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HRL Laboratories Demonstrates Autonomous 18-Qubit Silicon Spin Quantum Processor as IBM Moves to Acquire the Lab
HRL published a Nature paper on an 18-qubit silicon spin processor run by an onboard cryogenic chip, days after IBM agreed to acquire the lab.
Google Confirms Pixel 11 Price Increase as RAM Costs Surge Sixfold
Google says the entire Pixel lineup will see price "adjustments" after RAM costs jumped sixfold, with specifics due August 12.
Quantinuum and Academic Partners Demonstrate First Universal Topological Gate Set Using Non-Abelian Anyons
Quantinuum, Caltech, UChicago, and Harvard used 54 qubits on the H2 processor to build a universal gate set from non-Abelian anyons, aiming to sidestep costly magic state distillation.
Shanghai Startup Zhongqi Wuliang Unveils Server-Rack Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer at WAIC 2026
Zhongqi Wuliang showed Qinghe No. 1, a neutral-atom quantum computer built to fit a standard data-center rack, at WAIC 2026 in Shanghai.
Skullcandy's Crusher 1080 ANC Becomes the First Non-Bose Headphones to Ship With Bose's Full Noise-Cancellation and Spatial Audio Suite
Skullcandy launched the $279.99 Crusher 1080 ANC on July 15, the first non-Bose headphones to combine Bose QuietControl noise cancellation, TrueSpatial audio, and WaveForm sound with Skullcandy's own bass technology.
Samsung Unveils Flex Titanium Display Technology to Cut Crease Visibility on Its Next Galaxy Foldables
Samsung announced Flex Titanium, a two-layer titanium display structure it says reduces crease visibility and boosts durability, ahead of its July 22 Unpacked event in London.
Apple Developing Replaceable-Battery Apple Pencils for 2027 to Meet New EU Regulation
Bloomberg reports Apple is developing two redesigned Apple Pencil models with easier-to-replace batteries ahead of a 2027 EU rule mandating removable batteries in portable electronics.
Microsoft-Backed Consortium to Build 3,600-Kilometer I-2SEA Undersea Cable Linking India's AI Hubs to Singapore and Malaysia
Lightstorm, Microsoft, Singtel, and Tata Communications will build the 3,600 km I-2SEA submarine cable linking India's AI data centers to Singapore and Malaysia by Q4 2029.
Nothing Launches Phone (4b) at £299 With a 5,200mAh Battery and 45-LED Glyph Bar, Debuting in London Ahead of a Wider July 17 Rollout
Nothing's Phone (4b) went on sale at its London store on July 11 at £299/€329, pairing a 5,200mAh battery (6,000mAh in India) with a 45-LED Glyph Bar; the company has not confirmed a US launch.
Oratomic Raises $300 Million Series A to Build a Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer Needing Just 20,000 Qubits
The neutral-atom startup landed a $300 million Series A co-led by ARCH, Spark, and Khosla, months after launching with Caltech research claiming far fewer qubits are needed for useful quantum computing.
Meta to Begin Production of Its Iris AI Chip in September, Targeting 14 Gigawatts of Computing Capacity
Meta plans to start manufacturing its in-house Iris AI chip in September, aiming to double computing capacity to 14 gigawatts in 2027, an internal memo reviewed by Reuters shows.
Micron Breaks Ground on ¥1.5 Trillion Hiroshima Fab Expansion as Japan Pledges Up to ¥500 Billion for AI Memory
Micron broke ground on July 4 on a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) expansion of its Hiroshima fab to scale next-generation DRAM and HBM for AI, with Japan's METI pledging up to ¥500 billion in subsidies and equipment installation set to begin in the second half of 2028.