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Inside IBM’s New Quantum Computing Fridges, 180 Times Colder Than Deep Space Space Debris

Inside IBM’s New Quantum Computing Fridges, 180 Times Colder Than Deep Space

To advance the capabilities of quantum computers, scientists need to make the delicate and incredibly power-demanding systems more stable, as well as scale up the processing power. In the next decade, IBM plans to address both of these issues, starting with its new Modular Cryogenic Systems, or “super refridgerators.” Put…
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September 11, 2026
Is food investing enough in climate adaptation? Food Industry

Is food investing enough in climate adaptation?

Food climate adaptation: overview Climate adaptation is increasingly vital as heat and drought intensify The EU requires €70bn annual adaptation investment through 2050 Historically, less than 10% of climate finance supported adaptation Farmers lead adaptation spending as climate impacts threaten production Supply-chain resilience investments help protect availability, margins and prices…
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September 11, 2026
Monica E. Chikhani explores how airport F&B venues are flying high Space Debris

Monica E. Chikhani explores how airport F&B venues are flying high

For millions of travelers across the Middle East, airports are no longer occasional destinations. Instead, they are recurring touchpoints woven into the rhythm of modern life. Whether it’s a business executive flying between regional hubs or an expat heading home during holidays, many travelers pass through the same airports multiple…
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September 11, 2026
Musa Mishamo: The young Tanzanian engineer watching African farms from space Space Debris

Musa Mishamo: The young Tanzanian engineer watching African farms from space

Musa Mishamo speaks so softly that you find yourself leaning across the table to catch the end of his sentences. He smiles often, answers questions briefly, and does not embellish. This is slightly inconvenient when you are interviewing a man whose ambitions stretch hundreds of kilometres above the earth. We…
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September 11, 2026
Kenyan political operator used Claude to mass-produce election propaganda, Anthropic says Propaganda

Kenyan political operator used Claude to mass-produce election propaganda, Anthropic says

A Kenyan political operator used Anthropic’s chatbot Claude to mass-produce social media posts praising government officials and targeting opposition figures ahead of the 2027 general election, the company said in a report. Anthropic said the operation did not reach or influence real people. But its discovery offers an early glimpse…
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September 11, 2026
‘Pay-by-the-day’ living in Pereira: The forgotten survivors of Colombia’s earthquake Homeless

‘Pay-by-the-day’ living in Pereira: The forgotten survivors of Colombia’s earthquake

Without an official figure, volunteers estimate that nearly 400 people affected by the earthquake are sheltering in La Libertad Park. Photos by Jeimi Villamizar. Colombia, 2026. Used with permission. A crack divides the residencia on 14th Street in Pereira in two. Bricks from the boarding house’s façade and pieces of…
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September 11, 2026