Aussie boffins get quantum gates running on a single atom
Published in News


Sydney team cracks GKP code using harmonic motion in a trapped ion

Quantum researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have emerged from their smoke filled labs having built a working entangling logic gate using just one atom and a fiendishly complicated error-correcting code known as the Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP) scheme.

Wall Street Journal hackette finally notices Apple’s AI is rubbish
Published in AI


Nguyen realises the Pixel 10 actually works

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s grip on reality is slipping, and not even its favourite tame journos are buying the hype anymore. Nicole Nguyen [pictured] at the Wall Street Journal appears to have broken ranks after playing with Google’s Pixel 10.

Qualcomm slaps satellite on new smartwatch chip
Published in Mobiles


Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 adds safety tricks but not much grunt

Qualcomm has refreshed its smartwatch silicon after three years, but anyone hoping for a serious performance leap will have to keep waiting.

MSI drops Godlike X870E monster with Zen-boosted max mobos
Published in PC Hardware


Limited-edition board hits 7.3 Ghz while rest of lineup promises 15 per cent Ryzen uplift

MSI has wheeled out its full range of AM5 “X870E MAX” motherboards, topped off with a limited-edition monster that comes with gold trim and a stuffed dragon [no really? ed].

Valve's Fremont console leak reveals serious AMD firepower
Published in Gaming


Six Zen 4 cores and Radeon 7600 GPU hint at proper pc-class gaming box

Valve might finally be getting serious about console-grade gaming, if a freshly leaked Geekbench listing is anything to go by.