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IBM says super-chill boxes that connect through 'cryogenic tunnels' will get quantum computers scaling

Absolute zero inside is much cooler than Intel inside

IBM has shown off designs for cooling hardware it says will allow quantum computers to scale.

Quantum computers rely on qubits – atoms or circuits put into a state of probability that means they can simultaneously store a value of zero and one – and which computer scientists make using complex circuitry or by suspending an atom with lasers. IBM produces qubits with chips that can only run at temperatures close to absolute zero. Big Blue’s quantum boxes therefore need serious cooling, and the company has to date made its fridges round and large.

On Wednesday, the company revealed smaller, rectangular, modular cryogenic cabinets. The image below shows two of them holding some IBM quantum kit.

IBM says the boxes you see above are three times larger than a domestic fridge, are made of solid aluminum panels and framing, and provide...

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Velatir raises €5m to sell European companies control over their own AI

Velatir, an Odense startup that sells companies a way to see and control the AI their employees are already using, has raised €5m in seed funding six months after closing its pre-seed. Spintop Ventures, a Nordic early-stage firm investing in the company for the first time, co-led the round with

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Unitree’s founder says robots are nearing a ‘ChatGPT moment’

Wang Xingxing spent Thursday morning at the World Robot Conference in Beijing telling the room that humanoid robots are approaching their “ChatGPT moment”. He spent another part of the same appearance explaining why that moment might still be a decade away. The Unitree founder and chief executive was speaking the

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Why your best-interviewing AI candidate may not be your best AI hire

Demand for AI fluency has risen nearly sevenfold in two years, faster than demand for any other skill, according to the McKinsey Global Institute. My conversations with technology leaders echo this: nearly every one I speak with is hiring for AI skills. The problem, however, is that fewer can tell

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Barracuda Finds 20 Web Application Vulnerabilities on Average

New Barracuda research shows that the average web application carries 20 security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to steal data, compromise accounts or gain unauthorized access to systems. The findings are detailed in a new report, which also reveals that the most common vulnerabilities stem from preventable security

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Velatir raises €5m to sell European companies control over their own AI

Unitree’s founder says robots are nearing a ‘ChatGPT moment’

Why your best-interviewing AI candidate may not be your best AI hire

Barracuda Finds 20 Web Application Vulnerabilities on Average