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Quantum Computing Just Jumped Forward By a Century's Worth of Progress
Quantinuum's quantum computer achieved a 100-fold error rate improvement in 2024, suggesting the field may have finally cleared its biggest hurdle. Here's why that matters.
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Solid-State Batteries Stopped Being 'The Future' and Became the Present
After 20 years of promises, solid-state batteries actually shipped in 2024. The gap between lab breakthroughs and consumer products finally closed.
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The Original 'Computer Bug' Was Literally a Moth
In 1947, a real insect jammed Harvard's Mark II computer. Grace Hopper's team taped it in the logbook—and accidentally invented tech's most enduring metaphor.
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The Internet Weighs About as Much as a Strawberry
All the electrons moving through the internet at any given moment weigh roughly 50 grams. Your data infrastructure is literally lighter than your breakfast.