The Astounding Pop Mech Show: The Never-Ending Mysteries of the World’s First Computer

The ancient Antikythera Mechanism acts like an astronomical calculator, but its full purpose remains a mystery.
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Software startup deploys Singapore’s first quantum computer for commercial use

Software firm Horizon Quantum claimed it is the first private company to deploy a commercial quantum computer in Singapore. The deployment also makes it the first quantum software company to deploy ...
New Atlas

Haven Demo lays the groundwork for first private space station

It may look like an ordinary satellite, but the recently launched Haven Demo is a major step toward the first commercial space station. Built by Vast, the 1,100-lb (500-kg) uncrewed spacecraft will ...
Morningstar

Quantinuum Announces Commercial Launch of New Helios Quantum Computer that Offers Unprecedented Accuracy to Enable Generative Quantum AI (GenQAI)

Helios launches with customers Amgen, BMW Group, JPMorganChase, and SoftBank Corp. NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantinuum, the world leader in quantum computing, today announced the launch ...
Wall Street Journal

The Next Big Quantum Computer Has Arrived

Quantinuum, the $10 billion firm that’s become one of the biggest players in quantum computing, unveiled its latest computer Wednesday. The Helios machine represents an important leap in terms of ...
MIT Technology Review

This retina implant lets people with vision loss do a crossword puzzle

Competition to deploy commercial brain-computer interfaces is heating up. Science Corporation—a competitor to Neuralink founded by the former president of Elon Musk’s brain-interface venture—has ...
Reuters

Microsoft names CEO to run commercial business, Nadella to focus on tech

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff will take on an expanded role as CEO of commercial business, freeing up company chief Satya Nadella to focus ...
CoinDesk

Internet Computer Bets Big on AI as Crypto Markets Play Catch-Up

The ICP $2.9602, a blockchain project that has sought to differentiate itself from rivals, is doubling down on its pitch as the go-to network for on-chain artificial intelligence (AI). This could be ...
SiliconANGLE

Computer vision startup Ultralytics raises $30M in funding

Ultralytics Inc., a developer of computer vision models, today announced that it has raised $30 million in funding. Elephant VC led the Series A round with participation from SquareOne. Ultralytics ...
Wall Street Journal

PsiQuantum Raises $1 Billion, Says Its Computer Will Be Ready in Two Years

PsiQuantum, which is targeting an aggressive 2027 timeline to deliver a full-scale commercial-grade quantum computer, said Wednesday that it collected $1 billion in its latest fundraise. The funding ...
Wired

China Is Building a Brain-Computer Interface Industry

In a policy document released this month, China has signaled its ambition to become a world leader in brain-computer interfaces, the same technology that Elon Musk’s Neuralink and other US startups ...