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Characters removed from a sign on the Twitter headquarters building are piled on a street in San Francisco on July 24, 2023. A little more than a year ago, Elon Musk walked into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what’s now known…

People play online games in an internet cafe in Fuyang in central China’s Anhui province Friday, March 1, 2019. China’s authority in charge of press and publications has approved 105 online games, saying it fully supports the industry after newly proposed curbs caused massive losses for major game companies. The National Press and Publication Administration…

Credit: AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin She’s an important figure behind today’s artificial intelligence boom, but not all computer scientists thought Fei-Fei Li was on the right track when she came up with the idea for a giant visual database called ImageNet that took years to build. … Continue Reading News Source: techxplore.com

Harvard researchers have achieved a significant milestone in quantum computing by developing a programmable logical quantum processor capable of encoding 48 logical qubits and performing hundreds of logical gate operations. This advancement, hailed as a potential turning point in the field, is the first demonstration of large-scale algorithm execution on an error-corrected quantum computer. Harvard’s…

Twistronics, a novel field in quantum physics, involves stacking van der Waals materials to explore new quantum phenomena. Researchers at Purdue University have advanced this field by introducing quantum spin into twisted double bilayers of antiferromagnets, leading to tunable moiré magnetism. This breakthrough suggests new materials for spintronics and promises advancements in memory and spin-logic…

A breakthrough in hybrid supercapacitors has been achieved by increasing the active material in electrodes through a novel method involving β-Ni(OH)2 and NH4F. This innovation leads to more efficient energy storage, opening new possibilities for advanced energy systems. Credit: SciTechDaily.com New research enhances hybrid supercapacitors by creating more efficient electrodes, marking a significant step forward…

This article was originally featured on MIT Press. “People talk about how games don’t have the emotional impact of movies. I think they do — they just have a different palette. I never felt pride, or guilt, watching a movie.” —Will Wright, designer of The Sims Compelling games don’t happen by accident, any more than…

Cambridge researchers have created a solar-powered device that converts contaminated water into clean hydrogen fuel and drinkable water, offering a sustainable solution to global energy and water crises. Credit: Chanon Pornrungroj/Ariffin Mohamad Annuar A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has created an innovative floating device that harnesses solar power to convert contaminated…

A study reveals that AI-generated white faces are now perceived as more real than actual human faces, with a notable discrepancy in the realism of AI faces of people of color. This trend, attributed to AI training biases, raises concerns about reinforcing racial biases and the spread of misinformation. Credit: SciTechDaily.com New research shows that…

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