Unpicking How to Measure the Complexity of Knots

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

The impossibility of perfect fairness in transaction ordering

However, achieving this universally accepted “order fairness” is fundamentally impossible unless it is assumed that all nodes can communicate instantaneously (i.e., operating in an instant synchronous ...
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Google’s Quantum Computer Solved a Real Algorithm 13,000 Times Faster Than a Supercomputer

Google says its Willow quantum chip has run a verifiable algorithm on hardware for the first time. The winners and losers of ...

First full simulation of 50-qubit universal quantum computer achieved

A research team at the Jülich Supercomputing Center, together with experts from NVIDIA, has set a new record in quantum ...

Optimal scaling for magic state distillation in quantum computing achieved

Researchers have demonstrated that the theoretically optimal scaling for magic state distillation—a critical bottleneck in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Algorithm–HW Co-Design Framework for Accelerating Attention in Large-Context Scenarios (Cornell)

Compute-Enabled Memory to Accelerate Large-Context LLMs via Sparse Attention” was published by researchers at Cornell ...

Insurance reimagined: Managing complexity with clarity

As insurers confront shifting demographics and rising expectations, AI is redefining how they manage complexity and deliver value. Liu Chun Yen, CIO at AIA, explained how artificial intelligence is ...

'Algorithms of oppression': Big tech urged to combat discrimination

Nearly a decade has passed since Safiya Noble googled "Black girls" and found the search results were mostly pornographic - a ...