I’m standing in front of a quantum computer built out of atoms and light at the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre on the outskirts of Oxford. On a laboratory table, a complex matrix of mirrors and lenses surrounds a Rubik’s Cube–size cell where 100 cesium atoms are suspended in grid formation by a carefully manipulated…
Playing with dolls may help kids understand others better than tablets, with new research showing stronger gains in social reasoning and perspective-taking after weeks of pretend play at home.
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AMD’s Zen 6 “Medusa Point” laptop CPU has appeared in Geekbench, revealing a 10-core design and early performance details.
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ASUS has refreshed its ROG Strix G16 and G18 gaming laptops with Intel’s Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU.
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A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles usually the preserve of human workers, with other types of robots also let loose inside the restaurant to greet and entertain diners. Truth be told, the robots don’t l…
Microsoft has paused the auto-install rollout of its Microsoft 365 Copilot app, after planning to add it to Windows PCs by default for users with Microsoft 365 apps.
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The Dell Alienware 16X Aurora is a strong performer at mid-tier gaming, packs a lovely display, and goes for a mean look rather than gaudy RGB lightshows.
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ASUS has launched its 2026 TUF gaming laptops with OLED display options, new Intel Core Ultra CPUs, and RTX 50-series GPUs.
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Happy 80th anniversary, ENIAC! The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the first large-scale, general-purpose, programmable electronic digital computer, helped shape our world.On 15 February 1946, ENIAC—developed in the Moore School of Elect…