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The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev. (File photo) Kirill Dmitriev, a senior Kremlin adviser and head of a major state-backed investment fund, was expected to visit Washington this week for talks with US officials on Ukraine and bilateral relations, the Kremlin said. Dmitriev's reported visit comes as…

AFP 2 Apr, 2025 01:07 AM 3 mins to read Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating an unofficial deal to stop targeting energy sites. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US to strengthen sanctions on Russia for these alleged violations. Russia’s Sergei Lavrov said complaints were given…

National Center for Supercomputing Applications Scientists at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) were authors of a research paper published in the Journal of Acoustical Society of America Express Letters that demonstrates improved, automated screening methods for anxiety and major…

The future of FPGA technology in the USA is poised to redefine the landscape of computing and innovation as we approach a new era of technological advancement. Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), with their unique ability to be reprogrammed post-manufacturing, have become indispensable in industries ranging from telecommunications to artificial intelligence…

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on a flight to Washington on March 30. US President Donald Trump threatened Russia with new tariffs on oil products if Moscow blocks his cease-fire initiatives, while he also said Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces "big, big problems" if he doesn't sign a…

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (File photo) US President Donald Trump said that he will impose secondary tariffs of 25 percent to 50 percent on all Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. During a March 30…

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? Elon Musk has orchestrated another move in his sprawling business empire, announcing on Friday that his artificial intelligence firm, xAI, has acquired X (formerly Twitter). The all-stock transaction values X at $33 billion,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Ukraine be placed under temporary United Nations administration to facilitate the election of what he described as a more “competent” government. The suggestion marks the latest effort by Moscow to challenge the legitimacy of Kyiv’s leadership. Ukrainian officials dismissed the idea as “crazy,”…

Marko Delimar has been a proponent of empowering the next generation of engineers, scientists, and technologists since he was an undergraduate engineering student at the University of Zagreb, in Croatia. The IEEE senior member now mentors undergraduate and graduate students at his alma mater, where he is a professor of…

Despite performing several important tasks beyond the abilities of classical computers, realizing quantum computers’ potential remains a significant challenge. A new study by researchers from JPMorganChase, Quantinuum, Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University of Texas at Austin experimentally demonstrated certified randomness using a 56-qubit quantum computer.…