Intel’s ‘hot’ qubits could lead to more advanced quantum computers
Intel has edged one step closer to practical quantum computers. The chipmaker and its partner QuTech have successfully controlled “hot” qubits (that is, at temperatures above 1 kelvin) that… See the original post here: Intel’s ‘hot’ qubits could lead to more advanced quantum computers
Self-driving shuttles are ferrying COVID-19 tests at a Florida clinic
Like many autonomous vehicle efforts, this isn’t entirely unsupervised. A human-driven SUV tails behind the shuffle each time, and staff will need to both load and unload the sample coolers. The… View post: Self-driving shuttles are ferrying COVID-19 tests at a Florida clinic
Facebook pledges $100 million to support journalism during coronavirus crisis
Facebook has already taken a number of measures to help the global effort against the spread of the coronavirus, most recently by opening up its Messenger platform to governments, and in… Read the original: Facebook pledges $100 million to support journalism during coronavirus crisis
‘Picard’ finally shows us how ‘Star Trek’s’ technology evolves
Over seven seasons various TNG episodes continued to explore what the holodeck could do. Deep Space Nine (DS9) even gave us a recurring holographic character, lounge singer Vic Fontaine. But it… Read the original: ‘Picard’ finally shows us how ‘Star Trek’s’ technology evolves
Google lets businesses mark locations as ‘temporarily closed’
Google My Business users can go to “Close this business on Google” in the menu to find the new feature. As SearchEngineLand notes, that section now shows three options: “Mark as temporarily… Read more: Google lets businesses mark locations as ‘temporarily closed’
