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A hit 1983 movie illustrates what computer scientists have long known: If you give an AI agent a goal but don’t control what ...

Japan's new quantum system, Shunkai, uses "optical tweezers" to trap and rearrange atoms, and will be available to researchers working on quantum error correction.

GNOME 51 replaces the default loud camera-shutter screenshot sound. The old iPhone-like shutter embarrassed users who were taking screenshots in quiet public spots. GNOME 51 replaces it with a quieter ...

This time the national anthem did not play at all. On the scoreboard, when Korea scored, the opposing team's score increased. Another absurd operational mishap occurred at the 2026 Aichi–Nagoya Asian ...

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A UK zoo has blamed a computer error after visitors looking to book one of its tours were presented with the option of buying tickets for a “Child Predator Tour ...

There’s a fun bit of etymological folklore that claims the use of the word “bug,” as in a computer bug, alludes to an actual insect that crawled inside what was, at the time, one of the largest and ...

IBM and University of Chicago researchers have completed a quantum computation that leading classical methods could not practically reproduce. The system used 70 error-corrected logical qubits and ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama food bank leaders held a press conference Wednesday morning to ask the state’s congressional delegation to help get a delay on SNAP-related fees under the One Big ...

Chatbots and large language models can execute a seemingly countless number of tasks, from writing emails and reports to generating code and analyzing data. However, they still primarily act only in ...