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New laptop ditches noisy fans and heat sinks for tiny 'cooling chips' — it's much thinner and lighter than you'd expectThis first-of-its-kind concept laptop integrates near-silent cooling technology to remove waste heat.
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Eerily humanlike AI-powered robot enters mass production in China — its makers say it could soon be helping you out at homeXpeng's engineers have designed a humanoid robot that they say is the first in the world that will walk itself off the production line.
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Microsoft's latest quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor — but why is it so controversial?Analysis The Majorana 2 quantum processor is built from topological qubits, and its creators claim it can sustain quantum coherence for an average of 20 seconds — orders of magnitude longer than the milliseconds that conventional chips last.
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Scientists build specialist 'AGI processor' that they believe will power the next wave of AI agentsArm's new chip could be a powerful but efficient conductor for real-world use of agentic AIs.
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'We're the best servants anyone could dream of!': AI superintelligence has no need to enslave humans because we're already bowing to itBook A future AI would have no need to rid the world of humanity because we're incredibly useful. But if it did want to shrug us off, this is how it would likely play out.
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Quantum computers need just 10,000 qubits — not the millions we assumed — to break the world's most secure encryption algorithmsFuture quantum computers will need to be far less powerful than we thought to threaten the security of encrypted messages, banking information and other sensitive data.
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Computing quiz: Can you match these 'ancient' devices to their pictures?Think you know your technology? Put your computing knowledge to the test by matching classic and modern devices to their images.
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Microsoft can now store data for 10,000 years on everyday glass thanks to laser breakthroughImprovements to data writing and reading techniques, alongside a new way to store data, mean the technology is more accessible than before.
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Humanoid robots show off creepily impressive kung-fu moves during Lunar New Year festival in ChinaImprovements to the AI that powers Unitree's H2 and G1 humanoid robots, alongside mechanical upgrades, have resulted in a dazzling kung-fu demonstration.
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Cyber Monday 2025: Best deals on telescopes, binoculars, cameras, air purifiers and fitness gearDeals It's Cyber Monday, and we're here searching the web for the best discounts on air purifiers, electric toothbrushes, telescopes, binoculars, cameras and more.
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IBM unveils two new quantum processors — including one that offers a blueprint for fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029IBM has released two new complex quantum processors alongside a new framework that would allow us to track the first demonstration of quantum advantage.
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'This is easily the most powerful quantum computer on Earth': Scientists unveil Helios, a record-breaking quantum systemScientists have built a 98-qubit machine that they say performs better than any other quantum computer in the world. They've used it to gain new insights into superconducting physics.
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Google's breakthrough 'Quantum Echoes' algorithm pushes us closer to useful quantum computing — running 13,000 times faster than on a supercomputerThe new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer.
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Best laptops for photo editing 2025: Our top picks for working with images and videos on the moveBuying Guide We've ranked the best photo editing laptops, from MacBooks to gaming notebooks
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Best laptops for students 2025Buying Guide Ideal for work and entertainment, these are the best laptops for students in 2025.
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Best laptops for coding and programming 2025: Our best picks for working on the moveFind one of the best laptops for coding and programming so you can work on the go with ultimate power in a portable package.
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Best MacBooks for students 2025: Pick up a machine with immense performance in a portable frameBuying Guide Looking to check out macOS? Here are the best MacBooks for students you can buy right now.
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'I trust AI the way a sailor trusts the sea. It can carry you far, or it can drown you': Poll results reveal majority do not trust AIDo you trust AI? Live Science readers share their thoughts.
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Do you think we should stop the progress of AI before it becomes a threat to our species?Many believe that the risks of an evolving artificial intelligence far outweigh the benefits. Do you think we should halt development in case it's too dangerous for humanity to handle?
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Scientists cram an entire computer into a single fiber of clothing — and you can even put it through your washing machineA new fiber computer contains eight devices that work together as a single computing entity, and scientists want to weave many of them so they can work together as cohesive smart garments.
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Scientists just developed a new AI modeled on the human brain — it's outperforming LLMs like ChatGPT at reasoning tasksThe hierarchical reasoning model (HRM) system is modeled on the way the human brain processes complex information, and it outperformed leading LLMs in a notoriously hard-to-beat benchmark.
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Japan launches its first homegrown quantum computerJapan's first entirely homegrown quantum computer uses superconducting qubits and components made entirely domestically.
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IBM and NASA create first-of-its-kind AI that can accurately predict violent solar flaresThe new open-source AI model, Surya, is trained on nine years of satellite imagery data and can accurately predict the sun's activity up to two hours into the future. It's 16% more effective than any other tool currently available.
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AI is entering an 'unprecedented regime.' Should we stop it — and can we — before it destroys us?The technological singularity — the point at which artificial general intelligence surpasses human intelligence — is coming. But will it usher in humanity's salvation, or lead to its downfall?
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