Amazon Web Services unveils Ocelot quantum computing chip

Amazon unveils Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip

Amazon Web Services enters emerging race against tech giants days after Microsoft revealed its quantum chip. Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum ...

The Guardian - 3d

Amazon touts its first quantum computing chip a week after Microsoft's unveiling

Amazon revealed its first chip for quantum computing, and said its design will help the online retailer build highly efficient hardware systems.

CNBC - 3d

Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?

Quantum computers will be able to crack existing encryption and threaten critical infrastructure.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Quantum Machines raises $170M to accelerate adoption of quantum computing

Quantum Machines has raised $170 million in funding to accelerate quantum computing and improve its advanced quantum control solutions.

VentureBeat - 5d

Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft

It says a new chip it has created could end up being as important a breakthrough as the semiconductor.

BBC News - Feb. 19

Quantum Computing Is Much Closer Than We Thought

Microsoft unveiled a new chip that shows quantum computing is “years, not decades” away.

Inc. - Feb. 20

Quantum computing is struggling to reach its silicon moment

Despite breakthroughs from Amazon and Microsoft, the industry is still a long way from building practical machines

Financial Times - 3d

Microsoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum Computing

The processor uses qubits that can be measured without error and are resistant to outside interference, which the company says marks a “transformative leap toward practical quantum computing.”

Wired - Feb. 22

Quantum computing will be bigger than AI — so why is no one talking about it?

The quantum computing arms race is moving full speed ahead.

The Hill - 4d

Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.

Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots.

The New York Times - 4d

AMD unveils its Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics chips

Advanced Micro Devices is unveiling its Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics chips. It's competing in the midrange with Nvidia.

VentureBeat - 3d

Amazon unveils revamped Alexa with AI features for $19.99 per month, free for Prime members

Amazon has been working for years to overhaul Alexa with generative AI features as it faced rising competition from OpenAI's ChatGPT and other chatbots.

CNBC - 4d

Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web

Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.

The New York Times - 3h

HTC launches Viverse Worlds for sharing web-based 3D content

HTC has launched Viverse Worlds, a destination for sharing 3D content that is accessible from just a web link.

VentureBeat - 4d

'The Internet? Bah!' Remembering 1995, the year of the world wide web.

Believe it or not, it’s now been 30 years since the internet and world wide web entered mainstream consciousness.

The Hill - 3d

Rightmove pushes for growth as web traffic bump signals property revival

Property listings group says house-hunters spent 1bn more minutes on its site last year

Financial Times - 3d

Can AI Startups Dethrone Google Chrome in the Web Browser Wars?

Google Chrome has been the dominant web browser for more than a decade. But it will soon have competition from AI companies like OpenAI and Perplexity.

Inc. - 2d

11 Best Computer Speakers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

These WIRED-tested computer speakers, from stereo speakers to surround sound, will suit any budget.

Wired - 3d

Apple unveils child privacy feature

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Apple unveils ‘age assurance’ technology Apple will introduce technology to boost children’s privacy and ...

The Hill - 2d

TikTok seeks a deal and China brings a chip ‘shock’

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

Financial Times - 4d

Qualcomm unveils Dragonwing brand for enterprise tech solutions

Qualcomm unveiled its new Qualcomm Dragonwing brand for its products in the industrial, embedded IoT, enterprise and networking markets. Don McGuire, chief marketing officer at Qualcomm, said the ...

VentureBeat - 5d

Framework unveils new repairable and upgradeable laptops and desktop

Framework launched new versions of its 12-inch and 13-inch laptops as well as a new desktop computer today -- all with repairable and upgradeable options.

VentureBeat - 5d

OpenAI Unveils GPT-4.5 for More ‘Natural Conversation’

The new technology, called GPT-4.5, signifies the end of an era for OpenAI.

The New York Times - 3d

I Found Pornography on My Husband’s Computer. I’m Furious!

A wife feels disgusted and betrayed after discovering a lurid image of another woman on her husband’s computer screen, and worries that he may have permanently damaged their relationship.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

‘Computer Freaks’ Returns on March 13 With an All New Season

Season 2 will take listeners to the Wild West of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, when e-commerce was booming.

Inc. - 4d

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT—It’s Huge and Compute-Intensive

Internally called Orion, GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model to date, and it’s first available through the company’s $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription.

Wired - 3d

Truck computer contains clues to motive in murder, prosecutors say

The state argues an "infotainment system" is a window into the brain of a South Carolina man who mowed down his estranged wife's boyfriend.

CBS News - 2d

Japan warns over threat from China’s chip material export controls

Officials and executives say gallium rules will upset supply chains for chips and vehicle batteries

Financial Times - Feb. 21

‘People are so polite’: the Ukrainian refugee bonding with the British over borscht and chips

First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that ‘the weather is sad’. Sharing a bowl of homemade Ukrainian borscht with your ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Huawei improves AI chip production in boost for China’s tech goals

Chinese company improves ‘yield’ of latest semiconductor, despite US efforts to prevent manufacturing advances

Financial Times - 6d

Chips in strips: Brentford move to stop counterfeit market in match-worn shirts

Microchips aim to prove authenticity of player-worn kit First use comes in Wednesday’s visit of Everton Brentford are to integrate microchips into their match-day shirts that will prove their ...

The Guardian - 5d

DeepSeek raises new questions for Nvidia and the tech giants that hoard its chips

DeepSeek shook the market, but companies like Nvidia are still developing AI platforms that foundation models can use to operate.

CNBC - 5d

Nvidia revenues jump almost 80% on booming AI chip sales

Chief Jensen Huang says demand remains strong despite worries China’s DeepSeek could stymie growth

Financial Times - 4d

Microsoft calls on Trump to loosen AI chip export restrictions

Microsoft is calling on the Trump administration to loosen Biden-era restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports that it argues could undermine U.S. leadership on the technology. The ...

The Hill - 3d

Microsoft urges Trump to rethink AI chip export controls

Company president Brad Smith warns the new rules will force American allies to buy Chinese products

Financial Times - 3d

Micron launches new memory chips to keep up with AI processing

Micron announced its first 1y (1-gamma) DDR5 memory chip samples this week, and it says this is part of its contribution to systems that keep up with AI.

VentureBeat - 8h

Singapore probes suspected fraud in sales of US-controlled Nvidia chips

Arrests made in city-state after raids on 22 locations

Financial Times - 5h

Amazon Web Services unveils Ocelot quantum computing chip

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