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The US Department of Commerce added a dozen Chinese tech companies to its Entity List on Wednesday, citing national security and foreign policy concerns. This continues the “tech decoupling” that was first initiated by the Trump administration. The 12 blacklisted firms are mainly quantum computing and semiconductor companies. Eight of…

Joe Biden is preparing for a virtual summit with Vladimir Putin with the aim of fending off the threat of another Russian invasion of Ukraine. The summit has been previewed by the Kremlin. The White House has not confirmed it, but Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, said that “high-level diplomacy…

Black Friday is here and ready to rock and roll. If you’re looking to upgrade your computing setup with a better mouse, this is the best time to find a good deal. But with so many discounts out there it’s easy to get lost and overwhelmed. No need to fret,…

Physicists have created a new ultra-thin two-layer material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds. This material, which is relatively easy to make and does not contain rare earth metals, could provide a new platform for quantum computing and advance research into unconventional superconductivity and quantum criticality. The…

For years now, we’ve seen Apple attempt to move away from Qualcomm by producing its own computing components in-house. However, one component that still ties Apple to Qualcomm is a big one in the mobile world: modems. While Apple’s iPhones use the company’s own System-on-chip (SoC) (or as Apple calls…

Through the Microsoft partnership with the University, Professor David Reilly and colleagues have invented a device that operates at 40 times colder than deep space to directly control thousands of qubits, the building blocks of quantum technology. Scientists and engineers at the University of Sydney and Microsoft Corporation have opened…

MOSCOW—The Kremlin denied that a buildup of Russian military forces near Ukraine was a prelude to invasion, and accused Washington of destabilizing the region. U.S. officials over the past week have given European allies new information that Washington says shows Russia building up forces and military assets that could be…

In recent weeks, Russia has advanced more than 100,000 soldiers to its border with Ukraine. The Ukrainian government, fearing an attack, has called on Europe and the U.S. for help. A Kremlin spokesperson says Russia poses no threat to anyone, but its 2014 invasion of Crimea and its ongoing material…

Published: 12:05pm, 22 Nov, 2021 Updated: 8:53pm, 22 Nov, 2021 Read More

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