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The 7 most powerful supercomputers in the world right now
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Supercomputers play a vital role in scientific discoveries — from helping us forecast climate change to discovering new drugs. We've rounded up the top fastest on the planet right now.
What is quantum computing?
By Peter Ray Allison last updated
Reference Quantum computing opens the door to ultra-powerful machines that can perform calculations that would take supercomputers millions of years.
VR headsets vulnerable to 'Inception attacks' — where hackers can mess with your sense of reality and steal your data
By Drew Turney published
Popular VR headsets like the Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro can be broken into, with hackers adding fake experiences called "inception layers" that let them manipulate how a user behaves.
Baltimore bridge collapse: an engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change
By Colin Caprani published
Why did the bridge collapse, and what can we do to make other bridges more safe against such collapse?
Future quantum computers will be no match for 'space encryption' that uses light to beam data around — with the 1st satellite launching in 2025
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Quantum computers will break encryption one day. But converting data into light particles and beaming them around using thousands of satellites might be one way around this problem.
New diamond transistor is a world-1st — paving the way for high-speed computing at the highest temperatures
By Tim Danton published
Scientists have created an n-channel transistor using diamond for the first time, potentially leading to faster components that can work in extreme conditions.
MIT scientists have just figured out how to make the most popular AI image generators 30 times faster
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists have built a framework that gives generative AI systems like DALL·E 3 and Stable Diffusion a major boost by condensing them into smaller models — without compromising their quality.
Light-powered computer chip can train AI much faster than components powered by electricity
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
New chip design uses photons rather than electrons to perform calculations, and scientists hope to integrate the technology into future graphics cards to train AI.
'White hat hackers' carjacked a Tesla using cheap, legal hardware — exposing major security flaws in the vehicle
By Nicholas Fearn published
Security researchers used a $169 Flipper Zero device and a Wi-Fi development board to obtain a driver's credentials, break into a Tesla Model 3 and drive away.
Scientists create AI models that can talk to each other and pass on skills with limited human input
By Roland Moore-Coyler published
Scientists modeled human-like communication skills and the transfer of knowledge between AIs — so they can teach each other to perform tasks without a huge amount of training data.
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