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Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
Researchers are advancing several alternative qubit technologies for quantum computers, with two new papers on quantum dots and a separate processor using diamond defects highlighting the ongoing competition to find hardware that can scale reliably. While some quantum computing approaches already support thousands of qubits, companies pursuing these newer methods argue their techniques, though currently…
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Despite Battlefield 6 layoffs, EA paid its CEO 305x more than its average employee last year thanks to an $8 million bonus increase — and he could net another $125 million in severance as buyout looms
Electronic Arts paid chief executive Andrew Wilson 305 times more than its average employee last year, driven largely by an $8 million increase in his bonus, despite the company cutting jobs following the Battlefield 6 launch. The disclosure highlights a widening pay gap at EA just as the publisher pushes through layoffs affecting staff who…
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T-Mobile’s Home Internet Deals Include $200 Cash-Back Credit and Free Subscriptions to Hulu and Paramount+
T-Mobile has launched limited-time offers on its 5G Home Internet plans aimed at drawing customers away from traditional cable and fibre providers. New subscribers can get their first month of service free, plus a cash-back reward of up to $200 (roughly £158), depending on which plan they choose, making the switch to wireless home broadband…
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Afroman Sues Officer Who Raided His Home, Sued Him, and Lost
Rapper Afroman (Joseph Edgar Foreman) has filed a lawsuit against Brian K. Newland, one of the police officers who raided his Ohio home in 2022, months after Foreman himself won a defamation case brought by officers over the incident. The new civil suit, filed in Adams County on 27 July, accuses Newland of malicious prosecution,…
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Frank Grillo To Lead Political Kidnapping Comedy ‘Show Of Hands’ From P.J. Pesce
Frank Grillo has been cast to lead “Show of Hands,” a political kidnapping comedy written and directed by P.J. Pesce, which is set to film in California using a state tax credit. The exclusive report matters as another notable film role for Grillo, best known for action and genre work in “Superman,” “Peacemaker” and “Tulsa…
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Fauci’s repeated Fifth Amendment pleas revive scrutiny of Biden pardon
Dr Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times during a Senate hearing led by Senator Rand Paul, declining to answer questions about his role in shaping COVID-19 policy. The scale of his refusal to testify has drawn renewed attention to the sweeping pardon he received from former President Joe…
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“Our label boss has been hounding us to put it on vinyl and we gave in.” Kneecap’s 2018 mixtape 3CAG to get first vinyl release
Kneecap are set to release their 2018 mixtape 3CAG on vinyl for the first time next month, marking the Irish-language rap trio’s earliest recorded work in a new physical format. The mixtape, made before the group signed to Heavenly Recordings, includes fan favourites such as “C.E.A.R.T.A.” and “Your Sniffer Dogs Are Shite” and has become…
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Jay Baruchel, Kevin Durand, Amanda Ip & Ciara Bravo Join ‘Reacher’ For Season 5
Prime Video’s crime drama “Reacher” has added four new series regulars for its upcoming fifth season: Jay Baruchel, Kevin Durand, Amanda Ip and Ciara Bravo. The casting news comes as the show’s fourth season is set to premiere on Wednesday, 12 August, with Alan Ritchson continuing in the lead role of drifter Jack Reacher, based…
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Smidley – “Love In Every Direction”
Conor Murphy’s revived solo project Smidley has released a new single, “Love In Every Direction,” ahead of the forthcoming album Murphy Horse. The release follows Murphy’s main band Foxing announcing an indefinite hiatus last year, and comes after last month’s Lucy Dacus-featuring lead single “Capstone” reintroduced the Smidley project to fans. The new track leans…
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10 Greatest Sci-Fi Books That Won Both the Hugo and Nebula Awards
Collider has published a list of ten science fiction novels that won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the two most prestigious prizes in speculative fiction, voted on respectively by members of the World Science Fiction Convention and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Achieving both is considered a mark of enduring classic status,…