April 14Apr 14 Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20q4nv89yzo
April 14Apr 14 A New Computer Chip Could Finally Withstand The Hellscape of Venus700 degrees was not the limit, it was simply as hot as their testing equipment could go. The device showed no signs of failing. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-computer-chip-could-finally-withstand-the-hellscape-of-venus
April 14Apr 14 Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulationhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mathematical-proof-debunks-the-idea-that-the-universe-is-a-computer-simulation/ar-AA1PvSj6
April 14Apr 14 Thermite®The First Commercial Firefighting Robot Sold in the U.Shttps://www.howeandhowe.com/civil/thermite Edited April 14Apr 14 by lenny
April 14Apr 14 A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “100 percent fatal”Nectome will preserve your brain, but you have to be euthanized first. https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/03/13/144721/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/Silicon Valley billionaire Sam Altman has paid $10k to be killed and have his brain digitally preserved25 people, including entrepreneur Sam Altman, have paid to have their brains uploaded to a computer – a process that is "100 percent fatal"https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/science/5809555/sam-altman-nectome-brain-computer/
April 14Apr 14 Sam Altman reportedly targeted in second attackTwo suspects were arrested for negligently discharging a gun outside the OpenAI CEO’s residence on Sunday.https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/910890/openai-sam-altman-second-home-attack-shooting
April 14Apr 14 Chip Can Project Video the Size of a Grain of SandMEMS array to steer lasers for quantum computer finds other usesIEEE SpectrumChip Can Project Video the Size of a Grain of SandMEMS array to steer lasers for quantum computer finds other uses
April 14Apr 14 Microsoft isn't removing Copilot from Windows 11, it's just renaming itMicrosoft strips Copilot branding from Windows 11 apps, but AI features remain, exposing a gap between user expectations and reality.https://www.neowin.net/opinions/microsoft-isnt-removing-copilot-from-windows-11-its-just-renaming-it/
April 14Apr 14 Did Neuralink make the wrong bet?The field of brain-computer interfaces is moving away from mind-controlled computer cursors to restoring speech. https://www.theverge.com/tech/910834/neuralink-bcis-bet
April 14Apr 14 Why Anthropic's new Mythos AI model has Washington and Wall Street worked uphttps://www.euronews.com/next/2026/04/14/why-anthropics-new-mythos-ai-model-has-washington-and-wall-street-worked-up Edited April 14Apr 14 by lenny
April 14Apr 14 Physicists zero in on the mass of the fundamental W boson particleThe team’s ultra-precise measurement confirms the Standard Model’s predictions.https://news.mit.edu/2026/physicists-report-mass-fundamental-w-boson-particle-0408
April 14Apr 14 Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employeeshttps://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4
April 14Apr 14 'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancyhttps://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/no-one-knows-what-they-are-researchers-discover-new-type-of-cell-thats-seen-only-during-pregnancy
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