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A 2023 Nature study stated that science and innovation have slowed down, producing less new knowledge. Researchers at the University of Basel say the claim was made based on a measurement error—and they are refuting the study, at least for…

Substrate materials play an essential role in information processing. Using advanced imaging, a research team led by Penn State found that substrate material (also known as wafers) responds to changes in electricity, like the semiconductor…

A California man sold more than $3.5 million worth of counterfeit or used electronics to the Defense Department. Steve Kim, 63, controlled "Company A," which sold fan assemblies to the Defense Logistics Agency that were either counterfeit,…

Quantum information science has the potential to make revolutionary advances in science and engineering and drive innovation. World Quantum Day, April 14, was created to generate interest and enthusiasm for quantum mechanics. The FBI…

Researchers at Graz University of Technology attempted three different side-channel attacks on graphics cards via the WebGPU browser interface—and succeeded. The attacks were fast enough to work during normal surfing behavior. Web…

United Robotics conducted a survey of 8,000 people in the U.S., France, Canada, Italy, and Germany for Euronews Next. Highlights of the results include: 80% fear that overly sentient androids will take human jobs 71% believe they…

Microchip just purchased Neuronix AI Labs to expand its ability to deliver power-efficient, AI-enabled edge solutions on FPGAs. Neuronix AI Labs provides neural network sparsity optimization technology that reduces power, size, and…

Achieving high qubit counts in near-term quantum computers is challenging. Top problems include refining how qubits are measured and error correction. Parametric amplifier devices are typically used for measuring qubits; however, the device…

Researchers at Donghue University and the National University of Singapore created a flexible electronic fiber that uses the human body as part of the circuit to enable textile-based electronics without the need for batteries or chips.…

Linköping University researchers have created a unique digital display screen. They enabled LEDs to react to touch, light, fingerprints, and the user’s pulse, without the need for any additional sensors.  The potential results could be a…

One of the major challenges to harnessing quantum computers' potential is error correction. Qubits are highly susceptible to noise, which quickly degrades their quantum states. This makes it impossible to carry out computations with enough…

According to Reuters, Amazon laid off several hundred workers in its AWS cloud computing sales, marketing, global services division, and physical stores technology teams. AWS claims that the cuts resulted from Amazon identifying a few…

Tim Cook said a year ago that layoffs would be a "last resort.” It appears that time has come.  Apple has cut more than 600 jobs, the majority of which were from the self-driving car project they recently shuttered. A filing in the…

OpenAI is sharing its Voice Engine technology with testers and trying to gauge its dangers. The tech can recreate someone's voice with just a 15-second recording of them reading a paragraph to create a synthetic voice that sounds like the…

Whenever a new gadget comes out, young people adopt and understand it first. Samsung's new spokesperson may turn that on its head. Meet Samsung's Grandma Fluencer.   Influencers sway the buying public by being young, in-your-face, and…