Month: June 2026
Microsoft’s next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computing
Microsoft claimed last year that it had made a key breakthrough in quantum computing with Majorana 1, the company’s first quantum processor. While physicists were immediately skeptical of Microsoft’s claims, the software giant is announcing Majorana 2 today, the next generation of its topological quantum chip. Majorana 2 contains qubits,…
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Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here
Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new “flagship” model: MAI-Thinking-1. It’s an ambitious step into model development for Microsoft, which introduced its initial in-house models last year — before then, it had relied on OpenAI’s models. The two companies recently renegotiated their…
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The durable, floatable UE Wonderboom 4 speaker is cheaper than ever
I like the UE Wonderboom 4 Bluetooth speaker so much that I bought two of them, though I wish I could have paid less for them. Fortunately, you can stock up on the cheap, so long as you like the color blue. The Wonderboom 4 is available in blue at…
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Meet Microsoft Scout, Your AI Coworker That Never Logs Off
Microsoft’s OpenClaw-style agent appears in Teams, just like a human colleague, and automates your dull office tasks. Source
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Microsoft’s Surface RTX Spark Dev Box will handle tougher AI workloads
Microsoft is making a Surface AI dev desktop for people who don't want a laptop. Source
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Another Amazon Prime Day just got announced — here are 35 things you should definitely wait to buy
We all suspected it was coming, but now we finally have confirmation that another Prime Day is indeed on its way. The summer installment of Amazon‘s big deals extravaganza has just been announced for the 23rd to the 26th June, and there are already a few early bird discounts available…
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