Month: March 2022
Microsoft has developed a whole new kind of qubit to accelerate quantum computing
Audio player loading… Microsoft has announced a breakthrough in the race for quantum supremacy, as the next wave of computational power comes further into view. The ultimate goal – building a viable and useful quantum computer – is still thought to be some way off, especially given the complex workloads…
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The Morning After: Russian cosmonauts boarded the ISS in blue and yellow jumpsuits
Just before the weekend, cosmonauts Denis Matveyev, Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Korsakov arrived at the International Space Station in bright yellow and blue jumpsuits. Being the first Russians to arrive at the International Space Station since the war in Ukraine began, it seemed like, well, a choice. Russia’s Roscosmos space…
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iPad Air (2022) might be too thin for its own good
Audio player loading… The iPad Air (2022) has landed with rave reviews, including a 4-star one from TechRadar, but now that it’s in users’ hands, some of them are reporting concerns about the build quality. A number of users on Reddit and elsewhere have claimed that the aluminum back panel…
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Today I learned an iPhone trick to quickly select multiple items
I almost feel silly writing this out but… did anyone else know there’s a built-in gesture to bulk select messages, emails, notes, and more across Apple’s stock apps? Rather than using a sub-menu to put the items in “Select” mode and then ticking the circles that appear in each row,…
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Optus loses NBN download-speed crown in surprise upset
Audio player loading… Optus has typically been the top performer in the Australian consumer watchdog’s broadband reporting, but its latest study shows that Optus has been beaten by a surprise internet provider. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) latest report shows that Exetel has overtaken Optus in the average…
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Telegram’s ban in Brazil has been lifted
Brazil has lifted its ban on Telegram after the country’s Supreme Court blocked the messaging app on Friday for failing to comply with court orders, according to a report from The New York Times. Telegram made several changes to help keep misinformation at bay The court walked back on its…
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