California-based Valar Atomics announced it achieved nuclear criticality, becoming the first startup in a special DOE program to reach this milestone. The company recently secured $130 million in funding from investors including Palmer Luckey and Palantir’s CTO. This breakthrough comes as part of a
Physicists discovered that measuring quantum clocks consumes up to a billion times more energy than their actual operation. This surprising finding highlights the hidden costs of observation in quantum systems. The research could reshape how we design future quantum technologies.
Groq has launched its first Asia-Pacific deployment in an Equinix data center in Sydney, Australia. The move provides reduced latency access for the company’s two million users, about half of whom are based in the region.
Google is significantly expanding its AI Mode capabilities, turning the search tool into a full-service travel and shopping assistant. The company is rolling out Flight Deals globally and adding new agentic features for booking restaurants, events, and appointments across the US.
A new JPMorgan report reveals how the ultra-wealthy are deploying AI in their lives. From saving $100K on legal research to creating family holograms, their uses are anything but ordinary.
The traditional playbook of scale and global integration is failing as geopolitical tensions rise. Companies and countries must navigate a landscape filled with risks and opportunities in the new era of fragmentation.
According to new research, remote-capable employees are working dramatically less on Fridays while shifting hours to other days. This represents a fundamental shift in how we structure work time that could pave the way for formal four-day weeks. The data shows a 90-minute drop in Friday work time si
DoorDash suffered another data breach affecting users in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. An employee fell for a social engineering scam, giving hackers access to customer contact information. The company waited 19 days to notify affected users.
According to reports, Apple’s board is intensifying its search for Tim Cook’s replacement, with a potential announcement coming as early as next year. The leak appears to be a deliberate trial balloon to test market reaction to the leadership transition. Investors don’t seem overly concerned, with A
Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine desktop promises console-like PC gaming under your TV, but the future is already here for tinkerers. After wrestling with Windows and community Linux builds, I finally got official SteamOS running on custom hardware. The result is essentially a more powerful Steam Deck
