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Like any other manufactured chip, the wiring that connects the quantum dots is locked into place during the chip’s manufacture. Since different error correction schemes require different connections among the qubits, this forces us to commit to specific error-correction schemes during manufacturing. If a better scheme is developed after a chip is made, it’s probably not possible to switch to it. Less complex algorithms may benefit from simpler error-correction schemes that require less overhead, but we wouldn’t be able to switch schemes with these chips. So, quantum dots appear to typify the trade-offs that we’re facing with quantum computing: it’s…
Mortal Kombat II is in theaters now, and I’m gonna be real, I kinda forgot a lot of the finer details about its 2021 reboot predecessor. That’s probably on me for not doing a rewatch beforehand, but also the film’s release was delayed by a whole six months, giving my brain several additional months to overwrite my memories of watching the first movie in quarantine with something else. However, Mortal Kombat II did manage to remind me that one character was kind of a big deal in the first movie, which made it all the more surprising that the sequel…
The red-light therapy market shows no signs of slowing down. According to Fortune Business Insights, the industry is projected to grow from $1.21 billion in 2026 to $1.76 billion by 2034. Riding that wave is Hong Kong-based Megelin, which is currently running its largest Mother’s Day sale yet, offering major discounts on most of its LED devices and select electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) tools.I’ve been testing the Duo Lux Laser & LED Light Therapy Mask for the past two weeks as part of a six-week trial. While I’m still forming my final verdict, I already have some early thoughts (more…
After months of haters pointing to Steam charts to predict Marathon‘s impending doom, Sony has signaled to investors that it’s not giving up on Bungie’s new sci-fi shooter just yet. That ongoing faith in the underlying game is just the latest way Marathon continues to distinguish itself from Concord, Sony’s biggest gaming flop ever. “In our studio business, earnings from Bungie’s title portfolio did not reach our expectations,” Sony CFO Lin Tao said during Friday’s earnings call. “So we downwardly revised our business plan and impaired the full amount of the fixed assets related to Bungie except for goodwill.” That…
President Trump has signed off on a plan to fire Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, though insiders caution that the plan is not final and could change, according to several media reports. News of the planned axing comes from inside sources who spoke with The Wall Street Journal, which was then confirmed by reporting from Bloomberg, The Washington Post, and Politico. The Post reported that the administration has not decided who would serve as acting director upon Makary’s departure. The planned exit comes after a tumultuous year for Makary, in which the FDA plunged into turmoil and controversy…
Less than a day after the developers of Neverness to Everness announced they would be “reworking” the AI-generated images in their recently released open-world gacha game, a new patch for the game has dropped–and, apparently, a few of the “flagged assets” in question have indeed been replaced. However, some fans believe the game’s most notorious genAI image has been replaced with…a different genAI image. Roughly a week after Twitch VTuber Ironmouse stated that she was pulling out of her Neverness to Everness sponsored content deal due to the developers having reportedly “assured” her that the game wouldn’t contain genAI assets…
Oh, Come The #%@& On! Can We Not Have One Nice Weekend? Dirty Frag, brought to you by the same rays of sunshine that introduced you to the Dirty Pipe and Copy Fail Linux vulnerabilities, is yet another horrific Linux vulnerability. Just like the other two, Dirty Frag can be used to gain root access to just about any Linux system currently online. To make your weekend even better, there are no patches, so you don’t have to spend the weekend patching systems and instead are free to focus on spending quality time with your feelings of existential dread. Dirty…
Anna Gomez, the FCC’s only Democrat, said the public will remember “who complied in advance and who fought back. I’m glad Disney is choosing courage over capitulation.” The filing for ABC was submitted by attorney Paul Clement, who served as US solicitor general under President George W. Bush; and Jennifer Tatel, who was an FCC lawyer during the Obama administration and for part of Trump’s first term. Tatel was promoted to acting general counsel in 2017 by then-FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who said she “is known for her legal acumen, FCC expertise, and careful judgment.” ABC’s filing said that The…
Mixtape, developer Beethoven & Dinosaur’s musical coming-of-age narrative adventure, is set to a curated playlist of mood-setting songs. When I sat down with creative director Johnny Galvatron and producer Woody Woodward, they said that the team picked songs they wanted to feature and worked backward, starting with the opening song, “That’s Good” by new wave band DEVO. With music being so central to the game, I had to ask Galvatron and Woodward why they chose the songs they did, and we ended up going track-by-track across the entire game. Not every song had a huge story attached, and some were…
Trump has made it clear that he is not happy about court-ordered refunds, which some businesses should start receiving next week, Reuters reported. Last month, he cheered news that Apple and Amazon had yet to request refunds, which CNBC reported was due to fears of “offending” Trump. Deeming that response a sign that those companies understood the way Trump operates, he said, “I’ll remember” any companies that “honor” him by letting the US keep the unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs. Ars could not reach Apple or Amazon to clarify their positions on IEEPA tariff refunds. Most likely, Trump is relieved that…