China says it has a quantum computer a million times more powerful than Google’s

Oct27
by on October 27, 2021 at 8:11 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence, Google, Insider


Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China recently published a paper indicating they’ve created a quantum computer that’s one million times faster than Google’s Sycamore machine. According to a report from the Global Times, the Chinese system “is 10 million times faster than the current fastest supercomputer and its calculation complexity is more than 1 million times higher than Google’s Sycamore processor.” File under: Huge, if true. Let’s be up front here, I’m not a quantum physicist. So take the grain of salt I’m about to feed you with a separate, larger grain of salt. The claims…

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Scientists think they can finally speak to whales. Maybe they shouldn’t?

Oct27
by on October 27, 2021 at 12:15 am
Posted In: artificial intelligence


Imagine you’re a whale. No, not a person who holds vast amounts of cryptocurrency. An actual whale swimming in the ocean. You can think of it as a leadership or creative-thinking experiment if it helps. You’re swimming along and chatting with your pod as you do whale stuff. Everything is pretty much the same way it’s been for about 45 million years. And then suddenly a robot starts talking to you in your own language. You’re probably unaware that it’s a robot. I mean, it’s not like you know what artificial intelligence is or how underwater speakers work. Even if…

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin unveils plans to occupy space

Oct25
by on October 25, 2021 at 11:33 pm
Posted In: Insider, Space


Jeff Bezos apparently wasn’t satisfied with merely flying through space. The world’s richest person now wants to occupy it. Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday announced plans to build a commercial space station by the end of the decade. Announcing #OrbitalReef – a commercial space station transforming human space travel and opening access to new markets. Our team developing the premier commercial destination in low Earth orbit: @BlueOrigin @SierraSpaceCo @BoeingSpace @RedwireSpace @ASU https://t.co/PP4wxrfkF3 pic.twitter.com/qJDdYg7BSv — Orbital Reef (@OrbitalReef) October 25, 2021 The Orbital Reef project will be developed in partnership with Sierra Space, a subsidiary of the defense and aerospace contractor…

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