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Quantum computer chip crams more info into less volume – by vibrating:
Quantum computing has always struggled to achieve the necessary division of labor between processing and memory.
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23 September 2026.
Printable 'smart' clothing cools its wearer and generates electricity:
Even though clothing is a fundamental human need, it doesn't seem to be advancing as rapidly as many others.
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27 September 2026.
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt:
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about the data on improving mental health among teens: But this contradicts my agenda! Can’t you just ignore the facts “for the sake of the children?!?” …and my political and business aspirations? Notice that all the proposed “do something” solutions […].
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27 September 2026.
How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO):
Three weeks ago, I tested something that completely changed how I think about organic traffic.
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04 December 2025.
Study reveals how echo chambers form and what prevents them:
Study reveals how a few very general constraints can lead to echo chambers – self-reinforcing feedback loops – in biological systems such as birds in a flock, cells in tissue or ants in a swarm.
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23 September 2026.
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Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation:
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on SundayBill Gates has called on the US’s federal legislators and law enforcers to regulate the development of artificial intelligence (AI), saying in an interview airing on Sunday that the technology left unchecked could cause “a billion deaths” and “no one thinks self-regulation is enough”.
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27 September 2026.
‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours:
NHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the countryA rapid new test for brain tumours can diagnose patients while they are still on the operating table.
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27 September 2026.
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Father and son crowned Sheep Dog World Trial champions:
David and Jack Howells say they "never in million years" thought they would win the double.
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27 September 2026.
From human rights to mathematical research: how AI is being used for good:
While many fear the potential dangers of AI, some experts across the cybersecurity and human rights communities want to wield it as a tool for good.
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27 September 2026.
OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites:
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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27 September 2026.
Finally, a true blue rose exists:
Researchers genetically engineered roses to make blue pigments and colorless helper molecules that deepen the hue, producing a violet-blue bloom that stayed stable in greenhouse and field tests.
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27 September 2026.
In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life:
A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.
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27 September 2026.
These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump:
Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration.
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24 September 2026.
Finally, a true blue rose exists:
Researchers genetically engineered roses to make blue pigments and colorless helper molecules that deepen the hue, producing a violet-blue bloom that stayed stable in greenhouse and field tests.
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27 September 2026.
Waymo Says Its Self-Driving Cars Reduced Injury-Causing Accidents by 82%:
Waymo's self-driving car technology "continues to outperform human benchmarks," the company claimed this week.
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27 September 2026.
With viral ‘Lego’ videos, Iran stakes claim as a propaganda power player:
Iran’s viral social media campaign has been slick, savvy, and accessible to a Western audience.
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20 May 2026.
A giant cosmic 'fart' is making a wobbling zombie star repeatedly flash us, 'groundbreaking' observations reveal:
A very strange binary star system keeps flashing Earth with X-ray flares.
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27 September 2026.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
Longer term weather forecast
