Google’s new Willow quantum chip managed to perform the random circuit sampling (RCS) benchmark computation in under five minutes that would normally take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete. This exceeds known timescales in physics and vastly exceeds the age of the universe, thus lending to the credence that quantum computation occurs in many parallel universes.
Photo credit: NASA/Michala Garrison
Michala Garrison used Landsat 9 imagery from the U.S. Geological Survey and VIIRS day-night band data to capture this stunning image of the Iceland volcano eruption that is sending lava near the famous tourist destination Blue Lagoon.
Sure, the Sokol will only cost you around $17,000 if you live in Russia, but to have it shipped over to the US, you’ll have to shell out at least $37,000. This 1,760-pound behometh is currently the world’s largest ATV, powered by a Toyota-sourced 1.5L 1NZ-FE 4-cylinder engine producing 110 horsepower, mated to an automatic gearbox that sends power to all four wheels.
Finally, the OpenAI Sora is out of beta and now available globally at no extra cost to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users. You’ll be able to generate videos up to 1080p resolution, up to 20 seconds long, and in widescreen, vertical or square aspect ratios.
SpinLaunch, the startup currently developing a suborbital accelerator, debuts the world’s first ruggedized satellite in partnership with Portland State University. This is the first known satellite capable withstanding 10,000Gs.
Sony’s PlayStation DualSense Wireless Controller in Chroma Pearl is one of the sleekest colors currently being offered, and you can get one for $54 shipped, originally $79.99. In the right lighting, you’ll see the controller shift from various shades of pinks and creams. Product page.
NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this glorious image of spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located 40 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Lupus. Scientifically speaking, this would be classified as a grand design spiral because its two large, winding spiral arms are clear to see, defined by bright blue stars, lacy reddish-brown dust clouds and pink star-forming regions.
If you need an all-in-one computer purely for streaming or other basic tasks, then look no further than the Raspberry Pi 500. This may look like a standard computer keyboard, but it packs more than enough power to run many apps found on Raspberry Pi OS or Ubuntu 23.10.