D-Wave’s $550M Quantum Computing Bet Makes Error Correction 10X Cheaper
A D-Wave quantum computing CPU San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
The hardest problem in quantum computing isn’t building more qubits. It’s stopping the ones you have from making mistakes. A new peer-reviewed paper in Nature shows that D-Wave’s dual-rail qubits can now entangle with each other cleanly. That’s been a critical missing puzzle piece for solving quantum error correction efficiently. D-Wave says its new qubit design could reduce logical error rates 10X at each step, and clears a path to a commercially useful 100-logical-qubit system by 2032.
If You Loved 'Futurama,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch Next
Jeff Somers
Jeff Somers
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Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012.
Jeff has published nine novels and more than 70 short stories; his story Ringing the Changes was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2006. In 2018, Jeff published the book Writing Without Rules: How to Write & Sell a Novel Without Guidelines, Experts, or (Occasionally) Pants. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English and previously worked in medical publishing as a production editor.
‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Casts Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie
Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie are joining the Season 2 cast of “Heated Rivalry,” the hit romantic drama from Canada’s Crave Media that airs on HBO Max in the U.S.
Why Luxury Fashion Brand Akris Chooses Independence After One Hundred Years
Akris flagship store Chicago Courtesy of Akris, Photo by Andrew Bruah
Consolidation is increasingly the story of the luxury market. Over 70% of luxury brands are owned by conglomerates, according to Bloomberg. Just one conglomerate—LVMH—accounted for roughly 20% of the $413 billion (€358 billion) personal luxury market last year. And Kantar reports only ten luxury brands—led by Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Chanel—command some $322 billion in total brand value.
Streeting 'sickened' by sex abuse claims at Army college
AFC is the largest military training establishment for under-19s in the UK and it receives all the Army's 16-year-old recruits.
North Yorkshire Police told the BBC in a response to a Freedom of Information Act request it had received 16 reports of sexual offences linked to the college in the year to June, including allegations of exposure, voyeurism and sexual assault.
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Hun Manet is refining Cambodia’s authoritarian model
Former member of parliament, Cambodia, and vice president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Published On 7 Aug 2026
When Hun Sen handed Cambodia’s premiership to his eldest son, Hun Manet, in August 2023, many diplomats and regional observers saw the succession as an opportunity for change. The carefully stage-managed handover fuelled hopes that a new generation of leaders, headed by a prime minister educated at West Point, New York University and the University of Bristol, might reopen Cambodia’s political space after decades of authoritarian rule.
William Orbit: Madonna and Blur producer dies aged 69
Spice Girl Mel C paid tribute, posting that it had been "such an honour to have worked with this great man" on her 1999 debut solo album Northern Star
"Sending all my love," she added.
Banning Chinese Robots: Will It Work?
BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 19: The fastest humanoid robot, an H1made by Honor, runs beside human runners at the start on its way to winning the Beijing Humanoid Half Marathon on April 19, 2026
VW Is Reportedly Developing a New Pickup Truck for the U.S. Market That Could Be Built in Tennessee
- Despite plans to cull models from its global lineup, Volkswagen is reportedly bringing a pickup truck to the United States, according to Reuters.
- The proposed pickup truck would be assembled in VW's Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant and may be built in collaboration with Ford, although it would differ from the European-market Amarok pictured above.
- The report also says that Marco Schubert, former head of sales at Audi, will take over for Kjell Gruner as CEO of VW's North American operations.
Last month, Volkswagen announced plans to cut its global product lineup in half over the coming years. Still, that doesn't mean VW is done developing new products, and a report from Reuters states that Volkswagen is planning to launch a new pickup truck for the United States. Reuters also reports that VW's North American division is also set to get a new CEO.