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Record quantum memory gives data centers a leg up
Welinq has created the first commercial quantum memory made just for quantum data centers. This new tech works better than anything before it. Quantum computing faces a big shift right away. Over 100 separate quantum computers sit in special buildings, but they need to connect as a next step. Classic data centers share resources through fast connections. Future quantum computers must do the same with light-based networks. Welinq's quantum memory serves as the main support for this setup. It helps link quantum processors into strong, expandable networks that can grow larger. The new memory comes as a complete system ready for immediate use in quantum centers. It stores and retrieves single light particles with more than 90% success -...
Arm's ASR cranks up mobile gaming frame rates
Arm just showed off their new ASR upscaling tech at the Game Developer Conference 2025. They created this open-source solution to help mobile phones and other small devices run games better. The tech builds on AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 framework. Tests show it makes games run up to 53% faster and uses 20% less battery when running on devices with the Immortalis-G720 GPU. Android devices needed this boost since Apple phones already had a similar tech called MetalFX. ASR works by looking at several frames together to make sharper images. This approach beats what Qualcomm offers with their Game Super Resolution, which uses older methods based on FSR 1. When Arm tested ASR with complex game scenes, they found devices stayed...
Samsung drops new Odyssey monitors and ViewFinity S8
Samsung just released new gaming screens, including the Odyssey lineup and ViewFinity S8. Their fresh gaming displays feature the glasses-free Odyssey 3D, the amazing Odyssey OLED G8 with a first-ever 4K 240 Hz panel, and the ultrawide Odyssey G9. Samsung designed each screen to help gamers enjoy deeper experiences with better graphics. Samsung Electronics wants players to love every moment on screen. Their latest Odyssey 3D monitor works without special glasses, using eye-tracking tech and special lenses to make games pop off the screen. This 27-inch display runs at 165 Hz with super-fast 1ms response times. Thanks to partnerships with major game studios, you can play games like The First Berserker or Lies of P with real 3D effects...
RTX 5080 typos hint at 24GB or Super version
MSI made two mistakes that point to a possible 24 GB version of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. First, they printed "24 GB GDDR7" on an RTX 5080 Vanguard box. Later, their MAG X870 Tomahawk motherboard page listed the card with 24,576 MB memory. These errors happened at different times, which makes them pretty interesting. NVIDIA might have planned 24 GB for the RTX 5080 from the start. They could have told partners about using 3 GB chips across a 256-bit memory bus on the "GB203" chip. But plans changed before launch, leading to the current 16 GB version. Or maybe they still have a 24 GB model coming soon, possibly called "RTX 5080 24 GB." The current RTX 5080 already uses the full "GB203" chip, meaning any new version would just offer...
Compal Adapt X modular laptop lets you mix and match
Compal plans to bring its "Adapt X" modular laptop design to market soon. The design recently earned a spot in the 2025 IF Design Awards catalog. Users can pick between 14-inch and 16-inch screens that connect to a special HUB system. This system adds more ports and space for extra AI parts. The design might include a separate AI chip that handles small tasks instead of using the main processor. All the pieces link together through USB connections. Current pictures show add-on speakers, extra connection ports, and a main keyboard section that holds the processor. Unlike Framework laptops that let you pick each port, Compal built bigger chunks that work together. Compal says you can use these parts by themselves or put them together in...
Snapdragon X trips up as Surface Laptops get sent back
Qualcomm keeps running into problems with its Snapdragon X chips. First, weak sales numbers from July through September 2024 followed. Then, Amazon started warning shoppers about the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7. The massive online store marked these AI computers with a red flag, saying people send them back a lot. This warning appears on products that customers return more than others in the same category. The Amazon system tracks the number of laptops returned during the 30-day return period. The data suggests buyers tried the Snapdragon X models but decided against keeping them. Yet, oddly, the laptop shows mostly positive feedback, with 4.2 stars from 360 reviews. Most ratings fall at five stars (71%), with just 12% giving one star...
Judge blocks Trump's deportation plan
A federal judge decided Monday to keep blocking President Trump from deporting Venezuelan migrants under a rare wartime law. The judge, James Boasberg, ruled that people already sent away must have a chance to prove they aren't gang members as the government claims. His decision stands firm just hours before an appeals court hears arguments from the Trump team trying to resume these deportations. Trump sent 238 Venezuelans to an El Salvador prison on March 15 using a law from 1798 that nobody had used since World War II. He declared members of the Tren de Aragua gang were fighting against America, which he said allowed him to remove them under the Alien Enemies Act. Judge Boasberg ordered a 14-day stop that same evening and told...
DRC set for unity talks as crisis gets real
The Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to start talks on Monday about creating a unity government. A top official made this announcement on Saturday as the country faces growing security problems. Desire-Cashmir Kolongele Eberande, who advises the president on security matters, shared these plans with the public. He said they will release more details about the schedule in the next few days. These talks will bring together many groups, including the ruling Sacred Union coalition, opposition parties both inside and outside parliament, community organizations, and well-known people such as former presidential candidates. President Felix Tshisekedi first mentioned these big political changes back in February. He wants to create this...
Turkey in uproar over Istanbul mayor arrest
People all across Turkey have taken to the streets protesting the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who stands as the main political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protesters during what has become the worst public unrest the country has experienced in more than a decade. The demonstrations started in Istanbul on March 19, right after Imamoglu was taken into custody, just days before he was expected to become the presidential candidate for the secular Republican People's Party. Even from his prison cell on Sunday, Imamoglu secured the party nomination for the 2028 election through a symbolic vote by party members. Government prosecutors accuse him of corruption...
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