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Hot New Thermodynamic Chips Could Trump Classical Computers

Guillaume Verdon stands before me with a new kind of computer chip in his hand—a piece of hardware he believes is so important to the future of humanity...

Soon you’ll be able to fling around the klutzy schlub in Human Fall Flat on VR

Why is it so satisfying to toss, drop, throw and fling ragdoll characters down steps, out of windows and into oncoming traffic in games like ? Ragdoll games...

Gran Turismo 7’s more realistic physics update is launching cars into orbit

Yesterday's Gran Turismo 7 game update 1.49 introduced all-new physics that have added extra realism and generally improved gameplay. However, the change is also causing some bizarre problems...

Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution

In 2024, fusion technology will finally make the transition from basic research to commercial application. The reason for that will be the construction and completion of the first...

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

A group led by string theory veterans Burt Ovrut of the University of Pennsylvania and Andre Lukas of Oxford went further. They too started with Ruehle’s metric-calculating software,...

This famous supernova remnant is hiding a secret | Tech Reader

When massive stars reach the end of their lives and explode in a supernova, they can leave behind huge structures in space called supernova remnants. These are often...

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Windows 11 26H1 pulls in features from 25H2, but you won’t get it just yet

Microsoft is testing Windows 11 26H1 with the Insider Preview Build 28000, which brings many of the useful features we’ve seen in the...

28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes

Elon Musk isn't the only party at fault for Grok's nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real people, including children. What about Apple and Google?...

Get ready to ditch the cables as Nissan fixes the in-car wireless charging conundrum

While wireless charging has existed in cars for quite a while, the implementation isn’t even close to perfect. Overheating pads, gripless charging modules,...

Ryan Hurst cast as Kratos for live-action God of War show

Amazon's upcoming God of War live-action TV adaptation has cast Ryan Hurst as its Kratos. Sony announced the casting today on X with...

Civilization VII comes to Apple Arcade in February

The App Store is a home for many kinds of apps (including, inexplicably, one that lets users undress strangers without their consent). But...