A Look At The Quantum Computing Sector, With IonQ At The Center Of The Debate

IonQ, Inc. is the most popular public quantum stock, but at today’s valuation, it’s more speculation than investment. Learn ...
KTVU

San Francisco mom in desperate need of permanent housing for special needs daughter

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco mother claims city bureaucracy is preventing her from securing permanent housing for her family, including her daughter with special medical needs. Maria Savala said a ...
Computer Weekly

ICO investigates lawfulness of algorithms used in immigration enforcement

The Home Office could be banned from unlawfully using computer algorithms to recommend whether migrants should be deported. Privacy International has filed a ...
IJR

MIKE DUNLEAVY: Why I Support Returning To Traditional Elections

In recent years, we’ve seen several changes to our state’s election system, including the adoption of ranked-choice voting (RCV) following the passage of Ballot Measure 2 in 2020. I want to speak ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Science Fiction? Think Again. Scientists Are Learning How to Decode Inner Thoughts

A new study tested a device trained to translate four participants' inner thoughts. Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images In recent years, scientists have been working on technology that could help ...
Christianity Today

A Christian Chess Detective Faces a Mathematical Stalemate

Complexity theory remains one of the great unsolved mathematical puzzles. Kenneth Regan is trying to figure it out. Kenneth Regan paused at lunch in New York to glance at incoming texts from top ...
New York Post

Disgraced crypto exec Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud charges in $40B collapse

Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two charges of conspiracy to defraud and ...
Reuters

Do Kwon pleads guilty to US fraud charges in $40 billion crypto collapse

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two U.S.
The New York Times

Geometry Solves Gerrymandering

Dr. Fryer is a professor of economics at Harvard University, founder of Equal Opportunity Ventures and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Call it MAG: mutually assured gerrymandering. First ...
Lifehacker

How to Reset Your Instagram Algorithm and Start Fresh

The modern internet is ruled by algorithms. When you boot up Instagram, for example, what you see in your feed is strategically sorted by the app's AI based on your past activity to keep you engaged ...
Wired

For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...
Columbia Daily Tribune

What is NIL Go, College Sports Commission? Here's what Mizzou fans need to know.

A new entity, the College Sports Commission (CSC), will oversee NIL deals and revenue sharing in college athletics. Third-party NIL deals exceeding $600 must be reviewed by a clearinghouse called NIL ...