Quantum-inspired algorithm solves 268 million-site quasicrystal simulation in a heartbeat

Quantum technologies like quantum computers are built from quantum materials. These types of materials exhibit quantum properties when exposed to the right conditions. Curiously, engineers can also ...
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 ...
WFMY News2

State Board of Elections member resigns after criticism from Sam Page

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — State Board of Elections Member Bob Rucho has resigned just two days after the primary election, according to State Auditor Dave Boliek. “I’m thankful for Bob Rucho’s service on ...
The New Yorker

The Death of Book World

In April of 2023, when I was fresh out of a Ph.D. program in philosophy, I was hired as the nonfiction critic at the newly revived books section of the Washington Post. The shock to my system was ...
collider

Netflix's Epic Western 'American Primeval' Replacement Series Creator Slams "Algorithm" Driven Streamer

Rohan Naahar is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He ...
The New York Times

Soylent Is Out. Food Pouches Are In.

It’s boom times for meal-replacement products that cater to the overwhelmed (and wellness-obsessed) millennial. But Soylent they are not. Aspirationally branded meal replacements — like salads you can ...
SFGate

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized ...
collider

'The Pitt' Season 2 Premiere Recap: Dr. Robby's Replacement Is Already Shaking Things Up, but Is That a Good Thing?

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Pitt Season 2 premiere. When The Pitt first debuted on HBO Max last year, it would have been easy to dismiss it as an ER rip-off, another ...
NPR

New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal ...
The Hill

FDA removing warnings from hormone replacement therapy products

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday the black box warning on women’s estrogen-based products for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will be removed. “For ...
Ars Technica

Google claims to have quantum advantage with a potentially useful algorithm

Gotta love the quantum flux oscillation speak there. But it's not really Star Trek until they're reversing the polarity and shunting power through the EPS conduits to create that quantum flux ...