Quantum particles can move between two locations through a process called tunneling. However, what if a particle suddenly stopped moving due to a magnetic field that it never directly interacted with? Physicists at the University of Oxford have recreated this counterintuitive behavior with a hybrid quantum computer and demonstrated the Aharonov-Bohm effect in a simulated … Read more
There are plans to integrate the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) into the payload of the US Navy’s B-52 “Stratofortresses” fleet. The Navy will reportedly contract Lockheed Martin to make this happen. The plan appears to be to effectively convert B-52s into long-range flying anti-ship missile silos. This would provide the Navy with some interesting tactical … Read more
What just happened? Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft has been suspended from a federal program to encourage foreign workers to receive green cards. The government claims the Redmond giant abused the system by cutting American jobs. However, Microsoft defends that most visa applications were for people who already worked there. The suspension affects … Read more
Parallel Systems has raised $100 million in a new round of funding to expand production of its autonomous, battery-electric freight rail vehicles. The company is betting that smaller, self-propelled railcars can make rail shipping more competitive than trucks on shorter routes. The Los Angeles-based company announced the close of its Series C round on Oct. … Read more
What just happened? Jensen Huang received the National Medal of Science for transforming the GPU from a graphics chip into a computing platform for AI and scientific research. President Donald Trump presented the award to Nvidia’s founder and CEO at a technology summit at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC AMD CEO Lisa … Read more
Ukrainian defense company Buntar Aerospace has raised $16 million in a new round of funding to expand production, develop its autonomous systems and enter new markets. The investment brings the company’s total capital to $30 million as the company looks to build on its experience in supplying reconnaissance technology to front-line units in Ukraine. The … Read more
The takeaway: Many employers believe in the huge productivity gains promised by artificial intelligence providers and have pushed their workers to use generative AI as much as possible. However, recent research suggests that uncertainty leads employees to exaggerate or fake their AI use to please their bosses. Above all, workers want clearer instructions on how … Read more
A new system has been introduced that integrates renewable energy, autonomous robotics and unmanned aircraft to support continuous drone operations without conventional fuel resupply. Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs launch the Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid, the first integrated solution that combines Sesame Solar’s self-generating mobile power, Target Arm’s robotic arm and drone magazines … Read more
WTF?! Viewers will reportedly pay $7.50, or 50 yuan, to watch Chinese livestreamer Fanqie Jiang Ye twirl in her chair. Clips shared online appear to show people repeatedly paying to have their chair turn. The stunt turns a livestream into something viewers can pay to control rather than just watch, raising a familiar question for … Read more
US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has accused Chinese AI developers of “engaging in aggressive, malicious and targeted distillation activities” and steal of US AI models. A September report from Anthropic said that companies such as “DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and Z.AI have extracted billions of tokens across millions of exchanges/requests from US frontier … Read more