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An old force wants to shake up a younger industry FOR DECADES America’s labour movement has been losing steam. Trade unions represent only 7% of private-sector workers. No significant piece of pro-union legislation has passed in recent years. Right-to-work laws, which undermine the clout of organised labour, have spread to…

Maxim Shemetov via ReutersYears before a Russian poison squad nearly killed Alexei Navalny by allegedly planting a Novichok-like nerve agent in his boxer shorts, the same group was honing its skills on other Russian opposition figures, according to a new report by Bellingcat. Putin: Alexei Navalny Would Be Dead if…

You’ve been hoaxed. The hoax seems harmless enough. A few thousand AI researchers have claimed that computers can read and write literature. They’ve alleged that algorithms can unearth the secret formulas of fiction and film. That Bayesian software can map the plots of memoirs and comic books. That digital brains…

In a major foreign policy address at the State Department on February 4, President Joe Biden announced an end to U.S. support for the war in Yemen waged by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, marking what activists hope is a significant turning point in…

While the smartphone rules today's tech world as the primary computing device, the next big hardware platform is widely expected to be some version of augmented reality glasses. The big picture: Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google are all pursuing this vision, and many pieces are starting to fall into place.…

Database software giant Oracle continues to build out its hybrid cloud product and services strategy, with a focus on helping enterprises build out edge compute environments for low-connectivity-requiring workloads By Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK Published: 10 Feb 2021 14:45 Oracle is continuing to build out its hybrid cloud strategy,…

What if tiny microparticles could help us solve the world's biggest problems in a matter of minutes? That's the promise -- and magic -- of quantum computers, says Matt Langione. Speaking next to an actual IBM quantum computer, he explains how these machines solve complex challenges like developing vaccines and…

The UK is now facing a huge challenge: after having secured a top spot in the quantum race, retaining the country's status is going to require some serious stepping up.    Image: Microsoft National quantum programs and decade-long quantum strategies are increasingly being announced by governments around the world. And…

Visualization of the Last Journey simulation. Shown is the large-scale structure of the universe as a thin slice through the full simulation (lower left) and zoom-ins at different levels. The lower right panel shows one of the largest structures in the simulation. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory A massive simulation of…

Artist's impression of light pulses inside an optical computer. Credit: Gleb Berloff, Hills Road Sixth Form College Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia recently suggests that multiplying light signals can solve highly complex problems that are out of reach for even…