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Fermilab and MIT Lincoln Lab Demonstrate In-Vacuum Cryoelectronics for Ion-Trap Quantum Computers, Opening Path to Tens of Thousands of Qubits
A DOE-backed proof-of-concept integrates cryogenic control chips directly into ion traps, potentially removing a key bottleneck blocking large-scale quantum computers.
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S26 Series at Unpacked 2026: Privacy Display, Agentic AI, and a $100 Price Hike
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26 series at Unpacked 2026, with the Ultra debuting the mobile industry's first built-in Privacy Display and agentic AI features, as base prices rise $100 due to RAM shortages.
Europe's First Academic RISC-V Chip on Intel 3 Node Passes Validation as Open Silicon Hits 25 Percent Market Share
Barcelona Zettascale Lab's Cinco Ranch TC1, a three-core RISC-V chip fabricated on Intel's 3nm process, has passed validation testing, marking a milestone in Europe's push for semiconductor sovereignty.
Cisco and Qunnect Demonstrate First Metro-Scale Quantum Entanglement Network Across New York City
Cisco and Qunnect achieved first metro-scale quantum entanglement swapping over 17.6 km of commercial NYC fiber, surpassing previous benchmarks by 10,000x.
Microsoft's Project Silica Stores 4.8 Terabytes in a Glass Slab That Could Last 10,000 Years
Microsoft Research published a Nature paper showing ordinary borosilicate glass can store 4.8 TB of data for over 10,000 years, extending its Project Silica archival storage technology to everyday materials.
Delft Researchers Crack the Readout Problem for Majorana Qubits, Reviving the Case for Topological Quantum Computing
A QuTech team achieves first single-shot parity readout of Majorana qubits using quantum capacitance, demonstrating millisecond coherence and solving a key bottleneck for topological quantum computers.
Cisco Unveils 102.4 Tbps Silicon One G300 Chip to Challenge Nvidia and Broadcom in AI Data Center Networking
Cisco's 3nm G300 switching silicon promises 33% better network utilization and 70% energy savings with liquid cooling, targeting the $600 billion AI infrastructure buildout.
Samsung Ships First HBM4 Chips, Beating SK Hynix to Market in the Race to Feed AI's Memory Hunger
Samsung begins commercial HBM4 shipments with 3 TB/s bandwidth per stack, gaining a timing edge over SK Hynix as memory becomes the critical bottleneck in AI infrastructure.
D-Wave's $550M Quantum Circuits Acquisition Accelerates Error-Corrected Gate-Model Computing
D-Wave Quantum Inc. announces $550 million acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc. to combine annealing and gate-model quantum technologies, with first dual-rail system planned for 2026 delivery.
Europe Opens Its Largest Chips Act Facility as Imec Inaugurates the 2.5 Billion Euro NanoIC Pilot Line
Belgium's imec launches NanoIC, a sub-2nm semiconductor pilot line backed by 2.5 billion euros in public and private funding, marking Europe's biggest bet yet on closing the gap with Asian and American chipmakers.
Positron AI Reaches Unicorn Status With $230M Series B, Betting That Inference — Not Training — Is Where Nvidia Can Be Beat
Reno-based Positron AI has raised $230 million at a $1B+ valuation, claiming its Atlas chip matches Nvidia's H100 inference performance at one-third the power while its next-gen Asimov silicon promises six times the memory of Nvidia's Rubin.
Intel Announces Data-Center GPU Push to Challenge Nvidia's AI Chip Dominance
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reveals plans to build data-center GPUs and hires former Qualcomm architect Eric Demers to lead the effort.