Google and IBM Believe First Workable Quantum Computer is in Sight Summary Major players IBM and Google say building an industrial-scale, “workable” quantum computer — on the order of one…
Electrolyte Highway Breakthrough Unlocks Affordable Low-Temperature Hydrogen Fuel Summary Researchers at Kyushu University have re-engineered the electrolyte of a solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) so it can run at about 300°C…
Physicists Create Quantum Radar That Could Image Buried Objects Summary Researchers have demonstrated a prototype “quantum radar” that uses a glass cell filled with cesium atoms (Rydberg atoms) to detect…
Mozilla Under Fire For Firefox AI ‘Bloat’ That Blows Up CPU and Drains Battery Summary Firefox 141 added an on-device AI feature for “smart tab grouping” that attempts to auto-organise…
Musk Threatens ‘Immediate’ Legal Action Against Apple Over Alleged Antitrust Violations Summary Elon Musk has publicly threatened “immediate” legal action against Apple, alleging antitrust behaviour in how the App Store…
Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome Summary AI startup Perplexity has publicly offered $34.5 billion to buy Google’s Chrome browser as it pushes to challenge Google’s dominance in…
Australian Federal Court Rules Apple and Google Engaged in Anti-Competitive App Store Conduct Summary Australia’s Federal Court has found that Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct in relation to…
Microsoft is Trying To Poach Meta AI Talent and Offering Multimillion-Dollar Pay Packages Summary Microsoft has been actively recruiting AI engineers from Meta, compiling internal lists of Meta AI employees…
Microsoft Releases Lightweight Office Taskbar Apps for Windows 11 Summary Microsoft has begun rolling out new “Microsoft 365 companion” taskbar apps for Windows 11 to business Microsoft 365 customers. These…
Google Will Now Let You Pick Your Top Sources For Search Results Summary Google has introduced a feature called “Preferred Sources” in the US and India that lets users choose…
