Leben (Life aka misc)

Derek Harris, born the same year as the iconic K6 red phone box he’s fighting to save, has launched what he calls a “David and Goliath” campaign against BT in the Norfolk village of Sharrington. The phone box is among 10 in North Norfolk marked for removal, having logged fewer Read more…

Sophisticated electronic devices used by criminals to steal cars are set to be banned under new laws in England and Wales. From a report: More than 700,000 vehicles were broken into last year — often with the help of high-tech electronic devices, including so-called signal jammers, which are thought to Read more…

Amazon has introduced its first-ever quantum processor, dubbed Ocelot, designed specifically to reduce quantum error correction costs by up to 90% compared to existing approaches. The prototype chip uses “cat qubits” — named after Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment — which intrinsically suppress certain types of quantum errors. Unlike conventional approaches Read more…

Starting in April, the Tokyo Metropolitan government, one of the country’s largest employers, is set to allow its employees to work only four days a week. It is also adding a new “childcare partial leave” policy, which will allow some employees to work two fewer hours per day. The goal Read more…

Google has updated its Results About You tool with a redesigned hub, easier removal requests directly from Search, and the ability to refresh outdated results. Engadget reports: Today, the tech giant is announcing the latest changes, including a redesigned hub and the ability to update outdated search results to reflect Read more…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argues that AI’s success should be measured by its impact on economic growth rather than achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), emphasizing that true progress will come when AI finds a transformative application akin to email or Excel. The Register reports: “Us self-claiming some AGI milestone, that’s Read more…