Legendary Nobel Prize winning physicist explains why super smart people make dumb decisions
The man feeding the paper was Joe Eszterhas, the brash, polarizing screenwriter behind Flashdance and Jagged Edge. Eszterhas…
‘Rational optimist’: sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans
Liu Cixin is the most influential contemporary science fiction writer in China. He is best known for his…
Nobel laureate Spence on China: fix property, restore confidence – tariffs are secondary
Restoring confidence and stabilising the property market are “significantly more important” for China than the ramifications of tariffs,…
Nobel 2025 and Quantum Imperatives
Every year, the announcement of the Nobel Prize opens new doors for discovery and advancement. Back in 1895,…
How did Chen-ning Yang miss out on a second Nobel Prize in physics?
Since the Nobel Prize began recognising exceptional achievements in science, literature and peace in 1901, only five scientists…
China bids farewell to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a wreath to the funeral on Friday of Chen-ning Yang, a Nobel Prize-winning…
Google Unveils Quantum Computing Breakthrough With Willow Chip
Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms…
Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang dies, aged 103
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang, died in Beijing on Saturday at the age of 103. Yang died…
From black holes to wormholes – welcome to the warped side of the Universe – The Irish Times
We live in a Universe that is, in parts, distinctly warped. It’s a feature that has intrigued Prof…
These Nobel Prize Winners Paved The Way For Quantum Computing
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, a startup…
Nobel Prize for quantum breakthroughs energises India’s leap into the future
Imagine a machine so clever it could solve in minutes what would take today’s most powerful supercomputers millions…
The AI Boom Needs a Market for Compute, Just Like Oil and Spectrum
There’s money — really big money — in selling compute, the processing power driving the AI revolution. Hyperscaler…