Quantum machine learning nears practicality as partial error correction reduces hardware demands

Imagine a future where quantum computers supercharge machine learning—training models in seconds, extracting insights from ...
MIT Technology Review

AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced.

Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented productivity boost or churning ...
eLife

Modulating task outcome value to mitigate real-world procrastination via noninvasive brain stimulation

This potentially valuable cross-sectional longitudinal study leverages high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to examine its effect on ...
MarketWatch

The S&P 500 and Dow extend their losing streaks to a fourth day. Are stocks headed for a full 10% correction?

Wall Street’s autumn chill is turning into a freeze. U.S. stocks extended their retreat on Tuesday afternoon, with the S&P 500 index SPX and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA logging a fourth ...
National Geographic news

What if aliens exist—but they’re just hiding from us? The Dark Forest theory, explained

The Dark Forest theory is one proposed solution to the famed Fermi Paradox, which has bewitched astronomers for more than half a century. To put it concisely, the paradox asks if the cosmos is nearly ...