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• IBM achieves true ‘quantum supremacy’ with most powerful computer ever built

  15-11-2021 22:44
  
  IBM might have just changed the computing game in a major way. Nobody’s seen a research paper yet, but Big Blue’s quantum department is claiming that its mysterious “Eagle” processor has achieved quantum supremacy. Eureka? IBM CEO Arvind Krishna gave Axios on HBO the exclusive. According to them, the Eagle processor is capable of doing things no supercomputer can do. In fact, per the interview, Krishna says there’s no other system on the planet capable of doin
  
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• Scientists are on the brink of unraveling the mysteries of the dark side of the Moon

  15-11-2021 18:04
  
  Seven months after it was launched, the US robotic rover Perseverance successfully landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. The landing was part of the mission Mars2020 and was viewed live by millions of people worldwide, reflecting the renewed global interest in space exploration. It was soon followed by China’s Tianwen-1, an interplanetary Mars mission consisting of an orbiter, lander, and rover called Zhourong. Perseverance and Zhourong were the fifth and sixth planetary rovers deployed in
  
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• Tesla Model Y owner files formal complaint: ‘The car by itself took control’

  15-11-2021 17:48
  
  An anonymous owner of a 2021 Tesla Model Y has filed a complaint at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), reporting their vehicle crashed while the Full Self-Driving Beta was engaged. The accident took place on November 3, somewhere in Brea, California. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities, but disturbingly enough, the owner blames the FSD for causing the crash. Specifically, the car kept entering the wrong lane and didn’t respond to driver input. This i
  
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• Stablecoins could wreak havoc on the financial system

  15-11-2021 17:02
  
  Cryptocurrencies have had an exceptional year, reaching a combined value of more than US$3 trillion (£2.2 trillion) for the first time in November. The market seems to have benefited from the public having time on their hands during pandemic lockdowns. Also, large investment funds and banks have stepped in, not least with the recent launch of the first bitcoin-backed ETF – a listed fund that makes it easier for more investors to get exposure to this asset class. Alongside this has b
  
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• This vinyl player is a gift any audiophile will freak over. And you’ll love this pre-Black Friday sale price

  15-11-2021 15:00
  
  TLDR: The mbeat PT-18K Bluetooth Vinyl Player combines premium vinyl playback technology with some innovative twists for a turnable fan both young and old will love. In 2007, the recording industry only sold about 1 million vinyl albums, mostly to those last few diehard fans and collectors of the long-deposed format. Flash forward less than 15 years and things have seriously changed. The reports of vinyl’s demise were greatly exaggerated, with over 19 million vinyl records sold the first
  
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• Babbel is the language learning gold standard. And right now, it’s 40% off

  15-11-2021 15:00
  
  TLDR: Babbel Language Learning and its world-renowned language training system is now 40 percent off. If you’re looking to stay sharp or to help keep the mind of someone you know and love honed and focused, you might want to seriously consider plunging into some language learning. A new study found older adults who studied Spanish showed cognitive improvements even if they didn’t become fluent in the language. In fact, the results for those learners were the same as the results for
  
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• Give YouTube the finger by restoring dislike counts with this plugin

  15-11-2021 14:18
  
  YouTube’s decision to hide dislike counts on videos has sparked anger and derision. The company said the move will protect creators from harassment and coordinated attacks, but critics fear it will become harder to find useful and trustworthy content. Some of them have proposed using YouTube comments as an alternative dislike counter, while others are devising technical fixes. One inventive programmer has attempted to restore the feature in a browser extension. It’s currently only a
  
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• Google Research: Self-supervised learning is transforming medical imaging

  15-11-2021 14:02
  
  Deep learning shows a lot of promise in healthcare, especially in medical imaging, where it can help improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosing patient conditions. But it also faces a serious barrier: The shortage of labeled training data. In medical contexts, training data come at great costs, which makes it very difficult to use deep learningfor many applications. To overcome this hurdle, scientists have explored different solutions to various degrees of success. In a new paper, artificial
  
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• All you need to know about Qualcomm’s $219 dev kit for ARM-based apps on Windows

  15-11-2021 12:18
  
  Apple is slowly shifting its slew of computing systems towards ARM-based processors — the new MacBook Pros with M1X chip being the latest. On the other hand, there are only a handful of Windows laptops and desktops that use ARM-based processors. One of the keys to having more of these systems would be a robust app ecosystem. Last year, Apple introduced an ARM-based Mac Mini for developers to start porting their apps. If you’re a Windows app developer, there’s also a reference
  
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• Some company built a virtual Apple Car out of the tech giant’s patents

  15-11-2021 11:49
  
  The cloud of mystery surrounding the Apple Car is unlikely to dissolve anytime soon, and the only thing we can do for now is piece together clues from here and there. An interesting attempt has been made by UK car leasing company Vanarama, using genuine patents filed by Apple to create a virtual rendering of the iCar. Let’s take a closer look. Vanarama has gone for the SUV style. That’s not a bad idea given the popularity of SUVs in the US market, on which we expect Apple will initi
  
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• How to hire a developer straight out of bootcamp — without getting burned

  15-11-2021 08:30
  
  There’s a worldwide talent shortage in software development, and nearly one-third of hiring managers have hired someone from a coding bootcamp to help fill the void. 72% say bootcamp graduates are just as good or better than other hires, but 28% feel they are not equipped to handle their jobs. Considering coding bootcamps graduated more than 23,000 students in 2019, there are likely thousands who entered the workforce unprepared last year. That’s not to say coding bootcamps are bad.
  
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