Elon Musk’s DOGE task force is reportedly being given unchecked access to the computers that run the US government, and experts warn that it risks bringing down systems and leaking sensitive data Elon Musk’s DOGE task force is reportedly being given unchecked access to the computers that run the US government, and experts warn that …
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A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and computing power required A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and computing power …
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A driven teenager up nights working on computer schemes. Could this be Bill Gates? Chris Stokel-Walker reads the much anticipated story of the billionaires’s early years, as told by the man himself A driven teenager up nights working on computer schemes. Could this be Bill Gates? Chris Stokel-Walker reads the much anticipated story of the …
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A lidar scanner has a resolution so high it can image ridges and indentations only 1 millimetre deep on objects hundreds of metres away – and capture objects as distant as 1 kilometre A lidar scanner has a resolution so high it can image ridges and indentations only 1 millimetre deep on objects hundreds of …
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The Chinese firm threatens the dominance of Silicon Valley’s AI elite, and its innovations show the technology could be more affordable and less costly to the environment The Chinese firm threatens the dominance of Silicon Valley’s AI elite, and its innovations show the technology could be more affordable and less costly to the environment The Chinese …
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An algorithm inspired by quantum computers but used on classical machines can make weather forecasts and other turbulence simulations a thousand times easier to run An algorithm inspired by quantum computers but used on classical machines can make weather forecasts and other turbulence simulations a thousand times easier to run An algorithm inspired by quantum computers …
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The success of Chinese firm DeepSeek suggests tech companies can train and run powerful AIs without consuming vast amounts of power The success of Chinese firm DeepSeek suggests tech companies can train and run powerful AIs without consuming vast amounts of power The success of Chinese firm DeepSeek suggests tech companies can train and run powerful …
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Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flights Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flights Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, …
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The new AI model from China’s DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring as much computing power – but despite a huge drop in their stock, it’s not game over for US tech companies The new AI model from China’s DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring …
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The new AI model from China’s DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring as much computing power – but despite a huge drop in their stock, it’s not game over for US tech companies The new AI model from China’s DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring …