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Swiss tech firm launches AI made of human brain cells rental service
17.8.2024
The organoids only live about 100 days, then, ostensibly, the AI dies
AI researchers want to solve bot problem by requiring ID to use internet
16.8.2024
The researchers based their ideas on “proof of personhood” technologies developed by the blockchain community
AI researchers want to solve the bot problem by requiring ID to use the internet
16.8.2024
The researchers based their ideas on “proof of personhood” technologies developed by the blockchain community
Quantum computers are advancing much faster than scientists expected
11.8.2024
Breakthroughs in scalability, error-correction, and infrastructure have led to an accelerated timeline for quantum advantage
Scientists illuminate a path to quantum AGI with new light-based chips
9.8.2024
Recent breakthroughs in photonic computing could finally make human-level AI possible
German quantum breakthrough highlights need for particle physicists in crypto
3.8.2024
German quantum breakthrough highlights need for particle physicists in crypto
US, UK accelerate quantum computing programs after China breakthrough
1.8.2024
China’s room temperature time crystals could radically affect the timeline for the arrival of useful quantum computers
Halo TV Show Canceled After Just Two Seasons
19.7.2024
Paramount+ announced today that it has canceled Xbox’s Halo TV show after its second season. The team behind the show is reportedly looking to shop the sci-fi adaption around to other places in an effort to continue the series. Read more
OpenAI partners with lab that created the atomic bomb, but for bioscience
11.7.2024
OpenAI is partnering with Los Alamos National Laboratory, which conducts research in fields including national security, space exploration, renewable energy and medicine
Decentralized Science: A Better Way to Fund and Grow Breakthrough Ideas
2.7.2024
Imagine if the next blockbuster medication could be funded through a decentralized, transparent process? This would not only democratize the funding of critical research, but also ensure that rewards and recognition are fairly distributed among all contributors, says Azeem Khan
Helldivers 2 Is Facing A Numbers Problem
24.5.2024
Helldivers 2 is crashing back down to Earth. After a meteoric ascent, and a lengthy tenure at the very top of the live-service market, Arrowhead Game Studios’ player count for its cooperative third-person shooter has been in an extended free fall the last several weeks. Now, player counts...
The Studio Behind 2024's Biggest Hit Doesn't Plan On Selling Out Anytime Soon
22.5.2024
When 2024 started, Helldivers 2 was barely a blip on most people’s game release radars. It quickly became the biggest hit of the year so far, turning into both a sales juggernaut and a cultural phenomenon. And in an era of hyper consolidation, it made Arrowhead Studios an obvious target...
One Of The Best Video Game Songs Of All Time Just Got Radically Transformed
21.5.2024
Every Kingdom Hearts fan knows Hikaru Utada’s classic song, “Simple and Clean.” The gorgeous, melodramatic ballad bookended the original RPG in 2001, and has since made appearances in several games in the series in the form of motifs and remixes. Today, a trailer for the Kingdom Hearts Steam...
Call Of Duty’s Next Crossover Brings Gundam To The Game
20.5.2024
Each season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and free-to-play battle royale Warzone includes crossovers with other pop-culture franchises. The games have seen King Kong, Dune, and more in past seasons. None of them have been that enticing to me, but then again I’m not the audience since I don’t...
Ripple publishes math prof’s warning: ‘public-key cryptosystems should be replaced’
19.5.2024
Mathematician Massimiliano Sala says current encryption methods won’t protect blockchain systems from quantum computers
Harvard built a hacker-proof quantum network in Boston using existing fiber cable
16.5.2024
According to the scientists, the 22-mile distance between nodes is the longest quantum fiber network to date
Quickly Kill AI Robot Billionaires Or Die In This New Great Anime FPS
14.5.2024
I think most people will agree the future doesn’t look too promising. Between crappy AI replacing real humans and billionaires controlling more and more of the world, things seem a bit bleak, I’d say. So Mullet Madjack, a new retro-inspired, anime-themed, first-person shooter on PC, comes at...
PlayStation 5 Sales Fall Short Of PS4, Even As Helldivers 2 Breaks Records
14.5.2024
Sony sold over 20 million PlayStation 5s in its last fiscal year, an impressive number that nevertheless failed to hit its original goal of 25 million, and even missed its revised target of 21 million consoles sold. The latest numbers make it clear that the next-gen hardware will probably never...
Awesome Helldivers 2 Mod Lets Players Reenact Their Star Wars Fantasies
13.5.2024
Helldivers 2 may be a video game analog for the satire of the 1997 sci-fi film Starship Troopers, but there’s an entirely different space-faring movie franchise fans have been clamoring to see in the game. That franchise is, quite predictably, Star Wars, and folks have especially wanted to...
Helldivers 2’s Latest Major Order Suggests Player Choices May Not Really Matter
10.5.2024
Helldivers 2’s major orders are supposed to be objectives that unite the community to work toward a common goal, one that often paves the way for momentous beats in its ongoing galactic war. Past major orders have led to incredible player-led stories like the liberation of Malevelon Creek and...