AntChain, a blockchain technology brand of Ant Group, has partnered with Intel to create a privacy-preserving computing platform called MAPPIC. The platform utilizes trusted execution environment …
Governments worldwide grapple with regulation to rein in AI dangers
Ever since generative AI exploded into public consciousness with the launch of ChatGPT at the end of last year, calls to regulate the technology to stop it from causing undue harm have risen to fever …
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New superconducting diode could improve performance of quantum computers and artificial intelligence
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has developed a new superconducting diode, a key component in electronic devices, that could help scale up quantum computers for industry use and improve …
Researchers are Working on a Tractor Beam System for Space
Human technology is crossing another threshold. Tractor beams have been common in science fiction for decades. Now a team of researchers is working on a real-life tractor beam that could help us with …
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Apple Vision Pro
It really is one of the best product names in Apple history: Vision is a description of a product, it is an aspiration for a use case, and it is a critique on the sort of society we are building, …
OpenAI CEO suggests international agency like UN’s nuclear watchdog could oversee AI
Artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, suggesting an international agency like the International …
Coinbase targeted by SEC in latest shot at crypto firms for allegedly skirting securities laws
Coinbase has been targeted by U.S. regulators in a new lawsuit Tuesday that alleges the cryptocurrency platform is operating as an unregistered securities platform and brokerage service. The lawsuit …
Afghan provincial governor killed in car bombing
The acting governor of northeastern Badakhshan province in Afghanistan, Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, was killed in a car bombing in the provincial capital Faizabad. The attack, which also claimed the life of …
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Pakistan PM hopeful of IMF deal this month amid escalating crisis
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is hopeful that a critical loan deal with the IMF will be finalized this month. Pakistan is seeking the immediate release of $1.1 billion as part of a $6.5 …
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Inside the Taliban’s war on drugs – opium poppy crops slashed
Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are enforcing a ban on poppy cultivation, which has led to a significant reduction in opium production. The Taliban, now in power, imposed the ban in April 2022 due to …
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