Meta unveils new AI supercomputer destined to be world’s fastest

Meta has unveiled the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), a new supercomputer that’s among the fastest in the world. And it’ll only get faster – by the end of the year it should rank number one, with computing power on the exascale.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Meta unveils new AI supercomputer destined to be world’s fastest→

Simplified quantum computer can be made with off-the-shelf components

Quantum computers could one day blow boring old classical computers out of the water, but so far their complexity limits their usefulness. Engineers at Stanford have now demonstrated a new relatively simple design for a quantum computer where a single … Continue reading Simplified quantum computer can be made with off-the-shelf components→

IBM unleashes the Eagle, the world’s most powerful quantum processor

IBM has unveiled the Eagle, the world’s most powerful quantum processor. Boasting 127 quantum bits (qubits), the Eagle is a major step towards commercial quantum computers outperforming traditional machines.Continue ReadingCategory: Quantum Computing, … Continue reading IBM unleashes the Eagle, the world’s most powerful quantum processor→

Twisted light makes for breakthrough quantum computer chip

Quantum computers have the potential to drastically outperform traditional computers, but for now they’re mostly limited to labs and big experimental setups. Japanese researchers have now made a step towards more accessible quantum computing devices, f… Continue reading Twisted light makes for breakthrough quantum computer chip→

Crystal prism provides better control to quantum computer chips

As revolutionary as they could be, quantum computers still have a few kinks to iron out, such as controlling more than a few dozen qubits at once. Now, researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have found a way to control potentially mill… Continue reading Crystal prism provides better control to quantum computer chips→

Morphing computer chip repels hundreds of professional DARPA hackers

Engineers have designed a computer processor that thwarts hackers by randomly changing its microarchitecture every few milliseconds. Known as Morpheus, the puzzling processor has now aced its first major tests, repelling hundreds of professional hacker… Continue reading Morphing computer chip repels hundreds of professional DARPA hackers→

IBM’s new 2-nm chips have transistors smaller than a strand of DNA

IBM has unveiled the world's first 2-nm chips

In a shining example of the inexorable march of technology, IBM has unveiled new semiconductor chips with the smallest transistors ever made. The new 2-nanometer (nm) tech allows the company to cram a staggering 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail.

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Microsoft’s new cooling system dunks data servers in boiling liquid

Liquid cooling is one of the most effective ways to keep computers from overheating. While the natural first choice might be a liquid that runs cold, Microsoft has now done the exact opposite, demonstrating a system to cool its cloud servers by dunking… Continue reading Microsoft’s new cooling system dunks data servers in boiling liquid→