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Kumar Appointed to NTT Basic Research Laboratories Advisory Board

Northwestern Engineering’s Prem Kumar has been appointed to the advisory board of the NTT Basic Research Laboratories (BRL) in Atsugi, Japan. Part of the NTT Science & Core Technology Laboratory Group ...
Wired

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
Quanta Magazine

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...
Live Science

Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...
ZME Science

Google’s Quantum Computer Solved a Real Algorithm 13,000 Times Faster Than a Supercomputer

Google’s Willow quantum computer (pictured here) is delivering. Image credits: Google. “Today, we’re announcing research that shows — for the first time in history — that a quantum computer can ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Unveils Quantum Computing Breakthrough on Willow Chip

Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms and outperform classical supercomputers, a breakthrough it said clears a path ...
The New York Times

Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer. A quantum computer at ...
PC Gamer

The latest Intel Panther Lake CPU leak details next-gen Core Ultra 300 range with high-performance graphics restricted to a new 'X' model line

A new leak detailing what appears to be the full next-gen Intel Panther Lake mobile CPU range has emerged. The big news is a top tier of Intel Core Ultra X 300 chips to sit above the regular Core ...
SportsLine

NFL Week 4 odds, score predictions: SportsLine computer simulation model reveals picks for every game on the football schedule

The Week 4 NFL schedule has a number of key matchups, including eight interconference matchups. The season's biggest NFL spread takes place in Saints vs. Bills (-15.5), while other matchups include ...
PC Gamer

Yes, one line in a config file for Intel's graphics software really does say 'multi frame generation' but we probably shouldn't get our hopes up

Hardware Microsoft celebrates 10 years of DirectX 12: A decade of updates to the low-level graphics API but it's still not the master of all things rendering Graphics Cards Best graphics cards in 2025 ...
CBSSports.com

Advanced computer model makes NFL against the spread, over/under and money-line picks for each Week 2 game

The drama continues as the 2025 Week 2 NFL schedule features a number of intriguing matchups, including a rematch of Super Bowl LIX when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Chiefs (+1.5, 47) at Kansas ...
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PM Modi to Inaugurate Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Yellow Line; Dy CM DK Shivakumar shares details

On PM Modi to inaugurate Bengaluru Namma Metro's Yellow Line, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, "19 kilometres have to be operated. PM is also coming to Bengaluru, and he has given his time... A small ...