Quantum computer simulates hadronization, reproducing string breaking with 104 qubits

By remotely accessing an IBM quantum computer, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully ...
SciTech Daily

Physicists Solve a “Quantum-Only” Problem Using an Ordinary Laptop

Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation By applying a 1980s ...
The New York Times

Scientists Find Way to Supercharge Dangerous Computer ‘Worms’ With A.I.

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has ...
TechCrunch

Perplexity’s Personal Computer is now available to everyone on Mac

Perplexity’s Personal Computer, its answer to OpenClaw and other local AI agents, is now available to all Mac users via its desktop app, the company announced on Thursday. As a reminder, Personal ...
Computer Weekly

Interview: Researching quantum algorithms for today’s devices

While the billion-dollar question is about when quantum computing will become commercially viable, one of the problems being tackled at the moment is how to make the ...
ConsumerAffairs

Has your computer been hijacked into a bot network?

One of the telltale signs that your computer has been compromised is unexplained slowdowns and constant background activity — even when you’re not using your computer. Additionally, look out for ...
Wall Street Journal

A Sneaky Back Door Lets Hackers Into Your Home. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

There’s malware lurking in shady smartphone apps and cheap off-brand household electronics. It has allowed operators of massive so-called botnet networks to use people’s home and wireless network ...
IEEE

Comparative Evaluation of Dijkstra's Algorithm and Shortest Path Strategies in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)

Abstract: Under broad application, the shortest path problem in graph-based network environments is generally treated with the use of Dijkstra's Algorithm. Due to the accelerating development of ...
The Verge

Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent

The AI search startup is positioning the tool as a more secure version of OpenClaw that runs on a Mac. The AI search startup is positioning the tool as a more secure version of OpenClaw that runs on a ...
Phys.org

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing—and it doesn't wear off quickly

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...
Gizmodo

X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...
Awful Announcing

Regional sports networks are dying. Now what?

With the almost certain demise of FanDuel Sports Network in 2026, the age of the cable regional sports network has come to an end. The NBA and MLB are both in serious talks with streamers to form ...