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The Coming Quantum Boom: A New Industry a Century in the Making

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Why build an industry around a scale that cuts across established verticals? Like Bill Joys infamous gray goo , a silo-busting nanotechnology industry never materialized. The quantum regime, however, is already its own thriving industry, perhaps because the science of it is so unique.

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EV fans urge Tesla to acquire Unplugged Performance for edge in fleet and security industry

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The idea was once considered a niche proposal among EV fans, but it is now gaining serious attention not just as a performance play but as a strategic move to deepen Tesla’s roots in the fleet and security industry. What they are doing with UP.FIT unlocks large government and commercial fleet purchases that can improve utilization.”

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32 Bits That Changed Microprocessor Design

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In the late 1970s, a time when 8-bit processors were state of the art and CMOS was the underdog of semiconductor technology, engineers at AT&T s Bell Labs took a bold leap into the future. We were trying to design something that could carry both voice and computation into the future. We werent just building a faster chip.

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Airbus is Working on a Superconducting Electric Aircraft

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For this plane, the company is targeting a 20-to-30 percent reduction in fuel consumption, according to Bruno Fichefeux, head of future programmes at Airbus. We would have the risk of a sort of Concord of hydrogen where we would have a solution, but that would not be a commercially viable solution at scale, Faury explained.

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Cartwheel Robotics Wants to Build Humanoids that People Love

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The main assumption about humanoid robotics that the industry is maknig right now is that the most realistic near-term pathway to actually making money is in either warehouses or factories. Cartwheel Historically, making a commercially viable social robot is a huge challenge. Respect them? Think theyre cool? Probably.

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Driving Dystopia: Ford Pro Introducing Remote Vehicle Controls For Commercial Models

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During Work Truck Week 2025, Ford Pro announced a 40 percent increase in connected commercial vehicles over the last two years. Were pushing the envelope of connectivity and building capabilities at the vehicle's code level that seamlessly integrates with our software solutions, something only Ford can do with our commercial vehicles.

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Bell Labs Turns 100, Plans to Leave Its Old Headquarters

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A 100 gigahertz link using the tech was deployed at the Paris Olympics in 2024, and a commercial product is on the roadmap for 2027. One team is working on integrating large language models with robots for industrial applications. Then, it uses AI to suggest necessary maintenance and to optimize scheduling.