The Early Access Program invites researchers to design and propose quantum experiments that push the boundaries of what current hardware can achieve. It is a selective program – the processor will not be publicly available – and Google is setting firm deadlines for participation. Research teams have until May 15,......
US government hires BlackSky to build next-gen AI surveillance satellites for Earth and beyond
The US government has selected BlackSky to design and build the next generation of its space surveillance capabilities. The newly announced contract is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement, meaning the company will provide as many satellites and monitoring services as the Air Force Research Laboratory requires for its missions.......
Linux gaming levels up as CachyOS beats Windows 11 in head-to-head tests
The tests, conducted by NJ Tech, used identical hardware: an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with a Radeon RX 6700 XT, alongside 16GB of DDR4 memory, a 2TB NVMe SSD, a Corsair RM1000x power supply, and a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite motherboard. On the software side, Windows 11 ran AMD's......
AirPods Max 2 reviewed: premium sound, top-tier ANC, same high price
Early reviews of the AirPods Max 2 highlight improved sound quality, excellent noise cancellation, and deeper Apple ecosystem integration, powered by the new H2 chip and added smart features. Read Entire Article
Google Drive can now detect ransomware and roll back your files
Google officially announced its new anti-ransomware protections in September 2025, and the company is now making these tools available to Workspace customers using Google Drive for Desktop. The security features leverage a specially trained AI model, which has been further developed and refined over the past few months. Read Entire...
A paralyzed musician is using a brain implant to create music
A diving accident at age 16 left Buckwalter paralyzed from the chest down. In 2024, he enrolled in a Caltech brain-computer interface study and underwent a craniotomy to have six Blackrock Neurotech chips implanted in his motor cortex. Read Entire Article
Anthropic accidentally exposed Claude Code source, raising security concerns
The exposure traces back to version 2.1.88 of the @anthropic-ai/claude-code package on npm, which was published with a 59.8MB JavaScript source map intended only for internal debugging. Read Entire Article
Crimson Desert hits 4 million sales despite rocky launch
Crimson Desert, which was one of our Most Anticipated Games of 2026, arrived to review scores of between 60 and 70 in most cases. It also held a disappointing Steam user rating of Mostly Positive. The failure to meet expectations resulted in developer Pearl Abyss' shares falling almost 29%. Read...
Oracle layoffs could reach 30,000 as company doubles down on AI
The company declined to comment on the total scope of the layoffs, though some estimates suggest they could affect as many as 20,000 to 30,000 workers. Oracle employed about 162,000 people worldwide as of the end of May. Read Entire Article
Librarian fired for refusing to move over 100 books from children’s to adult section
A local Tennessee library board has fired the county’s top librarian for refusing to comply with its vote to move more than 100 LGBTQ books from the children’s to the adult section over claims