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Beyond Qubits: The Rise of Qutrits and Ququarts
Introduction: Moving Beyond Binary in Quantum Computing Classical computing relies on bits that exist ...
Google DeepMind Launches AlphaEvolve for AI Algorithm Discovery
In a major stride toward fully automated scientific research, Google DeepMind has introduced AlphaEvolve, ...
Google Unveils Material 3: A Leap in Android UI
At Google I/O 2025, Google officially introduced Material 3 Expressive, the next evolution of ...
Doom: The Dark Ages Now Playable on Steam Deck
When Valve rolled out a preview build of SteamOS 3.5 over the weekend, it ...
FCC Could Revoke EchoStar’s AWS-4 Licenses Amid SpaceX Spectrum Issue
Regulatory Clash Over Underutilized Spectrum On May 9, 2025, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman ...
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: Engineering Marvel or Compromise?
Samsung’s latest foray into super-slim flagship territory, the Galaxy S25 Edge, pushes the boundaries ...
2025 Bentley Continental GT PHEV: Power and Premium Price
Bentley’s new Continental GT plug-in hybrid arrives out of Crewe with bold styling, bespoke ...
GM’s LMR Battery Boosts Range and Cuts Costs
Introduction General Motors is preparing to launch its next-generation lithium‐manganese‐rich (LMR) battery chemistry in ...
Tuesday Telescope: Next-Gen Giant Optics Revealed
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope series. In an era overflowing with pseudoscience, we turn ...
Airflow-Powered Soft Robot Mimics Lifelike Motion
Traditional robots depend on central processors, heavy sensor suites, and AI algorithms to coordinate ...
US-China 90-Day Tariff Truce: A Technical Overview
Overview of the Recent Tariff Agreement On May 12, 2025, Washington and Beijing announced ...
Nintendo’s EULA Threatens Switch Hackers with Permanent Bricking
In a significant escalation of its anti-piracy efforts, Nintendo has updated its End User ...
AI Precision Brewing: Hacking the Fellow Aiden for Perfection
At the intersection of specialty coffee and generative AI lies an unlikely experiment: using ...
Stakeholders Resist Energy Star Program Elimination
The Energy Star label has guided U.S. consumers and businesses toward energy-efficient appliances, commercial ...
Whoop Revamps Free Upgrade Model: No More Hardware Refreshes
Boston-based wearable specialist Whoop has formally retired its long-standing promise of endless free hardware ...
LegoGPT: Robotics-Compatible Lego Designs from Text Prompts
On May 9, 2025, Carnegie Mellon University researchers unveiled LegoGPT, a novel text-to-structure system ...
Linux Kernel Drops i486 Support After 36 Years
In May 2025, Linus Torvalds and the wider Linux kernel community moved to formally ...
Students Short-Circuit School Chromebooks in Viral Challenge
Schools across the US are grappling with a disturbing trend in which students intentionally ...
Doom: The Dark Ages Review – Revamped Tech & Shields Up
After decades of blazing through hordes of demons with breakneck speed and improvisational acrobatics, ...
Senate to Dismantle FCC’s Homework Gap Initiative
In a sharply divided 50–38 vote on May 8, 2025, the U.S. Senate approved ...
Google Responds to Apple on AI’s Search Impact
The high-stakes antitrust trial targeting Google’s search business has entered its decisive phase, with ...
Microsoft Refines Surface Lineup, Discontinues Base Models
When Microsoft unveiled its latest Surge in Surface hardware earlier this week—introducing the 12-inch ...
USPTO Rejects Tesla’s ‘Robotaxi’ Trademark
Tesla's bid to trademark the term ‘Robotaxi’ for its upcoming two-seat, driverless electric pod ...
Trump to Revise Biden’s AI Chip Export Controls
On May 8, 2025, the Trump administration announced plans to rescind and replace the ...
Matter 1.4.1 Enhances Smart Home Setup with QR and NFC
By integrating multi-device pairing, NFC commissioning and a unified terms-and-conditions flow, the Connectivity Standards ...
Starlink’s Free Dish: Purchase vs. 12-Month Commitment Costs and Specs
Introduction In May 2025, SpaceX’s Starlink unveiled a promotion: a free user terminal (‘‘dish’’) ...
Four-Wheel Steering: Trucks to AI-Driven Steer-by-Wire
Introduction Four-wheel steering (4WS) remains one of the most elegant yet underappreciated advances in ...
2025 Mother’s Day Tech Gift Guide from Ars Technica
Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and while a phone call may be the most ...
US Gadget Costs Rise $123B Annually Due to Trump Tariffs
Escalating Tariffs and Negotiation Overview Sticker shock looms as a result of the Trump ...
Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Rocket Plane Makes Progress
Expanding the Horizon of Hypersonic Flight with Talon-A2 Stratolaunch has leveraged its record-setting carrier ...