Quantum computing is still rare enough that merely installing a system in a country is a breakthrough, and IBM is taking advantage of that novelty. The company has forged a partnership with the Canadian province of Quebec to install what it says is Canada’s first universal quantum computer. The five-year Read more…
One day, we will all don AR glasses, capable of serving up information geospatially tied to every house and place in our neighborhoods. But who will own and control these spatial AR layers? It’s the stuff of nightmares: The other day, I found my property occupied by a stranger, who Read more…
Astronomers have discovered a captive asteroid shadowing Earth in its orbit. The asteroid, known as 2020 XL5, is only the second of its type ever seen, shepherded by Earth’s gravity into an orbit that is locked in synchrony with our planet’s. It has not shared our orbit for long — Read more…
Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom’s attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands. For the past two weeks, observers of North Korea’s strange and tightly restricted corner of the internet began to notice that the country seemed to be Read more…
The government of El Salvador on Monday rejected a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund to drop Bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American country. Treasury Minister Alejandro Zelaya angrily said that “no international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all.” Zelaya told a local Read more…
If you’ve been watching any TV over the past few months, chances are you’ve seen Crypto.com’s ad featuring Matt Damon. It’s an expensive advertisement, complete with top-notch CGI and heady phrases like “History is filled with almosts” and “Fortune favors the brave.” Jody Rosen dissects Damon’s crypto push in a Read more…
Ferrari NV, already an automaking icon in the real world, is now looking to bolster its brand also in the metaverse. The Italian maker of luxury cars has set up a department focusing on digital services that’s exploring opportunities arising from the space that blends virtual reality, gaming and social Read more…