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IBM creates world's first sub-1nm computer chip — cramming 100 billion transistors into a tiny fingernail-sized spaceIBM's NanoStack architecture has helped scientists cram 100 billion transistors onto a computer chip, delivering 50% better performance and consuming 70% less energy than the current generation.
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'You can't patch your way out of it': Cheap AI worm can spread between devices without human guidance — but how did scientists create it?Analysis Researchers show how future malware could use AI to make decisions that are traditionally handled by human hackers — but not all experts say we should panic.
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9 of the best technology-centric conspiracy theoriesCountdown From covert government surveillance to wireless signals transmitting viruses, tech-centric conspiracy theories have been propagating wildly in recent years. Most of them are completely unfounded — but not all.
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In a first, scientists translated an entire viral genome so a quantum computer could read and analyze itScientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in biology.
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China unveils first-of-its-kind 'dual-core' quantum computer — its makers say it improves stability and efficiencyA new Chinese quantum computing system pairs two independent neutral-atom arrays in one processor, aiming to boost stability, efficiency and scalability.
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AI could consume up to 3% of world's electricity the UN warnsOpinion AI could soon use more water than we need to drink, UN report finds.
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'The best solution is to murder him in his sleep': AI can learn violent tendencies from each other despite zero references to violence in training dataScientists found that AI models can inherit a taste for murder (or owls) from other models' training data.
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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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New device could make processors run 1,000 times faster without additional waste heat — scientists say it could reduce data center energy demandsA new device could allow computer processors to operate significantly faster, without generating waste heat.
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