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Quantum – Tuesday, September 03, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses 1. Quantum compass could soon make GPS-Free navigation a reality – Electronic Products & TechnologyElectronic Products & Technology https://www.ept.ca/2024/08/quantum-compass-could-soon-make-gps-free-navigation-a-reality/ (Thursday, August 22, 2024) “A milestone in quantum sensing is drawing closer, promising greater accuracy” 2. Quantum Network…

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Coding with and for AI and Quantum Computing – Monday, September 02, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Coding with and for AI and Quantum Computing. General News, Articles, and Analyses 1. Software expertise powers up quantum computing – Physics World https://physicsworld.com/a/software-expertise-powers-up-quantum-computing/ (Wednesday, August 21, 2024) “Combining research excellence with a direct connection to the National Quantum Computing Centre, the Quantum…

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AI News and Commentary – Friday, August 30, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. General News, Articles, and Analyses 1. Anthropic publishes the ‘system prompts’ that make Claude tick | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/26/anthropic-publishes-the-system-prompt-that-makes-claude-tick/ Author: Kyle Wiggers (Monday, August 26, 2024) “Anthropic has published the system prompts for Claude, its family of generative AI models. They instruct the…

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Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) News and Commentary – Thursday, August 29, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). It’s been a couple of weeks since NIST announced the new post-quantum cryptography standards, so there’s been more news, press releases, and analysis of what this means for organizations and their cybersecurity strategies and implementations. Also see: Special NIST Post-Quantum…

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AI Chipsets News and Commentary – Wednesday, August 28, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI Chipsets. General News, Articles, and Analyses 1. AI Reinvents Chip Design – Communications of the ACM https://cacm.acm.org/news/ai-reinvents-chip-design/ Author: Samuel Greengard (Thursday, August 22, 2024) “Chipmakers are turning to artificial intelligence to improve conceptional design, transistor models, simulations and analysis, verification and testing,…

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AI News and Commentary – Tuesday, August 27, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. General News, Articles, and Analyses What is ‘model collapse’? An expert explains the rumours about an impending AI doom https://theconversation.com/what-is-model-collapse-an-expert-explains-the-rumours-about-an-impending-ai-doom-236415 Author: Aaron J. Snoswell (Monday, August 19, 2024) “Generative AI needs tons of data to learn. It also generates new data. So,…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Monday, August 26, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses IBM’s Quantum-Centric Supercomputing Vision Is Coming – IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/ibm-quantum-computer-2668978269 Authors: Ryan Mandelbaum; Antonio D. Corcoles; and Jay Gambetta (Wednesday, August 21, 2024) “For decades, quantum computers have struggled to reach commercial viability. The quantum behaviors that…

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Coding with and for AI and Quantum Computing News and Commentary – Sunday, August 25, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Coding with and for AI and Quantum Computing. General News, Articles, and Analyses The Walrus Operator: Python’s Assignment Expressions – Real Python https://realpython.com/python-walrus-operator/ Author: Geir Arne Hjelle (Wednesday, August 14, 2024) “In this tutorial, you’ll learn about assignment expressions and the walrus operator….

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AI News and Commentary – Friday, August 23, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. News, Articles, and Analyses NEA led a $100M round into Fei-Fei Li’s new AI startup, now valued at over $1B | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/nea-led-a-100m-round-into-fei-fei-lis-new-ai-startup-now-valued-at-over-1b/ Author: Marina Temkin (Wednesday, August 14, 2024) “World Labs, a stealthy startup founded by renowned Stanford University AI professor…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Thursday, August 22, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. News, Articles, and Analyses IonQ – IonQ Delivers First Overseas Ion Trap to Switzerland, Progressing Development of Quantum Innovation Hub for EMEA https://investors.ionq.com/news/news-details/2024/IonQ-Delivers-First-Overseas-Ion-Trap-to-Switzerland-Progressing-Development-of-Quantum-Innovation-Hub-for-EMEA/default.aspx (Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry, today announced the delivery of…

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AI Chipsets News and Commentary – Wednesday, August 21, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI Chipsets. News, Articles, and Analyses SpaceX to launch 1st space-hardened Nvidia AI GPU on upcoming rideshare mission | Space https://www.space.com/ai-nvidia-gpu-spacex-launch-transporter-11 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024) “”This is going to be the fastest AI computer ever launched to space.”” SoftBank discussed AI chips tie-up…

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AI News and Commentary – Tuesday, August 20, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. News, Articles, and Analyses AI and Games Conference https://www.aiandgamesconference.com/ (Sunday, July 28, 2024) “Bringing together the leading experts in AI for the video games industry.” GenAI Can’t Scale Without Responsible AI https://www.bcg.com/ja-jp/publications/2024/genai-cant-scale-without-responsible-ai Authors: Eric Jesse; Vanessa Lyon; Maria Gomez; and Krupa Narayana…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Monday, August 19, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. News, Articles, and Analyses BlueQubit and Quantum Art Receive BIRD Foundation Grant for Quantum Computing Innovation with a $2.2M Budget https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240810693073/en/BlueQubit-and-Quantum-Art-Receive-BIRD-Foundation-Grant-for-Quantum-Computing-Innovation-with-a-2.2M-Budget (Monday, August 12, 2024) “BlueQubit Inc. and Quantum Art Ltd. have been awarded a grant from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research…

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AI News and Commentary – Friday, August 16, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. News, Articles, and Analyses Home – AI and Games Conference https://www.aiandgamesconference.com/ (Sunday, July 28, 2024) “The ‘AI and Games Conference’ brings together developers from across the games industry alongside academic researchers to learn, network and discuss applications of artificial intelligence for video…

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Dr. Bob Sutor to Lead “Why Quantum Computing Needs an Apollo Program” Session at Quantum World Congress 2024 on September 11

Dr. Bob Sutor will lead a session with industry experts at the Quantum World Congress conference on September 9, 1 – 3 PM, on “Why Quantum Computing Needs an Apollo Program.” We’ll discuss that program and its phases, look at the big picture of everything we need to reach Practical Quantum Advantage, and then go…

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Special NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Edition – Thursday, August 15, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news and articles about the new NIST standards for post-quantum cryptography. News, Articles, and Analyses NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards | NIST https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/nist-releases-first-3-finalized-post-quantum-encryption-standards (Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible.” White…

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AI Chipsets News and Commentary – Wednesday, August 14, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI chipsets. News, Articles, and Analyses GlobalFoundries Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results – The Futurum Group https://futurumgroup.com/insights/globalfoundries-reports-second-quarter-2024-financial-results/ Author: Dr. Bob Sutor (Wednesday, August 7, 2024) “GlobalFoundries’ Q2 2024 financial results highlight resilience and strategic focus through innovative acquisitions and sustainable growth.” Nvidia…

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AI News and Commentary – Tuesday, August 13, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. News, Articles, and Analyses Why larger LLM context windows are all the rage – IBM Research https://research.ibm.com/blog/larger-context-window (Wednesday, July 24, 2024) “IBM has scaled the context window of its open-source Granite 3B and 8B models to 128,000 tokens, the new industry standard.”…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Monday, August 12, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about quantum computing. News, Articles, and Analyses Quantum Machines Announces Inaugural Adaptive Quantum Circuits Conference https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/quantum-machines-announces-inaugural-adaptive-quantum-circuits-conference-302217832.html (Thursday, August 08, 2024) “/PRNewswire/ – Quantum Machines, the leading provider of breakthrough quantum control solutions, today announced the inaugural Adaptive Quantum Circuits (AQC)…” Quantum’s big numbers game…

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AI News and Commentary – Friday, August 09, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. News, Articles, and Analyses NVIDIA Announces Generative AI Models and NIM Microservices for OpenUSD Language, Geometry, Physics and Materials | NVIDIA Newsroom https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-generative-ai-models-and-nim-microservices-for-openusd (Monday, July 29, 2024) “SIGGRAPH—NVIDIA today announced major advancements to Universal Scene Description, or OpenUSD, that will expand adoption…

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