New quantum hardware puts the mechanics in quantum mechanics
Quantum computers based on ions or atoms have one major advantage: The qubits themselves aren’t manufactured, and there’s no device-to-device among atoms. Every atom is
YouTube TV’s Disney blackout reminds users that they don’t own what they stream
Google and Disney have been in a contract dispute since October 30 that has resulted in YouTube TV subscribers losing access to 21 Disney-owned TV
Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?
Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Restructure Their Philanthropy
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said its restructured organization, Biohub, would lead its focus on artificial intelligence and scientific research.
Water jets may break up into droplets thanks to jiggling molecules
Streams of liquid form drops thanks to unidentified disturbances. It could be the jiggling of individual molecules.
Trump’s ‘irrefutable fact’ about Thanksgiving costs subjected to brutal fact check
President Tweety McTreason was slapped with a fact-check after claiming that prices for Thanksgiving dinner were substantially lower this year. The president posted Thursday morning
‘Congrats!’ Billionaire ridiculed for pandering to Mamdani — after $1.7M attack campaign
After his resounding election victory on Tuesday night, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s most prominent billionaire antagonist immediately pivoted to kiss the ring of
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Trains in Orion
The Artemis II crew (from left to right) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; Christina Koch, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; and Reid
How Your Brain Creates ‘Aha’ Moments and Why They Stick
Here are three words: pine, crab, sauce. There’s a fourth word that combines with each of the others to create another common word. What is
Kidney drug trial raises hopes for new type 1 diabetes treatment
The results of a late-stage drug trial released Thursday are raising hopes that type 1 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease will have a new
Man held after cars in German city found smeared with swastikas in blood
Cars, walls and postboxes were defaced, in what appeared to be human blood.
Trump wants South Africa out of the G20 as it gears up for world summit
The US leader has repeatedly accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority – which Pretoria denies.
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing at least 114 in Philippines
More than 260,000 soldiers are on standby for rescue efforts as winds of up to 92mph (149km/h) hit Vietnam.