IonQ combats quantum error correction bottlenecks with single-CPU decoder

IonQ combats quantum error correction bottlenecks with single-CPU decoder

Quantum computing hardware and software company IonQ says it has developed a quantum error correction decoder that runs in real time on a single conventional CPU, potentially reducing classical computing overhead that can slow down larger quantum systems. In simulations with up to 408 logical qubits, the company’s decoder increased processing time by just 0.02% … Read more

I tried the Beats 360 headphones before they came out – that’s what I thought

I tried the Beats 360 headphones before they came out – that’s what I thought

The Beats 360 is probably one of the worst-kept secrets of recent years, with many celebrities, influencers and athletes spotted wearing the headphones over the summer. With the promise of Beats’ best ever ANC, 1.75 times more powerful than the Beats Studio Pro, acoustically designed and replaceable ear cups, and an IPX4 rating, the Beats … Read more

Quantum-safe Bitcoin compute costs drop 79% to below $67

Quantum-safe Bitcoin compute costs drop 79% to below

The estimated computational cost of preparing a quantum-resistant bitcoin transaction fell below $67 a week after optimization, down from the roughly $320 spent on the first such mainnet transaction in August, according to Starkware. The findings come after participants in the Quantum-Secure Bitcoin Optimization Challenge found ways to reduce the GPU computations required to generate … Read more

The new AI feature of the Apple Watch is to enable the thinking that technology is always listening to

The new AI feature of the Apple Watch is to enable the thinking that technology is always listening to

Apple is trying to make consumers accept, and even welcome, a new reality: your technology is always listening. At the Surprise and Shine event on Wednesday, where the company presented its new hardware, the real surprise was not the foldable iPhone, but how the privacy-sensitive tech giant decided its watch will now be able to … Read more

Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptop officially comes with Linux support

Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptop officially comes with Linux support

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Add Android authority to Google: TL; DR Qualcomm shares that Snapdragon X series laptops will get Linux support. Debian compatibility should be released later in 2026. Ubuntu plans to support Snapdragon X2 devices early next year. It’s taken a few decades, but there’s something big about how we do … Read more

Wildcard domain used in development documents is now used for ClickFix attacks

Wildcard domain used in development documents is now used for ClickFix attacks

The third-party.com domain, commonly used as a placeholder in developer documentation and code samples, provides a fake Cloudflare verification page that attempts to trick Windows users into running PowerShell commands. The third-party.com domain has long been used in documentation to represent any external website, API, or service, similar to how developers use domains like example.com. … Read more

Former SEC Acting Chair: Agency Drops Crypto Cases to Avoid Credibility Issues

Former SEC Acting Chair: Agency Drops Crypto Cases to Avoid Credibility Issues

Mark Ueda, who served as acting chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before Paul Atkins’ confirmation, said the agency has dropped civil cases against cryptocurrency companies filed under the previous administration as it makes a “180-degree change” in rulemaking. In a Wednesday panel at the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy’s … Read more

Apple releases watchOS 27.0.1 to fix Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 flaws

Apple releases watchOS 27.0.1 to fix Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 flaws

Apple is releasing watchOS 27.0.1 for the Apple Watch today. The company said the update fixes an issue where some Apple Watch units would reboot unexpectedly. Updates are available exclusively for Apple Watch Series 12 And Apple Watch Ultra 4 user. Here are the full release notes for watchOS 27.0.1: This update provides bug fixes … Read more

The newest ESP32 can actually run Linux, and it comes uncomfortably close to the Raspberry Pi.

The newest ESP32 can actually run Linux, and it comes uncomfortably close to the Raspberry Pi.

There is a new version of Espressif ESP32The ESP32-S31 and the same ESP32 come with a Gigabit Ethernet MAC, a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed ​​host controller, a dual-slot SD card interface, and a camera input. It’s a fairly standard set of features for a Linux single-board computer, but it’s a very strange list of things you … Read more