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Google’s quantum computer solved a real algorithm 13,000 times faster than a supercomputer

Google’s Willow quantum computer is delivering. “Today, we’re announcing research that shows—for the first time in history—that a quantum computer can successfully run a verifiable algorithm on ...
Variety

‘Toy Story 5’ Director Defends Making a Fifth Movie: It ‘Allows Us to Embrace Time’ and the ‘Existential Problem’ That ‘Nobody Plays With Toys Anymore’

“Toy Story 5” finds Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the beloved gang facing off against an iPad-like tablet called Lilypad. Stanton said the movie is “not even really about a battle so much as the ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem

OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to. The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped up everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, ...
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Can You Solve This Coin Puzzle?

A clever coin puzzle that looks simple but challenges your logic and observation. Can you figure it out before seeing the solution? ICE officer who killed Minneapolis woman had prior violent arrest ...
The National Interest

Bombing Venezuela Won’t Solve the Maduro Problem

Historically, even overwhelming air and missile attacks rarely achieve strategic objectives. As the Trump administration amasses military force off the coast of Venezuela and hints at conducting air ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...
The New York Times

Harris’s Memoir Is Another Example of the Democrats’ Problem

Three Opinion writers break down the former vice president’s book of excuses. By Michelle Cottle Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Produced by Vishakha Darbha Three Opinion writers weigh in on Kamala ...
Interesting Engineering

Century-old math puzzle that stumped top supercomputers solved by quantum computing

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...
Wall Street Journal

The New Chips Designed to Solve AI’s Energy Problem

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
Science Daily

This Algorithm Just Solved One of Physics’ Most Infamous Problems

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...
The New Yorker

A.I. Is About to Solve Loneliness. That’s a Problem

These days, everyone seems to have an opinion about A.I. companions. Last year, I found myself joining the debate, publishing a paper—co-written with two fellow psychology professors and a philosopher ...