by cpboss | Jan 29, 2022 | Machine Learning, Quantum computing, Technology
Quantum computing. Unlike traditional computers that use bits, quantum computers use qubits to encode information as zeros or ones, or both at the same time. Coupled with a cocktail of forces from quantum physics, these refrigerator-sized machines can process a whole...
by cpboss | Jan 26, 2022 | Chess, Machine Learning, Technology
The Turk Imagine a machine that could beat any human chess player. That sounds very ordinary. But what if that happened in the eighteenth century long before computers were around? Learn everything about the Mechanical Turk that shook up the world by beating famous...
by cpboss | Jan 26, 2022 | Intel, Technology
The Chips Act aim to reduce continent’s dependence on Asian supplier European Commission will propose the legislation in early February Intel has been in talks with governments Intel still intends to develop European chip manufacturing capacity despite the...
by cpboss | Jan 26, 2022 | Fibre-optic cable, Technology
New Zealand’s ministry of foreign affairs says it could take more than a month to repair breaks in the 49,889km (31,000miles) of cable that serves the South Pacific. The undersea eruption – followed by a tsunami – led to Tonga’s 110,000 people...
by cpboss | Jan 24, 2022 | 3d printing, Technology
Thermoplastics are great, because you can melt them down and reform them into whatever you like. This is ably demonstrated by [The Q] by recycling old soda bottles into usable 3D printer filament. Cute, huh? Why aren’t Coca-Cola making these? Tiny fake grocery items...
by cpboss | Jan 5, 2022 | sustainability, Technology
Computing and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) emissions are worse than previously thought. The carbon cost of tech falls into two buckets — the hardware lifecycle and the electricity used in data centers. Since we’re focused on the modern technology...