IBM boosts entire quantum computing stack
By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it's possible to avoid these problems. This can be done when the Heron chip is being calibrated...
Tired of over-processed photos? New Android app joins ‘anti-AI’ alternatives that shoot like old-school digicams
New Zerocam app lands on Android promising 'natural photography'App calls itself an 'anti-AI' camera app that removes 'artificial effects'The app needs a subscription for full access and unlimited photosA new...
Scottish Fire and Rescue enhances control room tech
Looking to no less than transform its emergency services operations, evolving its operational capabilities, improving country-wide collaboration and speeding emergency response times, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has...
Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, November 13 (game #1024)
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you...
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, November 13 (game #255)
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for...
New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike
Epoch AI allowed Fields Medal winners Terence Tao and Timothy Gowers to review portions of the benchmark. "These are extremely challenging," Tao said in feedback provided to Epoch. "I think...
Google Learn About is the patient teacher with a bag full of tricks we all wanted as kids
AI chatbots can be useful tools for learning about the world, but they aren't usually designed as educators and often are full of caveats regarding where their data comes from....
Network complexity and visibility blind spots an issue for 80% of firms
The new reality of the modern workspace is continued support for remote workers, yet the broad proliferation of cloud infrastructure to support hybrid infrastructures is driving increased complexity and...
Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI
While Bing Chat's unhinged nature was caused in part by how Microsoft defined the "personality" of Sydney in the system prompt (and unintended side-effects of its architecture with regard to...
AWS storage: Key storage options in the Amazon cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) pioneered mass market, large-scale and cost-effective cloud storage when it entered the market back in 2006. The hyperscaler’s Simple Storage Service (S3) set out to...