previously undocumented material has emerged from research at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, potentially offering a solution to the challenges of utilizing lunar resources. Kevin Yu, now a technologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, and Dr.
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Jamesa Stokes’ work at NASA Glenn led to the identification of a new material, formed from lunar dust and scandium oxide, not.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:48
Visible & Infrared Light Reveal Galaxy Cluster MACS J1141 Details
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured galaxy cluster MACS J1141, utilizing both visible and infrared light to reveal a collection of galaxies clustered together. The observations, part of programs studying massive, X-ray bright clusters, also sought distant galaxies and interactions at the cluster’s core.
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Visible & Infrared Light Reveal Galaxy Cluster MACS J1141 Details. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured galaxy cluster MACS J1141, utilizing both visible and infrared light to reveal a collection of galaxies clustered together. The observations, part of programs studying massive, X-ray bright clusters, also sought distant galaxies and interactions at the cluster’s core.
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured galaxy cluster MACS J1141, utilizing both visible and infrared light to reveal a collection of galaxies clustered together.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:46
How Landsat 8 Imaged a 137-Mile-Per-Hour Tornado’s Damage
An EF-3 tornado’s 137-mph path across Mississippi was captured by Landsat 8 on May 12, revealing a tan line of tree damage south of Brookhaven.
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National Weather Service damage assessments noted a mobile home park and a home with collapsed exterior walls, illustrating the storm’s impact on communities. This satellite imagery provides crucial documentation of the storm’s impact, complementing ground-based damage assessments conducted by the National Weather Service.
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An EF-3 tornado’s 137-mph path across Mississippi was captured by Landsat 8 on May 12, revealing a tan line of tree damage south of Brookhaven.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:43
Mission Directorates Now Report Directly to NASA Administrator
NASA has realigned the agency to prioritize mission delivery and fulfill the objectives outlined in the National Space Policy. This restructuring includes mission directorates now reporting directly to the administrator, designed to increase focus and leverage resources more efficiently.
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Mission Directorates Now Report Directly to NASA Administrator. NASA has realigned the agency to prioritize mission delivery and fulfill the objectives outlined in the National Space Policy. This restructuring includes mission directorates now reporting directly to the administrator, designed to increase focus and leverage resources more efficiently.
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NASA has realigned the agency to prioritize mission delivery and fulfill the objectives outlined in the National Space Policy.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:39
Caltech Loses Sole-Source JPL Contract After Decades
After nearly 90 years, NASA will compete the Jet Propulsion Laboratory management contract, previously held solely by the California Institute of.
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NASA cites the growth of the U. Army to NASA, Caltech has consistently been awarded the management agreement without competition. NASA initiated the procurement process to ensure continuity for ongoing missions and laboratory operations while allowing sufficient time for a comprehensive competition.
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After nearly 90 years, NASA will compete the Jet Propulsion Laboratory management contract, previously held solely by the California Institute of.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:36
279th Spacewalk Supports Station Assembly, Maintenance, Upgrades
NASA will broadcast a Roscosmos spacewalk May 27, the 279th in a series supporting International Space Station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.
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The 279th spacewalk in support of the International Space Station will begin at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT as Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev venture outside the orbiting complex to install new equipment and retrieve existing hardware.
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NASA will broadcast a Roscosmos spacewalk May 27, the 279th in a series supporting International Space Station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:33
NASA Adds F-15s and Pilatus PC-12 to Armstrong Flight Research Fleet
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center expanded its fleet this year, including two F-15s and a Pilatus PC-12, alongside the ER-2s and X-59.
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NASA is broadening its high-speed research capabilities this year with the addition of two F-15 aircraft to the fleet at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The integration of the F-15s is already underway; NASA crew chief Walt Kondracki was pictured inspecting one of the aircraft on March 17th, demonstrating the immediate work of the ground crews responsi…
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NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center expanded its fleet this year, including two F-15s and a Pilatus PC-12, alongside the ER-2s and X-59.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:30
Why 90% of Signatories Attended Artemis Workshop In-Person
With 67 nations now signed on, 90% of Artemis Accords signatories met in Lima, Peru, to advance shared principles for lunar and Martian exploration.
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Representatives from 30 countries convened in Lima, Peru, for the fourth annual Artemis Accords workshop, following the recent addition of six new signatory nations: Latvia, Jordan, Morocco, Malta, Ireland, and Paraguay, bringing the total to 67.
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With 67 nations now signed on, 90% of Artemis Accords signatories met in Lima, Peru, to advance shared principles for lunar and Martian exploration.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:26
SLS Rocket to Accommodate 6U and 12U CubeSats on Future Artemis Flights
NASA seeks CubeSat proposals for future Artemis missions, utilizing the Space Launch System rocket to potentially accommodate 6U & 12U satellites.
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NASA is now seeking proposals for 6U and 12U CubeSats to accompany future Artemis missions, expanding the range of secondary payloads beyond those flown on earlier flights. Organizations hoping to launch these nanosatellites on Artemis III, IV, and V have until Monday, June 1 to respond to the agency’s request for information.
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NASA seeks CubeSat proposals for future Artemis missions, utilizing the Space Launch System rocket to potentially accommodate 6U & 12U satellites.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:24
Swift Observatory Gains Lifespan Via June Orbital Boost
NASA plans a late June mission using the Katalyst, LINK spacecraft & Pegasus XL rocket to boost the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit, extending.
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Engineers completed environmental testing of the Katalyst robotic spacecraft, called LINK, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on April 15, preparing it for a mission to extend the lifespan of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
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NASA plans a late June mission using the Katalyst, LINK spacecraft & Pegasus XL rocket to boost the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit, extending.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:21
NASA Heliophysics Division Funded 80M+ Airglow Image Study
NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) recently completed its mission studying atmospheric gravity waves, which are ripples in Earth’s atmosphere created by weather events and winds. The experiment, funded by NASA’s Heliophysics Division, used images of airglow to investigate how these waves impact space weather and potentially disrupt satellites and communications.
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NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) recently completed its mission studying atmospheric gravity waves, which are ripples in Earth’s atmosphere created by weather events and winds. The experiment, funded by NASA’s Heliophysics Division, used images of airglow to investigate how these waves impact space weather and potentially disrupt satellites and communications.
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NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) recently completed its mission studying atmospheric gravity waves, which are ripples in Earth’s atmosphere created by weather events and winds.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:16
NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More
NASA’s coverage of the Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years, has been honored with four Telly Awards. The agency’s innovative storytelling, live coverage, and digital experience connected global audiences to this historic journey, renewing interest in space exploration.
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NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More. NASA’s coverage of the Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years, has been honored with four Telly Awards. The agency’s innovative storytelling, live coverage, and digital experience connected global audiences to this historic journey, renewing interest in space exploration.
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NASA’s coverage of the Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years, has been honored with four Telly Awards.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:13
Researchers Complete Over 750 Space Station Investigations in One Year
In the past year, researchers completed over 750 investigations aboard the International Space Station, expanding knowledge of space-based life, innovations for Earth, and support for lunar and Martian exploration. These results include studies focused on protecting astronaut health and advancing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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In the past year, researchers completed over 750 investigations aboard the International Space Station, expanding knowledge of space-based life, innovations for Earth, and support for lunar and Martian exploration. These results include studies focused on protecting astronaut health and advancing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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In the past year, researchers completed over 750 investigations aboard the International Space Station, expanding knowledge of space-based life, innovations for Earth, and support for lunar and Martian exploration.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 16:02
Six Boats, Four Helicopters Orchestrate Artemis II Splashdown
Following their lunar mission, the Artemis II astronauts were safely recovered from the Orion spacecraft by a combined team of NASA personnel and U.S. Navy divers after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead, oversaw the design and execution of this complex operation, which involved six boats, four helicopters, and a team of over 50 people.
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Following their lunar mission, the Artemis II astronauts were safely recovered from the Orion spacecraft by a combined team of NASA personnel and U.S. Navy divers after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead, oversaw the design and execution of this complex operation, which involved six boats, four helicopters, and a team of over 50 people.
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Following their lunar mission, the Artemis II astronauts were safely recovered from the Orion spacecraft by a combined team of NASA personnel and U.S.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 15:57
Fermi Detects Gamma Rays From a Supernova 400× More Luminous
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observed a rare, luminous supernova, likely powered by a supermagnetized neutron star.
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After nearly 20 years of searching Fermi data for definitive signals, astronomers have finally detected gamma rays from a supernova exhibiting an unusually powerful burst of energy. NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observed SN 2017egm, a superluminous supernova located 440 million light-years away, producing 10 or more times the amount of visible light normally seen.
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NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observed a rare, luminous supernova, likely powered by a supermagnetized neutron star.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 15:52
WINGMAN Team From South Dakota State Wins NASA Aeronautics Challenge
Team WINGMAN from South Dakota State University secured first place at NASA’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, addressing aircraft maintenance.
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Team WINGMAN from South Dakota State University secured first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, besting other postsecondary teams in a national challenge focused on the future of aircraft maintenance.
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Team WINGMAN from South Dakota State University secured first place at NASA’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, addressing aircraft maintenance.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 15:49
454 Responses Shape NASA’s Space Technology Investment Priorities
NASA’s Civil Space Shortfall Ranking, informed by over 400 responses, will guide the agency’s space technology investments.
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NASA is prioritizing technologies to sustain a long-term lunar presence, informed by input from a remarkably broad coalition of stakeholders. An image of Earthset captured during Artemis II’s April 6 lunar flyby at 6:41 p.
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NASA’s Civil Space Shortfall Ranking, informed by over 400 responses, will guide the agency’s space technology investments.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 15:46
NASA’s Artemis II Flew By the Moon’s Far Side for Analysis
During its 10-day mission, the Artemis II crew flew by the Moon’s far side, analyzing geologic features and photographing impact craters.
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During a recent 10-day mission, the Artemis II crew did not land on the Moon, but instead flew by its far side to analyze and photograph geologic features, an observation effort intended to inform future lunar exploration.
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During its 10-day mission, the Artemis II crew flew by the Moon’s far side, analyzing geologic features and photographing impact craters.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 15:38
NASA Tracks Tens of Thousands of Objects Orbiting Earth
Tens of thousands of trackable objects, including satellites and debris, orbit Earth within its outermost atmospheric layers, the thermosphere and exosphere. These objects, along with daily meteoric material, sometimes create visible phenomena like fireballs, as recently captured by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
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Tens of thousands of trackable objects, including satellites and debris, orbit Earth within its outermost atmospheric layers, the thermosphere and exosphere. These objects, along with daily meteoric material, sometimes create visible phenomena like fireballs, as recently captured by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
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Tens of thousands of trackable objects, including satellites and debris, orbit Earth within its outermost atmospheric layers, the thermosphere and exosphere.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 15:34
Eastern Hemisphere Lights Dimmed and Brightened From 2014-2023
NASA’s Black Marble data reveals nuanced changes in artificial lights across the Eastern Hemisphere from 2014-2023, linked to industry & policy.
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An analysis of nearly a decade of nighttime imagery from NASA’s Black Marble product reveals a world where patterns of light are more nuanced than simple growth, displaying a patchwork of brightening and dimming across the inhabited globe.
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NASA’s Black Marble data reveals nuanced changes in artificial lights across the Eastern Hemisphere from 2014-2023, linked to industry & policy.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 15:28
€18M Funds Quantum-Secure Network Linking Four EU Member States
Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg are collaborating on TransEuroOGS, a new project to establish a quantum-secure network of interoperable optical ground stations. The approximately €18 million initiative, co-funded by the EU and national governments, will link these stations across the four member states for satellite-based communication.
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Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg are collaborating on TransEuroOGS, a new project to establish a quantum-secure network of interoperable optical ground stations. The approximately €18 million initiative, co-funded by the EU and national governments, will link these stations across the four member states for satellite-based communication.
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Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Luxembourg are collaborating on TransEuroOGS, a new project to establish a quantum-secure network of interoperable optical ground stations.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 11:32
Business Finland Funds ESL Shipping’s Quantum Fleet Optimization Study
ESL Shipping’s Smart Fleet Optimization project, funded in part by Business Finland, explores applying quantum computing to complex shipping.
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ESL Shipping is partnering with QMill to explore how quantum computing can optimize the intricate logistics of tramp trade shipping, a challenging area of the maritime industry. Partially funded by Business Finland, the multi-year project integrates ESL Shipping’s real operational data with QMill’s quantum-classical hybrid algorithms, moving beyond theoretical applications.
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ESL Shipping’s Smart Fleet Optimization project, funded in part by Business Finland, explores applying quantum computing to complex shipping.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 11:13
France’s Plan Quantique Now Backed by $2.9B in Total Funding
France is increasing its investment in quantum technology with an additional €1 billion (1.1 billion) for Plan Quantique, supplementing an existing €1.8 billion (2.1 billion) ten-year commitment.
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France is increasing its investment in quantum technology with an additional €1 billion (1.1 billion) for Plan Quantique, supplementing an existing €1.8 billion (2.1 billion) ten-year commitment. This funding aims to accelerate the industrialization of quantum technologies, shifting focus from research to practical applications and global leadership.
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Alice & Bob supports France’s Plan Quantique, now backed by a total of €2.9 billion ($2.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 09:38
Sciences and Exploration Directorate Builds X-ray Quantum Calorimeter
The Sciences and Exploration Directorate is developing an X-ray Quantum Calorimeter, a device designed to precisely measure the energy of individual x-ray photons. This technology will enable new capabilities for x-ray spectroscopy and potentially advance the search for weakly interacting dark matter particles.
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The Sciences and Exploration Directorate is developing an X-ray Quantum Calorimeter, a device designed to precisely measure the energy of individual x-ray photons. This technology will enable new capabilities for x-ray spectroscopy and potentially advance the search for weakly interacting dark matter particles.
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The Sciences and Exploration Directorate is developing an X-ray Quantum Calorimeter, a device designed to precisely measure the energy of individual x-ray photons.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 09:17
Gemini Audio Transforms Audio into Actionable Notes as JSON
Gemini Audio can convert audio files into structured, actionable notes in JSON format, a feature that goes beyond typical transcription services.
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Gemini Audio can convert audio files into structured, actionable notes in JSON format, a feature that goes beyond typical transcription services. Gemini Audio doesn’t simply record words; it also filters out pauses and filler words like “ums” and “ahs,” delivering polished text at the speed of speech.
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Go beyond transcription with Gemini Audio, converting audio—like lectures or calls—into actionable notes.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 07:38
PQC Algorithms Need 3–10× Larger Keys for IoT Devices
Telcos preparing for post-quantum cryptography face challenges, as these algorithms require key sizes 3–10× larger than current standards.
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Telecommunications companies face an immediate cryptographic threat as adversaries begin “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later ” attacks, targeting sensitive subscriber data with lifecycles spanning five to ten years.
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Telcos preparing for post-quantum cryptography face challenges, as these algorithms require key sizes 3–10× larger than current standards.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 25, 07:37
Single Qubit Could Match Seismic Image Resolution Gains, Quantinuum Finds
Quantinuum & bp are scaling a quantum project to improve mapping of the Earth’s subsurface, potentially achieving the same gains in detail with one.
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This efficiency stems from how quantum computers handle dimensionality, as explained in “Quantum Computation and Quantum Information” by Isaac L. Nielsen, where adding one qubit doubles the quantum state space. The company is not pursuing a purely quantum solution, but rather a hybrid approach that leverages the strengths of both quantum and classical systems.
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Quantinuum & bp are scaling a quantum project to improve mapping of the Earth’s subsurface, potentially achieving the same gains in detail with one.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 24, 20:22
PlasmaPro 100 Cobra TM Enables Rigetti’s Ambitious Qubit Roadmap
Rigetti Computing has purchased a PlasmaPro 100 Cobra atomic layer etch system from Oxford Instruments to expand its recently established quantum foundry, Fab-1. This investment supports Rigetti’s plans to increase qubit fabrication, improve performance, and accelerate the development of superconducting qubit technology.
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Rigetti Computing has purchased a PlasmaPro 100 Cobra atomic layer etch system from Oxford Instruments to expand its recently established quantum foundry, Fab-1. This investment supports Rigetti’s plans to increase qubit fabrication, improve performance, and accelerate the development of superconducting qubit technology.
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Rigetti Computing has purchased a PlasmaPro 100 Cobra atomic layer etch system from Oxford Instruments to expand its recently established quantum foundry, Fab-1.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 24, 19:46
UK Quantum-Adjacent Companies: The Enabling Tech Behind Quantum
The uk quantum adjacent companies build the technology that makes quantum computing possible without building the quantum computers themselves, from the cryogenics that cool the chips to the lasers, photonic components, sensors and security hardware around them. Britain is unusually strong in this enabling layer, with world-leading suppliers like Oxford Instruments and a deep bench […]
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The uk quantum adjacent companies build the technology that makes quantum computing possible without building the quantum computers themselves, from the cryogenics that cool the chips to the lasers, photonic components, sensors and security hardware around them.
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The uk quantum adjacent companies build the technology that makes quantum computing possible without building the quantum computers themselves, from the cryogenics that cool the chips to the lasers, photonic components, sensors and security hardware around them.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 24, 19:28
NEMS Device Exhibits Quantum Behavior Through Material Properties Alone
Researchers built nanoelectromechanical systems, or NEMS, that demonstrate quantum behavior of phonons via material properties alone.
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Physicists at Caltech and Stanford University have engineered nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) capable of exhibiting quantum behavior through the intrinsic properties of their materials, a feat previously requiring an external quantum device like a superconducting qubit .
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Researchers built nanoelectromechanical systems, or NEMS, that demonstrate quantum behavior of phonons via material properties alone.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 24, 19:24
Quantum Qubits Securely Transmit Messages as Binary Code for NASA
NASA is exploring quantum communications to ensure the secure transmission of space data, utilizing quantum qubits. These qubits send messages as binary code, representing data with combinations of “1” and “0.”
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Quantum Qubits Securely Transmit Messages as Binary Code for NASA. NASA is exploring quantum communications to ensure the secure transmission of space data, utilizing quantum qubits. These qubits send messages as binary code, representing data with combinations of “1” and “0.”
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NASA is exploring quantum communications to ensure the secure transmission of space data, utilizing quantum qubits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 24, 19:19
Mythos Preview Surpasses SCONE-bench Results in Smart Contract Exploitation
Claude Mythos Preview surpasses existing benchmarks like SCONE in identifying & chaining exploits, specifically in areas like smart contract.
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Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview identifies vulnerabilities in code and chains them into complete cyberattack sequences, a capability that prompted a cautious rollout via Project Glasswing rather than broad public access.
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Claude Mythos Preview surpasses existing benchmarks like SCONE in identifying & chaining exploits, specifically in areas like smart contract.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 24, 19:18
$50M Quantum for Bio Program Tests Genomic Limits
University of Oxford researchers loaded a complete hepatitis D genome onto a quantum computer, a step toward utilizing quantum computing for.
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This approach allowed the team to focus on developing methods to compress genomic data into quantum states, a critical step given the limitations of existing quantum hardware. Encoding the genome wasn’t a simple transfer of data; it required converting the sequence into a structure suitable for quantum representation and designing a precise operational sequence for a real quan…
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University of Oxford researchers loaded a complete hepatitis D genome onto a quantum computer, a step toward utilizing quantum computing for.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 24, 18:59
Quantum Zeitgeist Weekly Digest
Welcome to this week’s quantum technology digest! We’re tracking the rapidly evolving landscape of quantum, bringing you the most impactful developments from the last seven days. This week’s selection showcases a particularly exciting surge in investment and infrastructure building within the United States, driven heavily by the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Quantum Zeitgeist Weekly Digest. Welcome to this week’s quantum technology digest! We’re tracking the rapidly evolving landscape of quantum, bringing you the most impactful developments from the last seven days.
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Welcome to this week’s quantum technology digest!
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 15:35
Coherent Quantum Processing Needs Far Fewer Measurements Than Previous Methods
For quantum purity amplification with d-dimensional inputs, coherent processing achieves a target error ε using only O(1/ε) copies of the input state. Any incoherent protocol attempting the same task requires at least Ω(d/ε) copies, representing a substantial reduction in resources. This work establishes a framework for “coherent quantum inference” and demonstrates clear performance advantages for maintaining quantum coherence.
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Coherent Quantum Processing Needs Far Fewer Measurements Than Previous Methods. For quantum purity amplification with d-dimensional inputs, coherent processing achieves a target error ε using only O(1/ε) copies of the input state. This work establishes a framework for “coherent quantum inference” and demonstrates clear performance advantages for maintaining quantum coherence.
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This work establishes a framework for “coherent quantum inference” and demonstrates clear performance advantages for maintaining quantum coherence.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 15:16
Subtle Mathematical Limits Reveal How Operators Smoothly Transition to New Forms
Different self-adjoint solutions to squeezing operators emerge depending on *how* a system approaches zero coupling. Until now, the expectation was that a unique physical solution would arise in such limits. This work demonstrates that every possible self-adjoint extension can be obtained by observing the operator along a suitable sequence, challenging established assumptions about essentially singular limits.
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Different self-adjoint solutions to squeezing operators emerge depending on *how* a system approaches zero coupling. Until now, the expectation was that a unique physical solution would arise in such limits.
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Different self-adjoint solutions to squeezing operators emerge depending on *how* a system approaches zero coupling.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 14:57
Quantum Computers Maintain Learning Edge Despite Real-World Noise
Thirty to forty qubits is all it took to reveal a clear advantage for quantum machine learning, a threshold previously thought far beyond reach. Unlike prior demonstrations requiring perfect conditions, this performance separation emerges even with the noise inherent in today’s quantum devices. Matching this coherent quantum processing with conventional methods would demand months, perhaps years, of additional measurement time.
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Quantum Computers Maintain Learning Edge Despite Real-World Noise. Thirty to forty qubits is all it took to reveal a clear advantage for quantum machine learning, a threshold previously thought far beyond reach. Matching this coherent quantum processing with conventional methods would demand months, perhaps years, of additional measurement time.
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Thirty to forty qubits is all it took to reveal a clear advantage for quantum machine learning, a threshold previously thought far beyond reach.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 14:38
Quantum Security Holds Firm Even with Imperfect Data Transmission
A violation of Bell inequalities, persisting even with 83% noise on input signals, challenges established limits in quantum cryptography. Until now, device-independent security protocols demanded perfect communication between parties, an unrealistic expectation in confined experimental setups. This work demonstrates that such protocols can remain secure despite imperfections, opening new avenues for practical implementation and the discovery of further inequalities.
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Quantum Security Holds Firm Even with Imperfect Data Transmission. A violation of Bell inequalities, persisting even with 83% noise on input signals, challenges established limits in quantum cryptography. This work demonstrates that such protocols can remain secure despite imperfections, opening new avenues for practical implementation and the discovery of further inequalities.
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A violation of Bell inequalities, persisting even with 83% noise on input signals, challenges established limits in quantum cryptography.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 14:17
Logical Quantum Processor Solves Equations with 10% Improved Kernel Performance
A quantum kernel computed using fault-tolerant logic now outperforms its physical counterpart when solving differential equations. This represents a shift from previous methods, demonstrating improved performance at both the algorithmic level and in a practical application. Such gains validate the potential of logical qubits despite requiring greater quantum resources.
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Logical Quantum Processor Solves Equations with 10% Improved Kernel Performance. A quantum kernel computed using fault-tolerant logic now outperforms its physical counterpart when solving differential equations. Such gains validate the potential of logical qubits despite requiring greater quantum resources.
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A quantum kernel computed using fault-tolerant logic now outperforms its physical counterpart when solving differential equations.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 14:15
Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer (CRQC): The Threat Timeline
A cryptographically relevant quantum computer , or CRQC, is a machine powerful enough to run Shor’s algorithm at the scale needed to break the public-key cryptography that secures almost all digital…
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Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer (CRQC): The Threat Timeline. No such machine exists in 2026, and the largest quantum computers are still many generations short of one. This guide explains what a cryptographically relevant quantum computer requires, which companies are closest, what the experts expect, and how to prepare.
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A cryptographically relevant quantum computer , or CRQC, is a machine powerful enough to run Shor’s algorithm at the scale needed to break the public-key cryptography that secures almost all digital communication.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 14:00
Mythos Preview Identifies 10,000+ Vulnerabilities with Partners
Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, with 50+ partners, leveraged Claude Mythos Preview to identify over 10,000 high-severity vulnerabilities in critical.
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Anthropic and approximately 50 partners have identified more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities in systemically important software within one month of launching Project Glasswing, demonstrating an increased rate of vulnerability discovery enabled by AI.
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Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, with 50+ partners, leveraged Claude Mythos Preview to identify over 10,000 high-severity vulnerabilities in critical.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 13:54
Atomic ‘Scars’ Reveal How Quantum Systems Become Classical
High-order harmonic generation typically loses intensity after an initial peak, but simulations now reproduce a secondary plateau previously seen in experiments. Analysing the process using an open quantum systems perspective reveals that local disruption of the photoelectron wavepacket drives a transition from quantum to classical behaviour. This explains the underlying mechanisms of decoherence and demonstrates dynamic quantum scars forming in real time.
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Atomic ‘Scars’ Reveal How Quantum Systems Become Classical. Analysing the process using an open quantum systems perspective reveals that local disruption of the photoelectron wavepacket drives a transition from quantum to classical behaviour. This explains the underlying mechanisms of decoherence and demonstrates dynamic quantum scars forming in real time.
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Analysing the process using an open quantum systems perspective reveals that local disruption of the photoelectron wavepacket drives a transition from quantum to classical behaviour.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 13:44
4 Million Weekly Users Drive OpenAI’s Coding Agent Lead
OpenAI has been identified as a Leader in enterprise AI coding agents by Gartner, a recognition reflecting its progress with Codex. This coding tool is currently used by over 4 million people weekly and by companies such as Cisco, Datadog, Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA.
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4 Million Weekly Users Drive OpenAI’s Coding Agent Lead. OpenAI has been identified as a Leader in enterprise AI coding agents by Gartner, a recognition reflecting its progress with Codex. This coding tool is currently used by over 4 million people weekly and by companies such as Cisco, Datadog, Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA.
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OpenAI has been identified as a Leader in enterprise AI coding agents by Gartner, a recognition reflecting its progress with Codex.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 13:34
Critical States Boost Measurement Precision Beyond Current Quantum Limits
Relocating a critical Hamiltonian from sensing to preparation now enhances quantum metrology at a fixed energy cost. This criticality-assisted noncommutative preparation, or CANP, circumvents previous limitations by broadening accessible parameters and estimation ranges. Demonstrating this in established models suggests a new avenue for improving sensor precision.
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Critical States Boost Measurement Precision Beyond Current Quantum Limits. Relocating a critical Hamiltonian from sensing to preparation now enhances quantum metrology at a fixed energy cost. Demonstrating this in established models suggests a new avenue for improving sensor precision.
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Relocating a critical Hamiltonian from sensing to preparation now enhances quantum metrology at a fixed energy cost.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 13:17
Moving Detectors Reveal Photon Direction Without Losing Quantum Coherence
Until now, photodetection has assumed a stationary instrument, but uniform motion fundamentally alters what a detector ‘sees’. This work demonstrates a crossover from measuring a photon’s phase to sensing its direction of travel, determined by the Doppler shift relative to the detector’s bandwidth. This transition offers a means to actively select the quantum observable realised by photodetection.
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Moving Detectors Reveal Photon Direction Without Losing Quantum Coherence. This work demonstrates a crossover from measuring a photon’s phase to sensing its direction of travel, determined by the Doppler shift relative to the detector’s bandwidth. This transition offers a means to actively select the quantum observable realised by photodetection.
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This transition offers a means to actively select the quantum observable realised by photodetection.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 12:58
Quantum Circuits Synthesise Realistic Fraud Data to Beat Detection Bias
Despite achieving competitive fraud detection, current generative models often struggle to realistically replicate rare transaction patterns. Now, a new hybrid quantum-classical system, Q-SYNTH, demonstrably reduces the statistical distance between synthetic and genuine fraudulent data compared to conventional methods. While not universally superior, this approach offers a novel pathway towards bolstering financial security in an era of increasingly sophisticated fraud.
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Quantum Circuits Synthesise Realistic Fraud Data to Beat Detection Bias. Despite achieving competitive fraud detection, current generative models often struggle to realistically replicate rare transaction patterns. While not universally superior, this approach offers a novel pathway towards bolstering financial security in an era of increasingly sophisticated fraud.
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Despite achieving competitive fraud detection, current generative models often struggle to realistically replicate rare transaction patterns.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 12:34
Quantum Encryption Survives Noise with Strategic Data Disturbance
Optimization of Secret Key Rate for BB84 under Collective Rotation Noise Until now, quantum key distribution security analyses have largely presumed ideal, noiseless conditions. This work demonstrates a strategy to optimise security by *introducing* a specific range of collective rotation noise, minimising information accessible to an eavesdropper while limiting degradation of the secret key rate. This shifts the focus from eliminating noise to strategically managing it for more dependable quantum communication.
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Quantum Encryption Survives Noise with Strategic Data Disturbance. Optimization of Secret Key Rate for BB84 under Collective Rotation Noise Until now, quantum key distribution security analyses have largely presumed ideal, noiseless conditions. This shifts the focus from eliminating noise to strategically managing it for more dependable quantum communication.
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Optimization of Secret Key Rate for BB84 under Collective Rotation Noise Until now, quantum key distribution security analyses have largely presumed ideal, noiseless conditions.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 12:19
Three Distinct Quantum States Coexist Within a Single Oscillator System
For the first time, an analytical solution describes the ground state of a three-photon driven oscillator, revealing a threefold degeneracy previously unseen in these systems. This allows for the creation of quantum superpositions exhibiting squeezing that can be actively controlled, enhanced, suppressed, or reversed, by altering the pump frequency. Understanding this behaviour opens a pathway to encoding a Kerr-cat qutrit, potentially advancing quantum information processing.
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Three Distinct Quantum States Coexist Within a Single Oscillator System. This allows for the creation of quantum superpositions exhibiting squeezing that can be actively controlled, enhanced, suppressed, or reversed, by altering the pump frequency. Understanding this behaviour opens a pathway to encoding a Kerr-cat qutrit, potentially advancing quantum information processing.
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Understanding this behaviour opens a pathway to encoding a Kerr-cat qutrit, potentially advancing quantum information processing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 11:36
Impurities Induce Localisation Without a Characteristic Scale in Lattices
Impurity-induced loss bursts now occur within the bulk of a lattice, circumventing the need for imaginary-gap closing previously required to achieve this effect. This dissipative cross-stitch lattice exhibits anomalous scale-free localization where the strength of confinement varies between different eigenstates at the same impurity level. Such control over energy dissipation connects localization with tunable dynamics in non-Hermitian systems.
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Impurities Induce Localisation Without a Characteristic Scale in Lattices. Impurity-induced loss bursts now occur within the bulk of a lattice, circumventing the need for imaginary-gap closing previously required to achieve this effect. Such control over energy dissipation connects localization with tunable dynamics in non-Hermitian systems.
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Impurity-induced loss bursts now occur within the bulk of a lattice, circumventing the need for imaginary-gap closing previously required to achieve this effect.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 10:57
Encoding Multiple Qubits Boosts Quantum Communication Efficiency
An order of magnitude improvement in secret key rate, ten times more secure data, is now theoretically achievable in quantum communications through a new approach to encoding information. Conventional methods maximise efficiency at vanishingly weak signals, yet this work demonstrates optimal performance even with limited photon pairs. This advance offers a pathway towards practical, long-distance quantum cryptography, particularly for satellite links.
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Encoding Multiple Qubits Boosts Quantum Communication Efficiency. An order of magnitude improvement in secret key rate, ten times more secure data, is now theoretically achievable in quantum communications through a new approach to encoding information. This advance offers a pathway towards practical, long-distance quantum cryptography, particularly for satellite links.
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An order of magnitude improvement in secret key rate, ten times more secure data, is now theoretically achievable in quantum communications through a new approach to encoding information.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 10:32
Chaotic Quantum Systems Possess Surprisingly Fewer Dimensions Than Expected
Wasserstein space dimensionality shrinks as quantum systems descend into chaos, a finding previously obscured by indirect measurements. This reduction, demonstrated in a coupled harmonic oscillator, establishes a direct link between increasing chaoticity and emergent geometry. Such dimensional collapse bolsters the idea that this space may function as a holographic one, mirroring black hole characteristics.
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Chaotic Quantum Systems Possess Surprisingly Fewer Dimensions Than Expected. Wasserstein space dimensionality shrinks as quantum systems descend into chaos, a finding previously obscured by indirect measurements. Such dimensional collapse bolsters the idea that this space may function as a holographic one, mirroring black hole characteristics.
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Wasserstein space dimensionality shrinks as quantum systems descend into chaos, a finding previously obscured by indirect measurements.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 10:04
26 Cameras Will Measure Sizes of Discovered Exoplanets
Europe’s Plato satellite, designed to discover Earth-like exoplanets orbiting Sun-similar stars, will utilize 26 cameras to measure exoplanet sizes and search for exomoons and rings. Journalists are invited to view the spacecraft at ESTEC in the Netherlands before its launch to seek potentially habitable, rocky planets.
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26 Cameras Will Measure Sizes of Discovered Exoplanets. Europe’s Plato satellite, designed to discover Earth-like exoplanets orbiting Sun-similar stars, will utilize 26 cameras to measure exoplanet sizes and search for exomoons and rings. Journalists are invited to view the spacecraft at ESTEC in the Netherlands before its launch to seek potentially habitable, rocky planets.
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Europe’s Plato satellite, designed to discover Earth-like exoplanets orbiting Sun-similar stars, will utilize 26 cameras to measure exoplanet sizes and search for exomoons and rings.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 10:00
NVIDIA Wins Four COMPUTEX Best Choice Awards for Innovations
NVIDIA secured four COMPUTEX Best Choice Awards, recognizing innovations in AI factories, robotics, and autonomous vehicles.
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NVIDIA’s innovations in artificial intelligence have been recognized at the COMPUTEX Best Choice Awards, with the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale AI supercomputer securing both a Golden Award and the Sustainable Tech Special Award, a distinction acknowledging both performance and eco-conscious design.
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NVIDIA secured four COMPUTEX Best Choice Awards, recognizing innovations in AI factories, robotics, and autonomous vehicles.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 09:59
OIST Monitors Spin Disorder Rise With Gallium-Doped Crystals
OIST researchers tracked the evolution of spin organization, from order to increasing spin disorder, within gallium-doped crystals.
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Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have, for the first time, successfully monitored the complete evolution of spin organization in a well-ordered antiferromagnetic crystal as chemical disorder is gradually introduced, offering a new experimentally verified definition of the elusive state of matter known as spin glass .
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OIST researchers tracked the evolution of spin organization, from order to increasing spin disorder, within gallium-doped crystals.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 09:23
Mila and TandemAI Partner on AI-Driven Therapeutics
TandemAI and Mila are collaborating to accelerate drug discovery using machine learning, focusing on “world models” to understand chemical systems.
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TandemAI and Mila are joining forces to apply a machine learning approach to the challenges of drug discovery. World models , machine learning frameworks traditionally employed in fields like robotics and gaming, are now being directed toward accelerating drug discovery, thanks to a new partnership between TandemAI and Mila.
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TandemAI and Mila are collaborating to accelerate drug discovery using machine learning, focusing on “world models” to understand chemical systems.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 09:23
Vera CPU Delivers 50% Faster Per-Core Performance for AI
NVIDIA has begun delivering the Vera CPU, its first CPU designed for agentic AI, to leading AI labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI. The CPU features 88 custom cores and delivers 50% faster per-core performance, addressing the increased demands of AI models that are moving beyond answering to acting.
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Vera CPU Delivers 50% Faster Per-Core Performance for AI. NVIDIA has begun delivering the Vera CPU, its first CPU designed for agentic AI, to leading AI labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI. The CPU features 88 custom cores and delivers 50% faster per-core performance, addressing the increased demands of AI models that are moving beyond answering to acting.
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NVIDIA has begun delivering the Vera CPU, its first CPU designed for agentic AI, to leading AI labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 09:12
UAE Office, AUS to Build Future-Ready AI Skills Pipeline
AUS & the UAE Artificial Intelligence Office launched “Digital Talents in Sharjah” to build a future-ready talent pool, aligning skills with the UAE.
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Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, witnessed the launch of a new partnership between American University of Sharjah and the UAE Artificial Intelligence Office, an effort to build a workforce prepared for the future of AI.
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AUS & the UAE Artificial Intelligence Office launched “Digital Talents in Sharjah” to build a future-ready talent pool, aligning skills with the UAE.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 23, 08:20
15th Computer Science Alumnus Inducted into Virginia Tech Academy
Randy Marchany is the 15th Department of Computer Science alumnus inducted into Virginia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni, alongside early.
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Randy Marchany has been inducted as the 15th member of the Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science Academy of Distinguished Alumni, recognizing a career dedicated to both advancing the field and serving the university itself as director of the IT Security Lab.
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Randy Marchany is the 15th Department of Computer Science alumnus inducted into Virginia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni, alongside early.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 23:58
Quantum Systems Can Still Generate Power Despite Energy Loss
Ergotropy and Work Extraction in Quantum Heat Engines via Quantum Channels Until now, building a quantum heat engine meant accepting inevitable energy losses to environmental ‘noise’. However, new modelling demonstrates that systems utilising multiple quantum levels, qutrits, outperform their simpler two-level counterparts by both extracting more energy and resisting disruptive decoherence. This advance offers a pathway towards practical nanoscale devices for energy storage and processing.
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Ergotropy and Work Extraction in Quantum Heat Engines via Quantum Channels Until now, building a quantum heat engine meant accepting inevitable energy losses to environmental ‘noise’. However, new modelling demonstrates that systems utilising multiple quantum levels, qutrits, outperform their simpler two-level counterparts by both extracting more energy and resisting disruptiv…
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Ergotropy and Work Extraction in Quantum Heat Engines via Quantum Channels Until now, building a quantum heat engine meant accepting inevitable energy losses to environmental ‘noise’.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 23:32
Quantum Entanglement Purification Overcomes Noise with Novel Phase Rotation
Can entanglement purification reliably distill quantum states when noise is unevenly distributed across different error types. A new protocol, adapting carrier-assisted methods with mutually unbiased bases, demonstrably achieves unit asymptotic fidelity for two-qutrit systems given an initial fidelity exceeding just 1/3. This bypasses previous convergence limitations under severe asymmetric noise.
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Quantum Entanglement Purification Overcomes Noise with Novel Phase Rotation. Can entanglement purification reliably distill quantum states when noise is unevenly distributed across different error types. This bypasses previous convergence limitations under severe asymmetric noise.
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Can entanglement purification reliably distill quantum states when noise is unevenly distributed across different error types.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 23:15
Symmetry Shields Quantum Systems, Enabling Twice As Fast Decay of Energy
A decay rate of -2, independent of system size, defines the unexpectedly swift relaxation observed in a specific quantum spin chain. Previously, symmetry breaking invariably slowed such processes by coupling states to slower decay pathways. This work demonstrates how maintaining symmetry instead isolates a fast channel, creating a quantum Mpemba effect where initial states further from equilibrium actually relax more quickly.
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A decay rate of -2, independent of system size, defines the unexpectedly swift relaxation observed in a specific quantum spin chain. Previously, symmetry breaking invariably slowed such processes by coupling states to slower decay pathways.
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A decay rate of -2, independent of system size, defines the unexpectedly swift relaxation observed in a specific quantum spin chain.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 22:58
From Randomness to Order: Physicists Map a Chaos to Integrability Transition
A spectral gap ratio of 0. 598 reveals a surprising smoothness where chaos gives way to order. This measurement demonstrates a clear transition from the random behaviour expected of complex systems, to the predictable patterns of integrability, all within a restricted part of a supersymmetric model.
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A spectral gap ratio of 0. 598 reveals a surprising smoothness where chaos gives way to order. This measurement demonstrates a clear transition from the random behaviour expected of complex systems, to the predictable patterns of integrability, all within a restricted part of a supersymmetric model.
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This measurement demonstrates a clear transition from the random behaviour expected of complex systems, to the predictable patterns of integrability, all within a restricted part of a supersymmetric model.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 22:31
Quantum Circuits Become Far More Efficient with New Software Design
Quantum circuits of any depth can now be simulated on N qubits with a computational cost of at most O(D2N log N), a polynomial overhead previously unachieved. This new model defines gates by constraints on measurable quantities, bridging the gap between theoretical designs and the limitations of current quantum devices. By formalising an existing approach to quantum algorithm creation, it offers a streamlined interface for applications from materials science to game development.
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Quantum circuits of any depth can now be simulated on N qubits with a computational cost of at most O(D2N log N), a polynomial overhead previously unachieved. This new model defines gates by constraints on measurable quantities, bridging the gap between theoretical designs and the limitations of current quantum devices.
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Quantum circuits of any depth can now be simulated on N qubits with a computational cost of at most O(D2N log N), a polynomial overhead previously unachieved.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 22:13
Quantum-Inspired Algorithms Speed up Complex Data Analysis Techniques
Comparable accuracy to the established Prim’s algorithm has now been achieved using a quantum-inspired approach to Minimum Spanning Tree calculations. This optimisation, employing the FALQON algorithm, offers a potential route to scaling graph-based machine learning without performance loss. Despite occasional instances of reaching local minima, prototype quality remained unaffected, opening new avenues for tackling complex datasets.
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Quantum-Inspired Algorithms Speed up Complex Data Analysis Techniques. Comparable accuracy to the established Prim’s algorithm has now been achieved using a quantum-inspired approach to Minimum Spanning Tree calculations. Despite occasional instances of reaching local minima, prototype quality remained unaffected, opening new avenues for tackling complex datasets.
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Comparable accuracy to the established Prim’s algorithm has now been achieved using a quantum-inspired approach to Minimum Spanning Tree calculations.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 21:56
Quantum Computers Gain Robust Error Checks with New Gate Families
Quantum accreditation of circuits previously demanded all two-qubit gates be of the Clifford type, potentially increasing circuit depth by a factor of four. New protocols now extend accreditation to circuits utilising non-Clifford gates, such as those natively implemented on current quantum hardware. This advancement provides a means to rigorously upper-bound errors in near-term quantum computations.
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Quantum Computers Gain Robust Error Checks with New Gate Families. New protocols now extend accreditation to circuits utilising non-Clifford gates, such as those natively implemented on current quantum hardware. This advancement provides a means to rigorously upper-bound errors in near-term quantum computations.
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Quantum accreditation of circuits previously demanded all two-qubit gates be of the Clifford type, potentially increasing circuit depth by a factor of four.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 21:36
Atoms Offer New Route Beyond Semiconductor Computing Limits
Implementation of finite state logic machines via the dynamics of atomic systems Logic operations can now be read in parallel and scaled to an N-level configuration, moving beyond the sequential processing of conventional circuits. This computing model utilises the initial state of an atom alongside its input to determine an outcome, unlike existing designs where output relies solely on input. Such a system offers a potential route to continued advances as semiconductor miniaturisation reaches its physical limits.
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Atoms Offer New Route Beyond Semiconductor Computing Limits. This computing model utilises the initial state of an atom alongside its input to determine an outcome, unlike existing designs where output relies solely on input. Such a system offers a potential route to continued advances as semiconductor miniaturisation reaches its physical limits.
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Implementation of finite state logic machines via the dynamics of atomic systems Logic operations can now be read in parallel and scaled to an N-level configuration, moving beyond the sequential processing of conventional circuits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 21:13
Quantum Computing Cuts Signal-Searching Time by up to 65 Percent
Reducing the computational workload for optimal wireless detection by 65% is now achievable thanks to a new quantum approach. This detector leverages Grover adaptive search to solve complex multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, offering a substantial reduction in required processing compared with conventional methods. The technique promises more efficient data transmission in dense networks where numerous devices compete for limited resources.
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Quantum Computing Cuts Signal-Searching Time by up to 65 Percent. Reducing the computational workload for optimal wireless detection by 65% is now achievable thanks to a new quantum approach. The technique promises more efficient data transmission in dense networks where numerous devices compete for limited resources.
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Reducing the computational workload for optimal wireless detection by 65% is now achievable thanks to a new quantum approach.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 20:52
Quantum Devices Gain Precision As Light’s Decay Is Precisely Mapped
Until now, models of single-photon emitters assumed predictable, exponential decay, but this work reveals a more complex reality. Calculations demonstrate that an emitter before a mirror actually exhibits non-exponential decay, unless observed for a duration exceeding the light’s round-trip time between emitter and mirror. This detailed model offers a pathway to optimise single-photon sources for future quantum devices.
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Quantum Devices Gain Precision As Light’s Decay Is Precisely Mapped. Until now, models of single-photon emitters assumed predictable, exponential decay, but this work reveals a more complex reality. This detailed model offers a pathway to optimise single-photon sources for future quantum devices.
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This detailed model offers a pathway to optimise single-photon sources for future quantum devices.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 20:37
Simulated Dinosaurs Show Wings First Lured Insects to Prey
Researchers used digital models of dinosaurs to suggest early wings weren’t for flight, but display—potentially luring insects as prey, like some.
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Robotic and computer-simulated dinosaurs are offering a new perspective on the evolution of flight, suggesting that wings may have initially served a purpose other than taking to the skies. Inspired by observations of modern bird behavior in the American West, zoologist Piotr Jablonski hypothesized that dinosaur feathers were first used for display and hunting; he thought that…
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Researchers used digital models of dinosaurs to suggest early wings weren’t for flight, but display—potentially luring insects as prey, like some.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 20:37
Quantum Computers Now Outperform Standard Models in Data Analysis
Industrial quantum computing moves beyond demonstrations with a new framework that delivers measurable business value in seconds. Previously, processing each data sample required quantum hardware, rendering large-scale applications cost-prohibitive. Now, a quantum computer analyses only a representative data subsample, enabling classical models to handle full-dataset inference with no per-prediction latency.
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Quantum Computers Now Outperform Standard Models in Data Analysis. Previously, processing each data sample required quantum hardware, rendering large-scale applications cost-prohibitive. Now, a quantum computer analyses only a representative data subsample, enabling classical models to handle full-dataset inference with no per-prediction latency.
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Industrial quantum computing moves beyond demonstrations with a new framework that delivers measurable business value in seconds.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 20:35
Frozen Neon Qubits Are 10–10,000× Quieter Than Traditional Systems
A new study demonstrates that qubits based on single electrons trapped on a surface of frozen neon are significantly quieter than traditional qubits, experiencing 10 to 10,000 times less noise. This reduction in disturbance allows these qubits to maintain information longer, potentially enabling more complex and accurate quantum calculations.
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Frozen Neon Qubits Are 10–10,000× Quieter Than Traditional Systems. A new study demonstrates that qubits based on single electrons trapped on a surface of frozen neon are significantly quieter than traditional qubits, experiencing 10 to 10,000 times less noise.
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This reduction in disturbance allows these qubits to maintain information longer, potentially enabling more complex and accurate quantum calculations.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 20:18
Quantum Computers Using 26 Qubits Gain Energetic Efficiency for Complex Tasks
For systems of over 26 qubits, quantum computation may require less energy than its classical counterpart, a surprising result given current limitations in quantum processing. Until now, energetic efficiency has lagged behind the pursuit of computational speed in quantum computers. This work demonstrates a potential energetic advantage *before* achieving computational superiority, shifting the focus towards sustainable quantum technologies.
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Quantum Computers Using 26 Qubits Gain Energetic Efficiency for Complex Tasks. For systems of over 26 qubits, quantum computation may require less energy than its classical counterpart, a surprising result given current limitations in quantum processing. Until now, energetic efficiency has lagged behind the pursuit of computational speed in quantum computers.
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For systems of over 26 qubits, quantum computation may require less energy than its classical counterpart, a surprising result given current limitations in quantum processing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 20:17
Diamond Superconductivity Insights Enable Multiple Qubits on One Chip
Recent discoveries regarding superconductivity in diamond, unlocking how it achieves zero resistance, may enable multi-qubit chips.
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Researchers from Pennsylvania State University, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME), and the U. Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Center Q-NEXT have uncovered new insights into superconductivity in diamond, a material prized for its hardness, thermal conductivity, and transparency.
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Recent discoveries regarding superconductivity in diamond, unlocking how it achieves zero resistance, may enable multi-qubit chips.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 20:09
Gold Atoms Rearrange to Block Oxidation in Seconds
Unlike most metals, gold resists tarnish thanks to a rapid surface reconstruction—atoms quickly rearrange to block oxygen from bonding, preventing.
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Without a rapid rearrangement of its surface atoms, gold would begin to oxidize in seconds, challenging the long-held perception of the metal’s inertness. Researchers have discovered that gold’s resistance to tarnish stems from how its atoms reconstruct from a square arrangement into hexagons, a process that actively hinders reactions with oxygen.
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Unlike most metals, gold resists tarnish thanks to a rapid surface reconstruction—atoms quickly rearrange to block oxygen from bonding, preventing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 19:58
Norm-Based Calibration Cuts Quantum Noise for Molecular Simulations
Researchers improved molecular simulations on quantum devices by purifying noisy data, enforcing N-representability via efficient programming guided.
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Researchers have achieved “near full configuration-interaction accuracy” in molecular simulations using a novel quantum-classical framework, a level of precision previously difficult to obtain with existing methods. Molecular simulations have entered an era of increased precision thanks to a method that actively combats noise on quantum hardware.
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Researchers improved molecular simulations on quantum devices by purifying noisy data, enforcing N-representability via efficient programming guided.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 19:55
Twisted Light Steers Electrons for More Robust Quantum Computer Control
Zero electron excitations, previously invisible to standard optical methods, are now directly addressable using sculpted beams of light. This breakthrough extends beyond the long-standing limitations of Kohn’s Theorem, offering a new photonic control layer for quantum devices. By manipulating electron correlations with twisted light, a scalable design scaffold emerges for building more complex quantum systems.
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Twisted Light Steers Electrons for More Robust Quantum Computer Control. This breakthrough extends beyond the long-standing limitations of Kohn’s Theorem, offering a new photonic control layer for quantum devices. By manipulating electron correlations with twisted light, a scalable design scaffold emerges for building more complex quantum systems.
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By manipulating electron correlations with twisted light, a scalable design scaffold emerges for building more complex quantum systems.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 19:33
Quantum Computers Efficiently Model More Complex Systems with New Mathematical Technique
Previously, simulating nonlinear systems on quantum computers demanded strict limitations on initial conditions. Now, a new framework removes this conventional lower bound, broadening the range of efficiently simulatable systems. Demonstrating exponential error decay on equations governing population dynamics, this advance unlocks quantum computation for previously inaccessible problems.
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Quantum Computers Efficiently Model More Complex Systems with New Mathematical Technique. Previously, simulating nonlinear systems on quantum computers demanded strict limitations on initial conditions. Demonstrating exponential error decay on equations governing population dynamics, this advance unlocks quantum computation for previously inaccessible problems.
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Previously, simulating nonlinear systems on quantum computers demanded strict limitations on initial conditions.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 19:24
Photonic Reinforcement Learning Beats Dijkstra Routing Algorithm
Intelligent routing is essential for modern networks, but traditional methods face limitations in power and speed. Researchers proposed a photonic spiking reinforcement learning architecture to address these challenges, demonstrating improved performance in throughput, latency, and efficiency compared to conventional algorithms.
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Photonic Reinforcement Learning Beats Dijkstra Routing Algorithm. Intelligent routing is essential for modern networks, but traditional methods face limitations in power and speed. Researchers proposed a photonic spiking reinforcement learning architecture to address these challenges, demonstrating improved performance in throughput, latency, and efficiency compared to convent…
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Intelligent routing is essential for modern networks, but traditional methods face limitations in power and speed.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 19:11
Quantum Computer Calculations Become Far Cheaper with New Memory Technique
Can quantum memory access be halved without resorting to pristine qubits. Recent advances demonstrate a reduction in the Toffoli gate cost for quantum read-only memory from approximately 2N/λ to (1 + 1/b)N/λ. This optimisation effectively matches the efficiency of clean-qubit QROM, utilising readily available ‘dirty’ qubits and opening new avenues for algorithm design.
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Quantum Computer Calculations Become Far Cheaper with New Memory Technique. Can quantum memory access be halved without resorting to pristine qubits. Recent advances demonstrate a reduction in the Toffoli gate cost for quantum read-only memory from approximately 2N/λ to (1 + 1/b)N/λ.
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Can quantum memory access be halved without resorting to pristine qubits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 19:10
Processor Delivers 100× Computing Boost for Deep Space Missions
NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor, small enough to fit in your hand, delivers a substantial computing boost—up to 100x faster.
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A processor small enough to fit in the palm of a hand is expected to increase computing speed for future deep space missions by a factor of 100, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This processor aims to improve spacecraft capabilities, enabling more autonomous operations and accelerating scientific discovery through faster data analysis.
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NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor, small enough to fit in your hand, delivers a substantial computing boost—up to 100x faster.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 19:04
CTO Offices Now Lead 50%+ of Quantum-Safe Programs
More than half of quantum-safe programs are now led by the CTO office or heads of technology transformation, reflecting the broad organizational effort required to transition an enterprise. This shift indicates the undertaking extends beyond a security issue, demanding coordination across numerous application and platform teams.
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More than half of quantum-safe programs are now led by the CTO office or heads of technology transformation, reflecting the broad organizational effort required to transition an enterprise. This shift indicates the undertaking extends beyond a security issue, demanding coordination across numerous application and platform teams.
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More than half of quantum-safe programs are now led by the CTO office or heads of technology transformation, reflecting the broad organizational effort required to transition an enterprise.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 18:59
Quantum Computers Offer Faster Routes to Understanding Dense Matter
Conventional methods for modelling matter under extreme conditions demand computational resources that grow exponentially with system size. Quantum simulation offers a potential solution, utilising algorithms with polynomial efficiency where classical approaches fail. This shift promises to unlock understanding of dense matter and complex dynamical phenomena currently beyond reach.
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Quantum Computers Offer Faster Routes to Understanding Dense Matter. Quantum simulation offers a potential solution, utilising algorithms with polynomial efficiency where classical approaches fail. This shift promises to unlock understanding of dense matter and complex dynamical phenomena currently beyond reach.
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Quantum simulation offers a potential solution, utilising algorithms with polynomial efficiency where classical approaches fail.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 18:43
Shubnikov-de Haas Characterization Optimizes Hybrid Materials
Hybrid superconductor-semiconductor structures benefit from analysis via Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillation measurements, revealing key properties.
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Fallahi and colleagues, allows for the extraction of quantum well carrier density, spin-orbit coupling strength, and both transport and quantum scattering times in heterostructures combining aluminum thin films with indium arsenide quantum wells.
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Hybrid superconductor-semiconductor structures benefit from analysis via Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillation measurements, revealing key properties.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 18:37
New Films Bring Quantum Computing a Step Closer to Reality
A superconducting transition onset temperature of 4. 43 K, with a remarkably narrow width of 0. 06 K, has now been achieved in palladium telluride thin films.
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New Films Bring Quantum Computing a Step Closer to Reality. A superconducting transition onset temperature of 4. 06 K, has now been achieved in palladium telluride thin films.
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A superconducting transition onset temperature of 4.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 18:26
QNNs Hit 98% Accuracy in Pneumatic Leak Detection
WISER & Fraunhofer ITWM research shows Quantum Neural Networks, or QNNs, achieved 98% accuracy detecting pneumatic leaks in manufacturing systems.
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Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs) achieved 98% accuracy in detecting pneumatic leaks, according to new joint research from the Washington Institute for STEM, Entrepreneurship and Research (WISER) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM.
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WISER & Fraunhofer ITWM research shows Quantum Neural Networks, or QNNs, achieved 98% accuracy detecting pneumatic leaks in manufacturing systems.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 18:10
Researchers Detail Symmetries Within Single-Qubit Pauli Channels and Dilations
Symmetrical dilations of Pauli channels and semigroups Until now, modelling quantum decoherence relied on general Stinespring dilations, lacking explicit time-dependent constructions. This work clarifies those results by addressing channels with strongly conserved quantities, enabling the explicit construction of dilations over time. Consequently, simulating noise and dynamics in quantum systems, both in laboratories and on quantum computers, becomes more attainable.
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Researchers Detail Symmetries Within Single-Qubit Pauli Channels and Dilations. Symmetrical dilations of Pauli channels and semigroups Until now, modelling quantum decoherence relied on general Stinespring dilations, lacking explicit time-dependent constructions.
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Consequently, simulating noise and dynamics in quantum systems, both in laboratories and on quantum computers, becomes more attainable.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 17:51
Cramér-Rao Bound Saturable With Spectral Measurements
Photonic time crystals with balanced gain-loss modulation demonstrate enhanced sensing, approaching the limit defined by the Cramér-Rao bound.
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Researchers have demonstrated a way to extend the physics of exceptional points, singularities in the behavior of quantum systems, into the time domain using a novel photonic time crystal. This precise control over symmetry allows for the creation of temporal exceptional points where quasieigenmodes coalesce in frequency space, enabling enhanced optical sensing.
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Photonic time crystals with balanced gain-loss modulation demonstrate enhanced sensing, approaching the limit defined by the Cramér-Rao bound.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 17:38
$1.1B Community Benefit Projected From EPB Quantum Assets
EPB expands its UTC partnership, boosting Chattanooga’s quantum ecosystem & access to the EPB Quantum CenterSM.
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EPB expands its UTC partnership, boosting Chattanooga’s quantum ecosystem & access to the EPB Quantum CenterSM.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 17:33
Illinois Degrees in Quantum Fields Grew 60% Over Decade
A new report indicates Illinois awarded over 33,000 quantum-relevant degrees and certificates, representing a 60% increase over the past decade. This data reinforces the state’s leading position in developing a quantum workforce and competing in the emerging quantum economy.
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Illinois Degrees in Quantum Fields Grew 60% Over Decade. A new report indicates Illinois awarded over 33,000 quantum-relevant degrees and certificates, representing a 60% increase over the past decade. This data reinforces the state’s leading position in developing a quantum workforce and competing in the emerging quantum economy.
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This data reinforces the state’s leading position in developing a quantum workforce and competing in the emerging quantum economy.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 17:25
ISSN Online Access Now Available Through APS Member Subscription
Starting August 1, access Physical Review Applied’s ISSN online requires logging in with your APS member credentials, rather than your previous APS.
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Researchers will soon encounter a change in how they access issues of Physical Review Applied, as the American Physical Society transitions its member subscription login process. This shift reflects the journal’s established status; Physical Review Applied is a registered trademark of the American Physical Society in the United States, and the society ensures continued access…
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Starting August 1, access Physical Review Applied’s ISSN online requires logging in with your APS member credentials, rather than your previous APS.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 17:01
R&D Funds Target Bottlenecks in Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing
The U. S. Department of Commerce has proposed research and development funding for Quantinuum to address specific hurdles in building large-scale, fault-tolerant trapped-ion quantum computers, a move explicitly linked to bolstering the nation’s semiconductor supply chain. Quantinuum anticipates collaboration with onshore suppliers like GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum to optimize engineering pathways for future commercial systems, strengthening U. S. manufacturing capabilities in a critical technology area. “With today’s CHIPS Research and Development investments in quantum computing, the Trump administration is leading the world into a new era of American innovation,” said Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. This initiative aims to advance quantum computing and cultivate a specialized workforce for these technologies.
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R&D Funds Target Bottlenecks in Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing. Quantinuum anticipates collaboration with onshore suppliers like GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum to optimize engineering pathways for future commercial systems, strengthening U. This initiative aims to advance quantum computing and cultivate a specialized workforce for these technologies.
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This initiative aims to advance quantum computing and cultivate a specialized workforce for these technologies.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 16:57
Quantum Codes Leverage Symmetry for More Reliable Computation
Can quantum error correction circuits really shrink, not grow, in complexity as qubit counts increase? New techniques for preparing ancilla qubits within quantum BCH codes demonstrate lower spatial overhead and logical error rates than existing methods, up to 127 qubits. This approach leverages code symmetry to reduce the physical qubit requirements for fault-tolerant computation, potentially accelerating progress on platforms like neutral atom systems.
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Quantum Codes Leverage Symmetry for More Reliable Computation. Can quantum error correction circuits really shrink, not grow, in complexity as qubit counts increase? New techniques for preparing ancilla qubits within quantum BCH codes demonstrate lower spatial overhead and logical error rates than existing methods, up to 127 qubits.
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Can quantum error correction circuits really shrink, not grow, in complexity as qubit counts increase?
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 16:53
France Commits €1.16B More to Quantum, Including Alice & Bob
France will invest an additional €1 billion in its quantum strategy and €550 million to support the microelectronics sector, as governments worldwide compete to lead in emerging technologies. President Macron stated the funding aims to position France as a winner in this technological race, following similar initiatives by the United States.
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France will invest an additional €1 billion in its quantum strategy and €550 million to support the microelectronics sector, as governments worldwide compete to lead in emerging technologies. President Macron stated the funding aims to position France as a winner in this technological race, following similar initiatives by the United States.
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France will invest an additional €1 billion in its quantum strategy and €550 million to support the microelectronics sector, as governments worldwide compete to lead in emerging technologies.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 16:48
What is Quantum Supremacy? The Complete 2026 Guide to the Quantum vs Classical Milestone
Quantum supremacy, also commonly known as quantum advantage, is the milestone at which a programmable quantum computer solves a specific computational task that no classical computer can solve in any feasible amount of time, whether or not that task is practically useful. The phrase quantum supremacy was coined by Caltech physicist John Preskill in 2012, and it became one of the most-watched and most-contested benchmarks in computing when Google claimed to have reached it with its Sycamore processor in 2019. This guide answers what quantum supremacy is, how it differs from quantum advantage and quantum utility, how researchers actually prove it, and how the frontier has moved from Sycamore in 2019 to Google's Willow chip and China's Zuchongzhi 3.0 in 2024 and 2025.
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Quantum supremacy, also commonly known as quantum advantage, is the milestone at which a programmable quantum computer solves a specific computational task that no classical computer can solve in any feasible amount of time, whether or not that task is practically useful.
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Quantum supremacy, also commonly known as quantum advantage, is the milestone at which a programmable quantum computer solves a specific computational task that no classical computer can solve in any feasible amount of time, whether or not that task is practically useful.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 15:30
IBM and DoC Commit $2 Billion to New Quantum Wafer Foundry
IBM & the DoC will invest $2 billion in Anderon, America’s first pure-play quantum chip foundry, to manufacture advanced quantum wafers.
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A 1 billion CHIPS incentive from the U.S. Department of Commerce and a 1 billion contribution from IBM will establish Anderon, a new company in Albany, New York, focused on quantum chip manufacturing .
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IBM & the DoC will invest $2 billion in Anderon, America’s first pure-play quantum chip foundry, to manufacture advanced quantum wafers.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 15:29
Quantum Computing Boosts Fraud Detection by Refining Anomaly Searches
Replacing classical optimisation with quantum processes delivers improved anomaly detection accuracy. The newly developed Quantum Genetic Negative Selection Algorithm (QGNSA) surpasses its traditional counterpart on the Metaverse Financial Transactions Dataset, maintaining performance across diverse settings. This advance opens a new avenue for leveraging quantum computing within artificial immune systems.
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Quantum Computing Boosts Fraud Detection by Refining Anomaly Searches. Replacing classical optimisation with quantum processes delivers improved anomaly detection accuracy. This advance opens a new avenue for leveraging quantum computing within artificial immune systems.
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Replacing classical optimisation with quantum processes delivers improved anomaly detection accuracy.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 15:27
$100M CHIPS Act Funding to Bolster Rigetti’s Quantum Scaling
Rigetti Computing secured a letter of intent for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act funding, bolstering its superconducting quantum computing R&D.
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Rigetti Computing will receive up to $100 million in funding over three years from the U.S. Department of Commerce to advance superconducting quantum computing research and development, a substantial investment intended to address critical scaling challenges.
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Rigetti Computing secured a letter of intent for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act funding, bolstering its superconducting quantum computing R&D.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 15:10
GlobalFoundries to Receive $375M to Build Quantum Manufacturing
GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions to expand U.S. quantum manufacturing capabilities, supported by over a decade of investment in related technologies. The U.S. Department of Commerce intends to award GlobalFoundries $375 million to accelerate this build-out, recognizing the importance of domestic quantum manufacturing.
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GlobalFoundries to Receive $375M to Build Quantum Manufacturing. GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions to expand U.S. quantum manufacturing capabilities, supported by over a decade of investment in related technologies.
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GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions to expand U.S.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 11:06
$100M Letter of Intent Boosts PsiQuantum’s US Manufacturing
PsiQuantum has secured a $100 million Letter of Intent with the U. S. Department of Commerce, proposed under the CHIPS and Science Act, to bolster domestic quantum computing and semiconductor manufac…
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Department of Commerce, proposed under the CHIPS and Science Act, to bolster domestic quantum computing and semiconductor manufacturing. This partnership aims to advance quantum capabilities and strengthen the broader American semiconductor industry through scalable silicon photonics .
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PsiQuantum secured a $100M Letter of Intent with the U.S.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 10:59
Simons Foundation Physicists Solve 100-Qubit Dynamics Classically
Simons Foundation physicists solved a complex quantum physics problem involving the dynamics of 100 qubits on a classical computer, challenging a.
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The team’s methodology demonstrates that classical computers, equipped with sophisticated mathematical tools, can tackle problems once thought intractable, opening new avenues for research in quantum dynamics and optimization.
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Simons Foundation physicists solved a complex quantum physics problem involving the dynamics of 100 qubits on a classical computer, challenging a.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 10:54
Blaise Pascal Sustainable Quantum AI Challenge Finds Energy Savings
Research from the Blaise Pascal Sustainable Quantum AI Challenge is exploring how hybrid quantum workflows can address the increasing energy demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. The study focuses on mapping environmental models and grid management tasks to these workflows, evaluating potential energy savings compared to classical systems.
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Research from the Blaise Pascal Sustainable Quantum AI Challenge is exploring how hybrid quantum workflows can address the increasing energy demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. The study focuses on mapping environmental models and grid management tasks to these workflows, evaluating potential energy savings compared to classical systems.
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Research from the Blaise Pascal Sustainable Quantum AI Challenge is exploring how hybrid quantum workflows can address the increasing energy demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 07:19
Nanosys Receives $2M to Develop Heavy-Metal-Free Quantum Dots
Nanosys Inc. has been awarded $2,000,001 to develop cadmium-free quantum dots for solid state lighting, improving LED efficiency and lifespan.
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Nanosys, a leading supplier of quantum dots to the display industry, intends to apply its expertise to this new application, potentially expanding the use of quantum dots beyond displays. The goal is to create non-toxic quantum dot materials that maintain functionality for the entire lifespan of an LED, prioritizing structural attributes that improve performance and increase l…
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has been awarded $2,000,001 to develop cadmium-free quantum dots for solid state lighting, improving LED efficiency and lifespan.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 06:57
Semiconductor Qubits Target 2% of Global Energy Use
Groove Quantum is building a quantum computer using semiconductor qubits, aiming to solve currently intractable problems.
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Delft-based startup Groove Quantum is developing semiconductor-based quantum computing with eighteen operational qubits, a number exceeding that of other companies using this approach. Groove Quantum, a Delft-based startup, is developing a new approach to quantum hardware.
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Groove Quantum is building a quantum computer using semiconductor qubits, aiming to solve currently intractable problems.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 06:36
QROM Copying Mechanism Halves Quantum Data Loading Costs
Xanadu’s advancement in Quantum Read-Only Memory, or QROM, cuts costly quantum operations by half, addressing a key bottleneck for near-term.
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Xanadu Quantum Technologies has achieved a reduction in the operational costs of quantum computing through a breakthrough in Quantum Read-Only Memory (QROM) technology. “Our team focuses on making quantum computing practical for real-world use,” said Dr.
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Xanadu’s advancement in Quantum Read-Only Memory, or QROM, cuts costly quantum operations by half, addressing a key bottleneck for near-term.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 06:28
Quantum Algorithms Now Solve Complex Industrial Problems with Fewer Qubits
Previously, scaling quantum reinforcement learning for complex engineering designs demanded ever more qubits, hindering practical application. Now, a new framework decouples qubit requirements from problem size, allowing competitive performance against classical methods even with moderate process complexity. This advance offers a potential route to designing more efficient chemical and energy systems using quantum computation.
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Quantum Algorithms Now Solve Complex Industrial Problems with Fewer Qubits. Previously, scaling quantum reinforcement learning for complex engineering designs demanded ever more qubits, hindering practical application. This advance offers a potential route to designing more efficient chemical and energy systems using quantum computation.
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Previously, scaling quantum reinforcement learning for complex engineering designs demanded ever more qubits, hindering practical application.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:54
AdventHealth Cuts Admin Time 80% With ChatGPT
AdventHealth is streamlining workflows with ChatGPT, reducing time spent on administrative tasks by 80% across its nine-state system.
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Across nine states, AdventHealth is significantly easing the workload of its care teams by deploying ChatGPT to automate administrative tasks, resulting in an 80 percent reduction in time spent on administrative tasks.
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AdventHealth is streamlining workflows with ChatGPT, reducing time spent on administrative tasks by 80% across its nine-state system.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:41
276K+ KPMG Employees Gain Access to Claude via Alliance
Anthropic’s acquisition of Stainless boosts Claude’s connectivity, now extending to over 276K KPMG employees via a new alliance.
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Anthropic is acquiring Stainless, the company responsible for generating every official Anthropic SDK since the beginning of its API, and the infrastructure underpinning agent connectivity. “Agents are only as useful as what they can connect to,” said Katelyn Lesse, Head of Platform Engineering at Anthropic, as the company integrates Stainless’ Multi-tool Connectivity Platform…
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Anthropic’s acquisition of Stainless boosts Claude’s connectivity, now extending to over 276K KPMG employees via a new alliance.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:40
Physicist John Hill Appointed Director of Brookhaven Lab After Search
Physicist John Hill has been appointed director of Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective May 21, following a competitive international search. A longtime employee of the lab, Hill previously served as interim director since September.
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Physicist John Hill Appointed Director of Brookhaven Lab After Search. Physicist John Hill has been appointed director of Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective May 21, following a competitive international search. A longtime employee of the lab, Hill previously served as interim director since September.
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Physicist John Hill has been appointed director of Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective May 21, following a competitive international search.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:34
$38M CHIPS Act Award to Scale Diraq Silicon Quantum Processors
Diraq has signed a Letter of Intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $38 million in funding from the CHIPS Act, supporting the scaling of silicon quantum computing processors within the U.S. semiconductor industry. This investment aims to advance domestic quantum computing and establish an end-to-end, fully American quantum supply chain.
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$38M CHIPS Act Award to Scale Diraq Silicon Quantum Processors. Department of Commerce for up to $38 million in funding from the CHIPS Act, supporting the scaling of silicon quantum computing processors within the U.S. This investment aims to advance domestic quantum computing and establish an end-to-end, fully American quantum supply chain.
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This investment aims to advance domestic quantum computing and establish an end-to-end, fully American quantum supply chain.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:30
8×H100s Trained Models Within 10-Minute Budget in Challenge
Parameter Golf challenged over 1,000 researchers to minimize loss on a fixed dataset, training models within a 10-minute budget on 8x H100s.
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Over 1,000 participants submitted more than 2,000 models to a recent machine learning challenge, all constrained by a 16 MB limit for both model weights and training code. Participants were tasked with achieving high accuracy within a 16 MB artifact limit, encompassing both model weights and the training code.
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Parameter Golf challenged over 1,000 researchers to minimize loss on a fixed dataset, training models within a 10-minute budget on 8x H100s.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:29
Robots Learn Navigation Using Quantum Processing and Achieve Stable Trajectories
A robot navigating a complex maze typically struggles to reach its goal without collisions or inefficient routes. Now, a quantum-enhanced spiking neural network has achieved up to 99% success in a challenging 40x40 grid-world, consistently outperforming conventional methods like Q-learning and multilayer perceptrons. This new framework, Q-SpiRL, combines the speed of quantum processing with the efficiency of spike-based neural networks, offering a potential leap towards more adaptable robotic systems.
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Robots Learn Navigation Using Quantum Processing and Achieve Stable Trajectories. Now, a quantum-enhanced spiking neural network has achieved up to 99% success in a challenging 40x40 grid-world, consistently outperforming conventional methods like Q-learning and multilayer perceptrons.
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This new framework, Q-SpiRL, combines the speed of quantum processing with the efficiency of spike-based neural networks, offering a potential leap towards more adaptable robotic systems.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:26
$100 Million to Speed Atom Computing’s Fault-Tolerant Quantum Path
Atom Computing will receive $100 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce to accelerate the development of fault-tolerant, utility-scale quantum computing, a commitment signaling subst…
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Department of Commerce to accelerate the development of fault-tolerant, utility-scale quantum computing, a commitment signaling substantial government investment in a specific technological approach.
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Atom Computing secured a $100 million Letter of Intent with the U.S.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 05:24
$1 Billion CHIPS Award Backs IBM’s Quantum Foundry Build
IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced plans to build America’s first purpose-built quantum chip foundry, supported by a proposed $1 billion CHIPS award. This initiative aims to secure U.S. quantum leadership and enable advanced quantum wafer production through a new IBM company, Anderon.
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$1 Billion CHIPS Award Backs IBM’s Quantum Foundry Build. Department of Commerce announced plans to build America’s first purpose-built quantum chip foundry, supported by a proposed $1 billion CHIPS award. quantum leadership and enable advanced quantum wafer production through a new IBM company, Anderon.
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quantum leadership and enable advanced quantum wafer production through a new IBM company, Anderon.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 04:43
Quantum Entanglement’s Paradox Explained by Standard Theory Alone
Until now, explaining how quantum entanglement delivers definite results from seemingly uncertain measurements required adding extra assumptions to the theory. This work demonstrates that the standard equations of quantum mechanics are sufficient to account for both the collapse of the state vector and the resulting nonlocal correlations. By revealing how a single wavefunction encodes multiple outcomes, it resolves a longstanding debate without invoking additional physics.
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Until now, explaining how quantum entanglement delivers definite results from seemingly uncertain measurements required adding extra assumptions to the theory. This work demonstrates that the standard equations of quantum mechanics are sufficient to account for both the collapse of the state vector and the resulting nonlocal correlations.
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Until now, explaining how quantum entanglement delivers definite results from seemingly uncertain measurements required adding extra assumptions to the theory.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 04:40
Quantum Link Strengthens: Entanglement Now More Closely Tied to Steering
Every entangled two-qubit state, and any three-qubit state with a specific null space, is now demonstrably steerable, overturning the long-held understanding that entanglement alone does not guarantee this property. This discovery establishes a geometric link between entanglement and steering, identifying conditions where a boundary contact on the Bloch ball prevents explanation by local hidden-state models. The research offers a new avenue for certifying steering directly from the geometry of quantum states, rather than complex inequality optimisation.
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Quantum Link Strengthens: Entanglement Now More Closely Tied to Steering. Every entangled two-qubit state, and any three-qubit state with a specific null space, is now demonstrably steerable, overturning the long-held understanding that entanglement alone does not guarantee this property.
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The research offers a new avenue for certifying steering directly from the geometry of quantum states, rather than complex inequality optimisation.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 04:37
Framework Optimises Quantum Cloning and Extracts 100s of Operators
Semidefinite programming now delivers complete blueprints for quantum cloning, a feat previously limited by theoretical boundaries. For the first time, a unified catalogue details explicit, implementable instructions for replicating quantum states across all major cloning types, even with mixed input signals. This computational pipeline offers a practical tool for analysing vulnerabilities in quantum communication protocols like BB84.
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Framework Optimises Quantum Cloning and Extracts 100s of Operators. Semidefinite programming now delivers complete blueprints for quantum cloning, a feat previously limited by theoretical boundaries. This computational pipeline offers a practical tool for analysing vulnerabilities in quantum communication protocols like BB84.
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Semidefinite programming now delivers complete blueprints for quantum cloning, a feat previously limited by theoretical boundaries.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 00:32
OpenAI Model Yields Polynomial Gain on Unit Distance Pairs
An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry, specifically regarding the maximum number of pairs of points exactly one unit distance apart in a plane. This resolves a problem posed by Paul Erdős nearly 80 years ago, challenging the previously held belief about optimal configurations for maximizing these pairs.
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An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry, specifically regarding the maximum number of pairs of points exactly one unit distance apart in a plane. This resolves a problem posed by Paul Erdős nearly 80 years ago, challenging the previously held belief about optimal configurations for maximizing these pairs.
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An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry, specifically regarding the maximum number of pairs of points exactly one unit distance apart in a plane.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 00:21
Codex With GPT-5.5 Cuts Code Review Times to Minutes
Ramp engineers are utilizing Codex with GPT-5.5 to speed up code review processes, receiving substantive feedback in minutes rather than hours. This is achieved through Codex’s reasoning capabilities, which allow for a thorough review and reduce the need for manual effort.
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Codex With GPT-5.5 Cuts Code Review Times to Minutes. Ramp engineers are utilizing Codex with GPT-5.5 to speed up code review processes, receiving substantive feedback in minutes rather than hours. This is achieved through Codex’s reasoning capabilities, which allow for a thorough review and reduce the need for manual effort.
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Ramp engineers are utilizing Codex with GPT-5.5 to speed up code review processes, receiving substantive feedback in minutes rather than hours.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 22, 00:14
900 Million Weekly Users Drive OpenAI’s Education Expansion
With 900 million weekly ChatGPT users, OpenAI is growing its Education for Countries program, partnering with governments like Singapore to research.
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The initiative frames AI deployments as research partnerships designed to build an evidence base for safe and effective use, beginning with an initial cohort of geographically diverse nations. OpenAI is collaborating with the University of Tartu and Stanford to assess how AI affects learning in real classroom settings and is committed to publicly sharing their findings.
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With 900 million weekly ChatGPT users, OpenAI is growing its Education for Countries program, partnering with governments like Singapore to research.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 21:17
$2 Billion to Fund 9 Companies, Accelerate Quantum Computing
The Department of Commerce will distribute $2 billion in incentives to 9 companies, bolstering U.S. leadership in quantum computing.
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$2 Billion to Fund 9 Companies, Accelerate Quantum Computing. The Department of Commerce will distribute $2 billion in incentives to 9 companies, bolstering U.S. leadership in quantum computing.
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leadership in quantum computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:55
Neutral Atoms Solve Equations 10× Faster Using Logical Qubits
Pasqal’s quantum processor, using neutral atoms, outperformed standard techniques solving differential equations—a first for logical qubits.
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Pasqal has achieved an industry first in neutral atom quantum computing , demonstrating that its logical qubits outperform standard physical qubits when solving complex differential equations on actual hardware. This advancement offers concrete evidence that logical qubits can overcome error limitations hindering the progress of quantum computing.
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Pasqal’s quantum processor, using neutral atoms, outperformed standard techniques solving differential equations—a first for logical qubits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:47
Quantum Transistors Offer Inbuilt Error Suppression for Stable Computation
Towards transistor-based quantum computing Unlike today’s quantum circuits, which rely on manipulating individual qubits, a new architecture integrates more quantum elements, functioning much like conventional transistors. These “telesistors” utilise measurement-based gates, bypassing the need for complex adiabatic control or quantum state transfer seen in previous designs. This approach offers a potential pathway towards scalable quantum computation with reduced demands for error correction.
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Towards transistor-based quantum computing Unlike today’s quantum circuits, which rely on manipulating individual qubits, a new architecture integrates more quantum elements, functioning much like conventional transistors. These “telesistors” utilise measurement-based gates, bypassing the need for complex adiabatic control or quantum state transfer seen in previous designs.
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Towards transistor-based quantum computing Unlike today’s quantum circuits, which rely on manipulating individual qubits, a new architecture integrates more quantum elements, functioning much like conventional transistors.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:36
276,000+ KPMG Employees Gain Access to Claude AI
More than 276,000 KPMG professionals worldwide will soon have access to Anthropic’s Claude, representing one of the largest deployments of this artificial intelligence technology within a professiona…
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More than 276,000 KPMG professionals worldwide will soon have access to Anthropic’s Claude, representing one of the largest deployments of this artificial intelligence technology within a professional services firm to date.
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KPMG is integrating Claude into its business, giving access to over 276,000 KPMG employees globally.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:31
Molecular Nodes Promise Scalable Quantum Computers Via Photonic Links
PIQC tolerates up to 70% photon loss during entanglement, a threshold previously limiting the scalability of distributed quantum computing. This new architecture integrates rationally designed molecular qubits with photonic chips, bypassing the need to retrofit connections onto existing platforms. The resulting framework presents a commercially viable route towards building a functional, utility-scale quantum computer.
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Molecular Nodes Promise Scalable Quantum Computers Via Photonic Links. PIQC tolerates up to 70% photon loss during entanglement, a threshold previously limiting the scalability of distributed quantum computing. The resulting framework presents a commercially viable route towards building a functional, utility-scale quantum computer.
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PIQC tolerates up to 70% photon loss during entanglement, a threshold previously limiting the scalability of distributed quantum computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:29
Clare Bryant’s Lab Cuts Research Time by Two Years
Professor Clare Bryant’s team at the University of Cambridge is using Co-Scientist to accelerate research into zoonotic diseases like flu & Ebola.
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Professor Clare Bryant at the University of Cambridge is accelerating infectious disease research, potentially reducing the time to pinpoint critical research targets from two to three years to six months using the Co-Scientist tool.
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Professor Clare Bryant’s team at the University of Cambridge is using Co-Scientist to accelerate research into zoonotic diseases like flu & Ebola.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:20
$453.8 Million Quantum Sensors Market Expands Rapidly
The global quantum sensors market is estimated to grow from $453.8 million to $1.86 billion by , driven by demand for ultra-sensitive detection systems in areas like scientific research and secure communication. These sensors utilize quantum mechanics to achieve precise measurements of physical parameters with enhanced sensitivity across multiple industries.
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The global quantum sensors market is estimated to grow from $453.8 million to $1.86 billion by , driven by demand for ultra-sensitive detection systems in areas like scientific research and secure communication. These sensors utilize quantum mechanics to achieve precise measurements of physical parameters with enhanced sensitivity across multiple industries.
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The global quantum sensors market is estimated to grow from $453.8 million to $1.86 billion by , driven by demand for ultra-sensitive detection systems in areas like scientific research and secure communication.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:17
Quantum Software Simplifies Direct Control of Computing Hardware
Until now, optimising a quantum computer meant choosing between simple instructions and painstakingly tuning individual pulses. This new framework unifies both approaches, allowing researchers to study how well a quantum system can learn and entangle directly from the controls used to operate it. By treating these control pulses as adjustable parameters, the framework enables end-to-end optimisation previously beyond reach.
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Quantum Software Simplifies Direct Control of Computing Hardware. Until now, optimising a quantum computer meant choosing between simple instructions and painstakingly tuning individual pulses. This new framework unifies both approaches, allowing researchers to study how well a quantum system can learn and entangle directly from the controls used to operate it.
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Until now, optimising a quantum computer meant choosing between simple instructions and painstakingly tuning individual pulses.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:16
$100M to Accelerate Atom Computing’s Fault-Tolerant Quantum Systems
Atom Computing secured a $100 million Letter of Intent with the U.S.
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Atom Computing secured a $100 million Letter of Intent with the U.S.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:08
Tor Networks Enhance Data Security Against Future Quantum Computing Threats
Thirteen to twenty seconds is now the time required to establish a quantum-resistant cryptographic session, a system previously reliant on algorithms vulnerable to future decryption. This prototype distributes key fragments across multiple Tor circuits, increasing the difficulty of retrospective decryption and offering a pragmatic defence against harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks. Approximately 88% of this latency stems from utilising the Tor network, highlighting a clear trade-off between enhanced security and responsiveness.
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Thirteen to twenty seconds is now the time required to establish a quantum-resistant cryptographic session, a system previously reliant on algorithms vulnerable to future decryption. This prototype distributes key fragments across multiple Tor circuits, increasing the difficulty of retrospective decryption and offering a pragmatic defence against harvest-now, decrypt-later att…
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Thirteen to twenty seconds is now the time required to establish a quantum-resistant cryptographic session, a system previously reliant on algorithms vulnerable to future decryption.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:08
$1.2B Venture Capital Fuels Quantum Computing’s Rise
Quantum computing is at a make-or-break moment, attracting $1.2 billion in venture capital to companies like IBM and Rigetti.
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A surge of $1.2 billion in venture capital funding is fueling a critical juncture for quantum computing, as companies race to translate theoretical potential into tangible breakthroughs. This influx of funding is particularly evident in companies like Rigetti Computing, whose California fabrication plant embodies the complex engineering required to realize the promise of quant…
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Quantum computing is at a make-or-break moment, attracting $1.2 billion in venture capital to companies like IBM and Rigetti.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 20:02
Qilimanjaro & GMV Complete 35-Qubit System Integrated With MareNostrum 5
Quantum Spain is complete with the installation of a 35-qubit processor at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center’s MareNostrum-ONA, marking a shift toward operational quantum computing. Developed by Qilimanjaro and GMV, the system is integrated with MareNostrum 5 and has been accessible to researchers since its launch.
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Quantum Spain is complete with the installation of a 35-qubit processor at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center’s MareNostrum-ONA, marking a shift toward operational quantum computing. Developed by Qilimanjaro and GMV, the system is integrated with MareNostrum 5 and has been accessible to researchers since its launch.
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Quantum Spain is complete with the installation of a 35-qubit processor at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center’s MareNostrum-ONA, marking a shift toward operational quantum computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:48
Quantum Algorithms Gain Efficiency with New Oracle Design Techniques
Quantum circuits are now demonstrably shallower thanks to a new algorithmic approach, reducing average circuit depth by 53. 99% compared with existing methods when handling 10, 15, or 20 variables. This optimisation stems from a Hierarchical Recursive Synthesis-Evaluation model and an Adaptive Space-Depth Trade-off algorithm designed to build more efficient quantum oracles.
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Quantum Algorithms Gain Efficiency with New Oracle Design Techniques. Quantum circuits are now demonstrably shallower thanks to a new algorithmic approach, reducing average circuit depth by 53. This optimisation stems from a Hierarchical Recursive Synthesis-Evaluation model and an Adaptive Space-Depth Trade-off algorithm designed to build more efficient quantum oracles.
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Quantum circuits are now demonstrably shallower thanks to a new algorithmic approach, reducing average circuit depth by 53.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:47
$2 Billion to Fund 9 Companies, Boost U.S. Quantum Computing
The Department of Commerce will provide $2 billion to 9 companies, bolstering U.S. quantum computing research and manufacturing.
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$2 Billion to Fund 9 Companies, Boost U.S. The Department of Commerce will provide $2 billion to 9 companies, bolstering U.S. quantum computing research and manufacturing.
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quantum computing research and manufacturing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:47
NASA Engages 51,000 at FIRST Robotics with Moon Base Vision
NASA engaged 51,000+ at FIRST Robotics, showcasing plans for a permanent lunar outpost, Moon Base, and how robotics will support exploration and.
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NASA directly engaged over 51,000 students, parents, and mentors at the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, signaling a focused effort to cultivate the workforce that will build its vision for a permanent lunar outpost.
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NASA engaged 51,000+ at FIRST Robotics, showcasing plans for a permanent lunar outpost, Moon Base, and how robotics will support exploration and.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:45
H33 Adds Post-Quantum Privacy to Bitcoin
H33.ai deployed infrastructure anchoring Bitcoin privacy attestations on Taproot using STARK proofs, recording data with a compact, secure commitment.
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Institutional Bitcoin holders can now satisfy compliance requirements and prove reserves without disclosing sensitive financial data thanks to a new privacy infrastructure deployed by H33.ai. These proofs are not reliant on elliptic curve cryptography, a vulnerability that looms with the advancement of quantum computing. Instead, H33.
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H33.ai deployed infrastructure anchoring Bitcoin privacy attestations on Taproot using STARK proofs, recording data with a compact, secure commitment.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:42
Quantum Annealing Boosts Complex Simulations with Stable Optimisation Methods
Ground state approximations are now more accurate without requiring more complex quantum circuits. Combining quantum annealing with classical tensor networks delivers this improvement, sidestepping the usual limitations of optimising the quantum portion of these hybrid systems. This setup offers a potentially scalable route towards practical variational quantum algorithms.
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Quantum Annealing Boosts Complex Simulations with Stable Optimisation Methods. Combining quantum annealing with classical tensor networks delivers this improvement, sidestepping the usual limitations of optimising the quantum portion of these hybrid systems. This setup offers a potentially scalable route towards practical variational quantum algorithms.
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Ground state approximations are now more accurate without requiring more complex quantum circuits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:42
$375M to Build Quantum Manufacturing Base at GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions, backed by a $375 million Commerce Dept. award, to scale U.S. quantum manufacturing.
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GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions, backed by a $375 million Commerce Dept. award, to scale U.S. quantum manufacturing.
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GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions, backed by a $375 million Commerce Dept.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:21
93% Redundant V2V Certificate Transmissions Cut With New Scheduling
Researchers cut wasteful transmissions of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) certificates by 93%, paving the way for post-quantum cryptography in.
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Researchers have developed a new method to reduce redundant data transmissions in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, enabling the integration of post-quantum cryptography without compromising safety or performance. The team discovered that current V2V certificate transmissions are up to 93% redundant, presenting an opportunity to optimize radio spectrum usage.
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Researchers cut wasteful transmissions of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) certificates by 93%, paving the way for post-quantum cryptography in.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:21
APS Physical Review Applied Trademark Registered in US
Physical Review Applied is a trademark registered in the United States by the American Physical Society, and access to its content requires institutional or personal subscription credentials. Starting August 1, APS member subscribers will log in using member credentials instead of an APS Journal Account.
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APS Physical Review Applied Trademark Registered in US. Physical Review Applied is a trademark registered in the United States by the American Physical Society, and access to its content requires institutional or personal subscription credentials. Starting August 1, APS member subscribers will log in using member credentials instead of an APS Journal Account.
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Physical Review Applied is a trademark registered in the United States by the American Physical Society, and access to its content requires institutional or personal subscription credentials.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:20
Xanadu Secures $300 Million Synthetic Market Program for Growth
Xanadu Quantum Technologies announced a $300 million at-the-market equity facility with Yorkville Advisors, allowing for the issuance of Class B.
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Xanadu Quantum Technologies has secured a 300 million at-the-market equity facility with Yorkville Advisors, providing a flexible funding mechanism over the next three years. The company intends to use the proceeds for working capital and to advance its development of fault-tolerant quantum computing systems.
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Xanadu Quantum Technologies announced a $300 million at-the-market equity facility with Yorkville Advisors, allowing for the issuance of Class B.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:06
Physics Logos Trademarked by American Physical Society
The American Physical Society has registered its Physics logo, and the Physical Review Applied logo as trademarks in the United States. This registration extends to the APS Physics logo as well, with details about the process available through the Society.
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Physics Logos Trademarked by American Physical Society. The American Physical Society has registered its Physics logo, and the Physical Review Applied logo as trademarks in the United States. This registration extends to the APS Physics logo as well, with details about the process available through the Society.
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The American Physical Society has registered its Physics logo, and the Physical Review Applied logo as trademarks in the United States.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 19:01
ParityQC Reduces Errors in Record 52-Qubit QFT Execution
ParityQC achieved a record-setting Quantum Fourier Transform, successfully running a QFT across 52 qubits on an IBM Quantum Heron processor.
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Researchers from ParityQC have successfully executed a 52-qubit Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT) on an IBM Quantum Heron r3 processor, demonstrating the largest such circuit reported to date and establishing a new benchmark for quantum computation. ParityQC’s innovation centers on a method called Parity Twine, which fundamentally alters how quantum information is handled.
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ParityQC achieved a record-setting Quantum Fourier Transform, successfully running a QFT across 52 qubits on an IBM Quantum Heron processor.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:56
52-Qubit Quantum Fourier Transform Sets New Performance Record
Researchers demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance record for these circuits. This achievement, enabled by a parity-based circuit construction method, represents progress in implementing complex quantum algorithms and reducing errors.
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Researchers demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance record for these circuits. This achievement, enabled by a parity-based circuit construction method, represents progress in implementing complex quantum algorithms and reducing errors.
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Researchers demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance record for these circuits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:53
American Physical Society’s Physics Logo Now Trademarked
The American Physical Society has registered its Physics logo, and Physical Review Applied, as trademarks in the United States. This registration applies to both the APS Physics logo and the Physics logo, with details about the process available through the Society.
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American Physical Society’s Physics Logo Now Trademarked. The American Physical Society has registered its Physics logo, and Physical Review Applied, as trademarks in the United States. This registration applies to both the APS Physics logo and the Physics logo, with details about the process available through the Society.
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The American Physical Society has registered its Physics logo, and Physical Review Applied, as trademarks in the United States.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:52
£1.4M TimeLink Program De-risks Xairos Quantum Protocols
Xairos UK, Ltd. has completed Phase 1 of the £1.4 million TimeLink program, funded by Innovate UK, which de-risks the company’s quantum protocols for resilient, GNSS-independent timing. This work establishes a UK-based hardware and software baseline, advancing next-generation timing technologies.
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Xairos UK, Ltd. has completed Phase 1 of the £1.4 million TimeLink program, funded by Innovate UK, which de-risks the company’s quantum protocols for resilient, GNSS-independent timing. This work establishes a UK-based hardware and software baseline, advancing next-generation timing technologies.
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has completed Phase 1 of the £1.4 million TimeLink program, funded by Innovate UK, which de-risks the company’s quantum protocols for resilient, GNSS-independent timing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:48
99.9% Fidelity Achieved Across Qubit Gates and Readout in One Device
Researchers report exceeding 99.9% fidelity across single-qubit gates, two-qubit gates, and readout—all within one superconducting device.
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IQM Quantum Computers has achieved over 99.9% fidelity across single-qubit gates, two-qubit gates, and qubit readout within a single superconducting device, a feat previously hindered by the trade-offs between optimizing individual quantum operations.
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Researchers report exceeding 99.9% fidelity across single-qubit gates, two-qubit gates, and readout—all within one superconducting device.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:48
52-Qubit Quantum Fourier Transform Sets New Performance Benchmark
Researchers demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark for these circuits. This achievement, enabled by a parity-based circuit construction method, represents progress in implementing complex quantum algorithms and reducing errors.
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Researchers demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark for these circuits. This achievement, enabled by a parity-based circuit construction method, represents progress in implementing complex quantum algorithms and reducing errors.
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Researchers demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark for these circuits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:41
ParityQC Achieves 52-Qubit Quantum Fourier Transform on IBM Heron
Researchers at ParityQC achieved a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark for these circuits. This demonstration, the largest reported to date, utilized a parity-based method to reduce errors and improve algorithm performance on current quantum hardware.
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Researchers at ParityQC achieved a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark for these circuits. This demonstration, the largest reported to date, utilized a parity-based method to reduce errors and improve algorithm performance on current quantum hardware.
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Researchers at ParityQC achieved a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark for these circuits.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:37
£5 Million Fuels Imperagen’s Quantum AI Enzyme Engineering Platform
Imperagen, a techbio company based at the University of Manchester, has secured £5 million in seed funding to advance its enzyme engineering platform. The company utilizes a combination of quantum physics, AI modeling, and automated labs to accelerate and improve the process of enzyme development for various industrial applications.
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Imperagen, a techbio company based at the University of Manchester, has secured £5 million in seed funding to advance its enzyme engineering platform. The company utilizes a combination of quantum physics, AI modeling, and automated labs to accelerate and improve the process of enzyme development for various industrial applications.
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Imperagen, a techbio company based at the University of Manchester, has secured £5 million in seed funding to advance its enzyme engineering platform.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:34
Newcastle University Receives £1.2M to Model Emotional Memory with Quantum Maths
Newcastle University scientists secured £1.2 million to model how emotions distort memory order, applying quantum maths to understand recall accuracy.
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Newcastle University researchers are applying mathematical tools from quantum physics to unravel the complexities of human memory, receiving £1.2 million from a UK Research and Innovation Cross-Council grant to model emotional memory.
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Newcastle University scientists secured £1.2 million to model how emotions distort memory order, applying quantum maths to understand recall accuracy.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:29
PsiQuantum Secures Site for World’s First Utility-Scale Quantum Computer
PsiQuantum will build the world’s first utility-scale quantum computer at a new site located at Moreton Bay Central in Australia. The company selected the location for its infrastructure, scalability, and collaborative environment, which will support the development of this complex manufacturing project.
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PsiQuantum Secures Site for World’s First Utility-Scale Quantum Computer. PsiQuantum will build the world’s first utility-scale quantum computer at a new site located at Moreton Bay Central in Australia. The company selected the location for its infrastructure, scalability, and collaborative environment, which will support the development of this complex manufacturing project.
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PsiQuantum will build the world’s first utility-scale quantum computer at a new site located at Moreton Bay Central in Australia.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:25
Over 100 Representatives Gather for Quantum Industry Reception
Over 100 representatives from French & German industry, policy, and investment met to discuss growing quantum technologies in Europe, following.
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The gathering highlights increasing collaboration in quantum technologies, as demonstrated by the newly launched AQeFLU research project on May 7th, a partnership between Quandela and Safran Tech focused on developing new quantum capabilities.
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Over 100 representatives from French & German industry, policy, and investment met to discuss growing quantum technologies in Europe, following.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:24
Pasqal & Aramco Unveil Middle East’s First QCaaS Platform
Aramco and Pasqal have unveiled Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer, and the Middle East’s initial Quantum Computing as a Service platform.
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Aramco and Pasqal have unveiled Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer, and the Middle East’s initial Quantum Computing as a Service platform.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:23
Quantum Fourier Transform Reaches Record 52 Qubits on Heron
Researchers have demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform (QFT) on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark. This achievement, enabled by a parity-based circuit construction method, represents progress in implementing this fundamental building block of quantum algorithms and reducing errors at scale.
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Researchers have demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform (QFT) on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark. This achievement, enabled by a parity-based circuit construction method, represents progress in implementing this fundamental building block of quantum algorithms and reducing errors at scale.
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Researchers have demonstrated a 52-qubit quantum Fourier transform (QFT) on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, establishing a new size and performance benchmark.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:22
Gate-Design Theory at Infleqtion Cuts Physical Error Rates
Infleqtion is advancing its neutral-atom quantum computing platform through developments in hardware, software, and theory, including gate-design theory aimed at lowering physical error rates. These combined advances are intended to shorten the path toward practical quantum computing and reduce resource overhead for scalable systems.
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Infleqtion is advancing its neutral-atom quantum computing platform through developments in hardware, software, and theory, including gate-design theory aimed at lowering physical error rates. These combined advances are intended to shorten the path toward practical quantum computing and reduce resource overhead for scalable systems.
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Infleqtion is advancing its neutral-atom quantum computing platform through developments in hardware, software, and theory, including gate-design theory aimed at lowering physical error rates.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:17
Oracle And Classiq Run 36-Qubit Simulation
Oracle and Classiq demonstrated a quantum software engineering workflow by using an AI agent to generate a quantum application and Oracle’s GPU infrastructure to run a 36-qubit simulation. This proof of concept highlights the need for high-performance computing to support quantum application development, particularly as simulations require substantial GPU memory—over 512 GiB for a 36-qubit statevector.
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Oracle and Classiq demonstrated a quantum software engineering workflow by using an AI agent to generate a quantum application and Oracle’s GPU infrastructure to run a 36-qubit simulation. This proof of concept highlights the need for high-performance computing to support quantum application development, particularly as simulations require substantial GPU memory—over 512 GiB f…
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Oracle and Classiq demonstrated a quantum software engineering workflow by using an AI agent to generate a quantum application and Oracle’s GPU infrastructure to run a 36-qubit simulation.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:16
Quantum States Verified with Far Fewer Measurements Than Previously Thought
Previously, verifying multipartite quantum states demanded samples that grew exponentially with system size. Now, a new protocol achieves self-testing for almost all n-qubit states using only a polynomial number of samples. This advancement unlocks scalable device-independent quantum information processing, potentially enabling more secure quantum networks.
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Quantum States Verified with Far Fewer Measurements Than Previously Thought. Previously, verifying multipartite quantum states demanded samples that grew exponentially with system size. This advancement unlocks scalable device-independent quantum information processing, potentially enabling more secure quantum networks.
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This advancement unlocks scalable device-independent quantum information processing, potentially enabling more secure quantum networks.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:13
$100M CHIPS Act Funding to Scale D-Wave Quantum Systems
D-Wave Quantum secured a Letter of Intent for $100 million in CHIPS Act funding, advancing both annealing & gate-model quantum computing. The U.S.
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Department of Commerce will deliver 100 million in funding to D-Wave Quantum , with D-Wave issuing shares of its common stock to the Department in connection with final award documents. government’s strategic investment in D-Wave would advance the country’s global leadership position in quantum computing,” said Dr.
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D-Wave Quantum secured a Letter of Intent for $100 million in CHIPS Act funding, advancing both annealing & gate-model quantum computing.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:09
DFT & Coupled-Cluster Methods Fuel planqc’s Quantum Algorithm Work
Ria Jobanputra is a Quantum Algorithms Engineer at planqc, where she develops quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry to improve the accuracy and efficiency of molecular simulations. Her background includes expertise in chemistry, DFT, and coupled-cluster methods, which led her to apply quantum computing to advance molecular modeling.
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Ria Jobanputra is a Quantum Algorithms Engineer at planqc, where she develops quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry to improve the accuracy and efficiency of molecular simulations. Her background includes expertise in chemistry, DFT, and coupled-cluster methods, which led her to apply quantum computing to advance molecular modeling.
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Ria Jobanputra is a Quantum Algorithms Engineer at planqc, where she develops quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry to improve the accuracy and efficiency of molecular simulations.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:09
Aquark Technologies Becomes First UK Firm at Niels Bohr Institute
Aquark Technologies has established a European entity in Denmark and is the first UK company to register at the Niels Bohr Institute. This expansion builds upon existing collaboration between British and Nordic quantum technology sectors, positioning the company within the Danish quantum ecosystem.
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Aquark Technologies Becomes First UK Firm at Niels Bohr Institute. Aquark Technologies has established a European entity in Denmark and is the first UK company to register at the Niels Bohr Institute. This expansion builds upon existing collaboration between British and Nordic quantum technology sectors, positioning the company within the Danish quantum ecosystem.
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This expansion builds upon existing collaboration between British and Nordic quantum technology sectors, positioning the company within the Danish quantum ecosystem.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 18:06
Quantum PDKs Must Include a Process Control Kit, Says OrangeQS
OrangeQS asserts that future quantum PDKs must include a Process Control Kit, addressing a key hurdle to scaling quantum chip fabrication, as.
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OrangeQS is advocating for a critical addition to the development of quantum chip manufacturing: a Process Control Kit integrated within future Process Design Kits. The company presented its views on utility grade quantum chip testing equipment at the ISIG Quantum Computing Infra Summit in Silicon Valley, building on insights from a recently released white paper.
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OrangeQS asserts that future quantum PDKs must include a Process Control Kit, addressing a key hurdle to scaling quantum chip fabrication, as.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 09:32
Forking Paths: A reading list on multiverse, simulation, computation, and consciousness
I keep returning to a basic suspicion. The world I move through, with its screens and dashboards and the constant background flow of data, has started to feel less like the place I grew up in and more like a stage set up by someone for my benefit. Whether that is a real intuition or just vertigo, several writers have spent serious careers trying to settle the question. The books below are the ones I have actually read and would actually press on a friend, and I have set them out in roughly the order they deserve to be read.
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Forking Paths: A reading list on multiverse, simulation, computation, and consciousness. The world I move through, with its screens and dashboards and the constant background flow of data, has started to feel less like the place I grew up in and more like a stage set up by someone for my benefit.
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The books below are the ones I have actually read and would actually press on a friend, and I have set them out in roughly the order they deserve to be read.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 21, 06:05
How Quantum Magnetometer Beats Inertial Navigation by 10×
Quantum Cyber N.V. patented its SCOUT-AX6 GUARDIAN, an amphibious vehicle using a quantum magnetometer & inertial unit for 10x improved accuracy in.
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The 6×6 all-wheel drive platform, capable of reaching 80 kilometers per hour on land, carries a payload of 200 kilograms and utilizes a miniaturized quantum magnetometer and inertial navigation unit for positioning.
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patented its SCOUT-AX6 GUARDIAN, an amphibious vehicle using a quantum magnetometer & inertial unit for 10x improved accuracy in.
Quantumzeitgeist
May 20, 21:43
8-Bit Grayscale Images Encoded Into Qubit Superposition States
MicroAlgo Inc. developed a quantum image edge extraction algorithm, encoding 8-bit grayscale & positional data into quantum superposition states.
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The company’s quantum image edge extraction algorithm addresses a critical challenge in digital image analysis: accurately identifying edges in images corrupted by noise. develops a quantum image edge extraction algorithm for noisy images, a foundational step in their novel edge extraction algorithm.
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developed a quantum image edge extraction algorithm, encoding 8-bit grayscale & positional data into quantum superposition states.
QuTech
May 13, 00:16
Quantum Internet Demo Transmits Data Across Three Cities
A quantum network successfully transmitted entangled qubits across three Dutch cities using existing fiber infrastructure, a milestone for the quantum internet.
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A quantum network successfully transmitted entangled qubits across three Dutch cities using existing fiber infrastructure, a milestone for the quantum internet.
The Quantum Insider
May 11, 07:00
What is Quantum Entanglement? - The Quantum Insider
What is Quantum Entanglement? The Quantum Insider
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What is Quantum Entanglement?
Google Research Blog
May 1, 00:16
Google's Willow Quantum Chip Achieves Error Correction Milestone
Google's Willow quantum processor demonstrated real-time error correction across 105 qubits, reducing error rates below the fault-tolerant threshold for the first time.
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Google's Willow quantum processor demonstrated real-time error correction across 105 qubits, reducing error rates below the fault-tolerant threshold for the first time.