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Powerful quantum computers in years not decades, says Microsoft
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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 - 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 - 3d -
Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?
Quantum computers will be able to crack existing encryption and threaten critical infrastructure.BBC News - 4d -
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 - 6h -
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Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
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Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them | George Monbiot
The PM and his ministers are supporting illiberal laws that hard-right authoritarians could apply with zeal. If the Trump project implodes, it might take with it the extreme and far-right European ...The Guardian - 3d -
Elon Musk becomes a new power center at CPAC
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NBA Power Rankings: Jimmy Butler has sparked the league's largest leap
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UN envoy says creating an inclusive Syrian government could help lift sanctions
U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that formation of a “new inclusive government” in Damascus by March 1 could pave the way for lifting sanctions imposed by western countriesABC News - 5d -
What Patriots' latest roster move says about team's power structure
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Gherezgher has 17, Northern Kentucky defeats Wright State 80-76
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Taylor has 23 points and South Carolina State takes down Delaware State 94-88 in OT
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Adobe launches first Photoshop mobile app and it has amazing Firefly AI-powered object detection, editing, and effects
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The N.F.L. Draft Has a New Consensus Top Prospect
The two-way star Travis Hunter has been surpassed in the rankings.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump has changed Ukraine conversation, Starmer says
The PM suggests Trump has "created an opportunity" to end the war, ahead of a trip the the US.BBC News - 1d -
Pope's condition has slightly improved, Vatican says
The Vatican says the Pope's condition has improved as he spends an 11th day in hospital with double pneumonia.BBC News - 22h -
New album will be unexpected, says Rihanna
The multi-Grammy Award winning singer has kept fans waiting for years for her new album.BBC News - 3d -
Hochul highlights New York state jobs for federal workers
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is launching a "You're Hired" campaign to recruit federal workers who are losing their jobs due to the Trump administration's program cuts.The Hill - 1h -
Some Say Michigan State Basketball Is Old School. They Don’t Care.
The Spartans’ victory over Michigan was proof of concept for a program that still willfully does things its own way, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 2d -
Morocco says it dismantled Islamic State cell that was planning attacks
Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the SahelABC News - 1d -
Trump’s New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’
Dan Bongino is in a place to turn wild notions from the right-wing internet into pretexts for federal investigations.The New York Times - 19h -
Vatican says the pope now has pneumonia in both lungs. How worrying is that?
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Hamas says it has handed body of Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross
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Body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned, family says
The body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned to Israel after Hamas sent back the wrong human remains.ABC News - 3d -
Leavitt says media has been 'blinded' by 'anti-Trump bias'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday said journalists at mainstream media outlets bring "preconceived narrative and bias” against President Trump to the briefing room. In an ...The Hill - 2d -
Bessent says US-Ukraine deal has 'implicit' economic security guarantee
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Trump has changed Ukraine debate ‘for the better’, says Downing Street
Starmer’s spokesperson says US intervention ‘could bring lasting peace’ as No 10 treads carefully before White House visit. Donald Trump has changed the global conversation around Ukraine “for the ...The Guardian - 1d -
New Mercedes a 'significant change', says Russell
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There’s No Longer a Sub-$500 iPhone. Does It Matter?
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Ros Atkins on... why this week matters for Europe and the US
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While We Wait For State Of Decay 3, This Punishing New Zombie Game Is Hitting All The Right Notes
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Michigan State's new reality: It's Jase Richardson's team after impressive win at rival Michigan
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Ohio university displays 'biological' sex bathroom signs in wake of new state law
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Australia should repatriate and investigate alleged crimes of Islamic state member found in Syria, experts say
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