Google scientists said Wednesday they have passed a major milestone in their quest to develop effective quantum computing, with a new study showing they reduced the rate of errors – long an obstacle for the much-hyped technology. Quantum computing has been touted as a revolutionary advance that uses our growing scientific understanding of the subatomic
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. I’m glad we all still resonate with a comeback
Last week, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his State of the State address. It is the first time a governor in the country has directly spoken about the wave of censorship, book banning, and harassment being seen by schools and libraries. While some legislators in other arenas have addressed the topic — Jamie Raskin, a
Kodak Black is wanted by cops in Florida — this after he allegedly violated his bail conditions by failing a drug test earlier this month. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a judge signed off an arrest warrant in Kodak’s name Thursday … which just got filed in Broward County court yesterday. In
Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok were the big winners at the 26th Annual DICE Awards, with both titles walking home with multiple awards. While Elden Ring took the coveted Game of the Year Award, God of War: Ragnarok completely mopped the floor of Resorts World Las Vegas resort, mall, and casino. God of
Welcome to Dead House was originally published in July 1992 (Spine #1). The series adaptation aired on Sunday, June 29, 1997 (runtime: 22 minutes and 22 minutes). Before there were dummies, creatures lurking beneath the sink and everything eating blobs, there was a house. Derelict and towering, the structure came bathed in moody blue, accented only
WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Force officials will sit down with industry executives in Los Angeles this week to discuss the fine points of the upcoming national security space launch procurement. Companies expect to hear details about the Space Force’s plan to attract new launch providers to compete for as many as 70 missions projected for
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Thomas Bangalter, portrait illustration by Stéphane Manel News Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Shares New Song “Le Minoutaure”: Listen Taken from his orchestral composition Mythologies By Jazz Monroe February 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Thomas Bangalter, formerly half of Daft Punk, has shared a new movement from Mythologies, his score to a ballet of the
Image: Atari SA Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Ollie sits down with the least loved entry in the current Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy library and finds an odd, twisted version of a game he loves… Alone
Warner Bros/New Line/DC’s sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods hit early tracking Thursday and surprised many with a low projection of $35 million, which is under the first installment’s $53.5M opening in 2019. Realize it’s still early, and Warner Bros hasn’t fully fire-breathed its marketing campaign yet. The odd thing is that tracking was comping
Announced last month, Eli Roth is finally getting behind the camera for a feature version of Thanksgiving, the popular faux trailer he directed for Grindhouse back in 2007. THR provides us with more casting news today, reporting that Jalen Thomas Brooks (“Walker”) and Nell Verlaque (“Big Shot”) have landed the starring roles in the slasher. Addison Rae will also star
Nick Cannon says it’s not up to him how many kids he ends up having … he’s leaving it to a higher power. Nick told “Entertainment Tonight,” “God decides when we’re done, but I definitely got my hands full.” The father of 12 says his procreating prowess could last for decades … “And I’m so
The short answer is wind happens because the Sun heats some parts of the planet more than others, and this uneven heating starts a wind going. That means wind energy is really a kind of solar energy! All winds are made the same way Wind systems on Earth vary from the global-scale trade winds and
Rihanna is getting a new addition to her wardrobe … PETA is sending her a faux fur coat after the pregnant singer appeared to wear real fur to dinner. Here’s the deal … Rihanna was photographed this week in a full-length fur coat, which PETA tells us is almost certainly made of the real deal
LEGO fans are encouraged to share their designs for future LEGO sets through the LEGO Ideas website. Fan-made LEGO sets which receive 10,000 supporters are considered by the LEGO team as to whether they could actually be viable products for the LEGO Group to make and sell. A Reddit user has submitted his own Donkey
Amazon’s upcoming wide release of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Nike movie Air exclusively in theaters in April “could represent the start of a substantive move into theatrical exhibition by streaming companies,” said Sean Gamble, chief executive of nation’s third-largest movie chain. Amazon last month releaves plans to give Air a wide theatrical release April
Casting continues for They Listen, an upcoming horror moving from Sony, Blumhouse and Depth of Field. THR reports today that actress Riki Lindhome has joined the cast. Lindhome joins previously announced stars John Cho (Searching) and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant), as well as Lukita Maxwell (“Shrinking”), announced yesterday in a “top-billed role.” Chris Weitz (American Pie) directs the film, set
Two hundred episodes?! Drag Race has made its mark in herstory. It’s an iconic week on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 Episode 9, and the queens are here to celebrate. They took the drama, the joy, and the style to The Crystal Ball. Twenty-seven looks strutted the runway, but only one queen landed at the
Ghost imaging is a sophisticated and incredibly useful set of techniques that scientists deploy to photograph light-sensitive objects in surprisingly high resolution. By making use of a mix of quantum and classical phenomena to pull visual information from just one of a pair of entangled photons, the method can capture images where energetic rays of
For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike. Sure, plenty of money is spent on ocean-based industries, but most of today’s marine investments are into either extractive industries like fishing or oil and gas, or activities like shipping, which aren’t extractive but
★ The Bullet Garden After writing a trio of books about ex-Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger, author Stephen Hunter launched a second series featuring Bob Lee’s father, Earl Swagger, who is also a Marine and a Medal of Honor recipient to boot. It’s been 20 years since Hunter’s last installment in the senior Swagger series,
Kali Uchis, photo by Cho Gi-Seok News Kali Uchis Shares New Song “Moonlight”: Listen Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, and El Michels Affair’s Leon Michels produced Uchis’ Red Moon in Venus single By Matthew Strauss February 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Kali Uchis has released the second single from her new album, Red Moon in
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League continues to creep up in the release calendar. Coming from Rocksteady Studios, anticipation has rightly been high. But up until now, there has been very little in the way of gameplay and what the game will actually involve. That has all changed now, so let’s take an in-depth look
Super LTD presents Best International Feature Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl and, as the Academy Awards approach, RRR ramps up again and Navalny returns to theaters for one-week run. Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum.
Casting continues for They Listen, an upcoming horror moving from Sony, Blumhouse and Depth of Field. THR reports today that actress Riki Lindhome has joined the cast. Lindhome joins previously announced stars John Cho (Searching) and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant), as well as Lukita Maxwell (“Shrinking”), announced yesterday in a “top-billed role.” Chris Weitz (American Pie) directs the film, set
A cave in southern France has revealed evidence of the first use of bows and arrows in Europe by modern humans some 54,000 years ago, far earlier than previously known. The research, published on Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, pushes back the age of archery in Europe by more than 40,000 years. The use
Welcome back to The Simonetta Lein Show. Today’s episode will be extremely special as I share my 5th Season Finale with one of the most inspiring guests ever, Marcus Lemonis! Marcus is the host of HGTV’s #TheRenovator, serial entrepreneur, and business tycoon. From humble beginnings of working at his family’s automobile shop, to reshaping the automobile
By Howard Bloom February 24th marks a year since the troops of Vladimir Putin first invaded the Ukraine. And new developments are emerging rapidly. The war in Ukraine is becoming a piece in a new great game. A chess piece in a new faceoff between the great powers. On Wednesday February 22nd, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi[i] visited
Play video content TMZ.com Gene Simmons shared a touching moment with his kiddo, dancing with his daughter during her wedding reception … in a video obtained by TMZ. The KISS rocker and his daughter, Sophie Simmons, went with “Can’t Help Falling In Love” for the first song of their father-daughter dance … and it’s a