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Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust

Ars Technica

Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust

There are many algorithms for which it has been mathematically proven that a quantum computer can generate results that would take a classical computer an unreasonable amount of time to generate. Unfortunately, today's quantum computers…

Ars Technica

Google’s new AI can now walk a humanoid across the room and tidy up, feet to fingertips

Google’s new AI can now walk a humanoid across the room and tidy up, feet to fingertips

Google DeepMind wants one AI brain to run every robot, and it just taught that brain to use its whole body. It has released Gemini Robotics 2, a family of models that can control a humanoid from its feet to its fingertips. The system can…

Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP

The Verge

Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP

Best Buy has raised the price of the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC to $2,099 - the first time a major US retailer is directly selling an RTX 5080 for more than the $1,999 MSRP of the RTX 5090, VideoCardz reports. The ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC…

The Verge

When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?

When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?

There are fresh signs that fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems will list in the next two to three years.

Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming

Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming

Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way following a recent wave of releases for Facebook Groups…

TASS

Ukrainian attacks on Black Sea energy facilities raise concerns — Russian diplomat

On July 30, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium reported another drone attack on two tankers near its terminal outside the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk

TASS

OpenAI lawyer’s viral kiss could cost him multimillion-dollar job

Times of India

OpenAI lawyer’s viral kiss could cost him multimillion-dollar job

A viral video showing a married New York lawyer kissing a younger colleague in Central Park has reportedly derailed his planned move to another top law firm, putting a multimillion-dollar career opportunity at risk. The clip was recorded…

Times of India

The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You

Wired

The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You

Avi Schiffmann has a new version of his controversial AI companion. It’s more expensive, and you can’t change its personality.

Wired

Final Fantasy 14: Evercold will revitalize the long-running MMO with all-new content and gameplay features

TechRadar

Final Fantasy 14: Evercold will revitalize the long-running MMO with all-new content and gameplay features

Square Enix is gearing up to kick off a brand new era of Final Fantasy 14 with the release of the Evercold expansion. The beginning of the "Godless Realms Saga" story arc, it arrives after the epic conclusion of a decade-long saga, and…

TechRadar

Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression

The New York Times

Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s call for a “High-T military” raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.

The New York Times

LinkedIn now has a ‘Seems like AI slop’ button, and yes, it really says slop

LinkedIn now has a ‘Seems like AI slop’ button, and yes, it really says slop

LinkedIn has a name for the vaguely inspirational, AI-written posts clogging its feed, and now it has a button for them. The professional network has quietly added a “Seems like AI slop” option to its post menu, letting users flag content…

For Russians, a Summer Vacation Abroad Is Now a Luxury Few Can Afford

The Moscow Times