July 15, 2024 A major breakthrough in quantum computing has been achieved by Quantinuum, which has developed a 56-qubit H2-1 quantum computer that surpasses Google's 2019 quantum supremacy record by 100-fold. Quantinuum's computer has set a new standard more...
July 15, 2024 Giheung, South Korea— Women working on Samsung Electronics' 8-inch semiconductor production line are striking, citing severe working conditions. Many suffer from ailments like degenerative osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and varicose veins due to the labor more...
July 14, 2024 The European Commission has accused Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, of deceiving users and violating EU digital content rules. These preliminary findings could lead to significant fines if the issues are not more...
July 14, 2024 Has Microsoft created a voice generator that is so good they won’t release it to the public? Is your next desktop your phone – Google’s new Beta release is pushing us further in that direction. more...
July 13, 2024 Welcome to Hashtag Trending the weekend edition. I'm your host, Jim Love. Passionate about data. That's how I'll describe my guest today. And that passion rubs off and friends of the show will know that more...
July 11, 2024 Amazon's customer review system, once trusted for its verified buyer opinions, is increasingly under scrutiny as more and more stories of fake reviews surface in the news. Recent investigations have revealled how easily this system more...
July 11, 2024 Apple's Vision Pro headset, priced at $3,500, is experiencing a significant drop in U.S. sales. Market analysts report a 75% decrease by the end of August 2024, with less than 100,000 units sold. Apple has more...
July 9, 2024 Europe may be reigning in big tech, but Canada and the US are struggling, despite public concern. Analysts are warning that AI may give us a repeat of the dot com bubble. Anthropic is playing more...
July 8, 2024 Global streaming companies are pushing back against new Canadian regulations that require them to contribute a portion of their Canadian revenues to support local content production, including news. In June, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications more...
July 8, 2024 Physicists at Michigan State University have developed a groundbreaking method to detect single-atom defects in semiconductors, potentially revolutionizing the analysis of materials used in modern electronics. The research team, led by Tyler Cocker, combined high-resolution more...
July 8, 2024 Amazon is set to deactivate all Astro for Business robots on September 25, less than a year after their launch as security devices for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Initially priced at $2,350, these robots more...
July 8, 2024 Claude 3.5 is giving OpenAI a real run for its money. It’s a war of the bots – companies are fighting back against harvesting of data from their sites. Too big to fail – nope. more...