Two paths to scalable quantum computing: Optical links between fridges and higher-temperature qubits

Superconducting qubits—bits of quantum information—have been widely considered a promising technology for moving quantum ...

Why ultrashort laser pulses could make low-power electron sources far more practical

A new theoretical study finds shorter laser pulses achieve higher quantum efficiency for photoemission from a solid surface ...
Forbes

Travel The World’s Longest Managed Coastal Path In The U.K.

Opening fully in summer 2026, the King Charles III England Coast Path lets travelers walk the entire English coastline—around 2,700 miles of changing landscapes, history, and wildlife. ByAlex Ledsom, ...
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...
Ars Technica

Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...
VentureBeat

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

As Large Language Models (LLMs) expand their context windows to process massive documents and intricate conversations, they encounter a brutal hardware reality known as the "Key-Value (KV) cache ...
The Next Web

Google’s new compression algorithm cut memory stocks within hours of publication

Google published a research blog post on Tuesday about a new compression algorithm for AI models. Within hours, memory stocks were falling. Micron dropped 3 per cent, Western Digital lost 4.7 per cent ...
Variety

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs Drama ‘The Salt Path’ Drops First Trailer, Sets North American Release With Rialto (EXCLUSIVE)

The film is coming off a successful box office run in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, where it has grossed over $15 million. Anderson and Isaacs play a couple at rock bottom after ...
Eurogamer

Double Dragon creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto dies, aged 64

Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the influential creator behind legendary beat-'em-up series Double Dragon and River City (Kunio-kun), has died aged 64. Kishimoto's video game career began in the early 80s, when ...
CNN

Pam Bondi was destined to fail. But she also made it worse

Attorney general may be the most impossible job in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Trump demands things that are not only ethically problematic, but also that reside somewhere in the space between ...
Wall Street Journal

Netflix, Eager for More NFL, Is Looking at a Four-Game Package

Netflix NFLX-9.72%decrease; red down pointing triangle is ready for more football. The streamer is looking to expand its current two-game package to four games, according to people familiar with the ...