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MIT engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics
Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon. Because it’s a semiconductor, this material can control the flow of electricity in a circuit. But silicon has fundamental physical limits that restrict how compact and energy-efficient a transistor can be.MIT researchers have now replaced silicon with a magnetic semiconductor, creating a magnetic transistor that could enable smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient circuits. The material’s magnetism strongly
Will consciousness be the only thing humans have left?
I have been thinking about how we slowly give our mental tasks to technology. Each major invention takes a job away from our brains:Writing -> We stopped needing to remember everything (outsourced memory)Printing Press -> We stopped needing to copy knowledge by handCalculators -> We stopped doing math in our headsThe Internet -> We stopped needing to "know" facts. We just look them upLLMs -> We are starting to give away reasoning and combining ideasWhat is next?Soon, AI
Can You Gamify Spirituality?
Hi HN — I’ve been building something unusual and would love your feedback.Arcane Temple is a gamified learning platform exploring the science and structure of spirituality through level‑based study, quests, and a progression system. It’s for people who take inner development seriously but don’t resonate with traditional religion or New Age fluff — a kind of “intellectual home” for the spiritually curious.The idea came from a simple observation: millions of people explore meditation, mysticism, a
Ask HN: Why is everyone here so AI-hyped?
I get it - LLMs do have some value, but not as much as everyone (especially those from AI labs) is trying to pitch. I can't help thinking that it's so obvious we are almost at the very top of this bubble - but here it feels like the majority of HN doesn't think like that...Yet just in 2026 we had:- AI.com was sold for $70M - Crypto.com founder bought it to launch yet another "personal AI agent" platform, which promptly crashed during its Super Bowl ad debut.- MoltBook-ma
Survey Sees Little Post-Quantum Computing Encryption Progress
A new global survey reveals a dangerous gap in preparation for the quantum computing threat that might only be three years away.
Maryland quantum computer could cure cancer and steal your passwords
In a low-slung Maryland lab, scientists are racing to build a machine that could help turn cancer into a manageable disease ...
Bitcoin’s Quantum Risks ‘Remain Distant’, According To CoinShares – Here’s Why
Bitcoin’s quantum computing risks are far from imminent, according to a new report from CoinShares. The digital asset investment firm says we are “nowhere near dangerous territory,” and quantum ...
Five ways quantum technology could shape everyday life
The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark's plans to develop "the world's most powerful commercial ...
The Best Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy With $3,000
Nvidia ( NVDA +2.50%) is highly exposed to the AI buildout, as its graphics processing units (GPUs) are the top computing ...
Buy These 2 Quantum Stocks Now For Up to 5,233% Gains by 2035.
In mid-2025, McKinsey & Company published a projection that by 2035, quantum computing could be worth $28 billion to $72 ...
Quantum computing company chooses Albuquerque for U.S. expansion
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Boston-based QuEra Computing, a company at the cutting edge of quantum tech, announced it is ...
Physicists Perform “Quantum Surgery” To Fix Errors While Computing
By combining surface codes with lattice surgery, researchers have shown how logical qubits can be manipulated and entangled ...
Not Quantum, Not Classical: This Light-Based Computer Is Something Else Entirely
While it's no replacement for either computer, the new device is a powerful alternative for addressing some very practical challenges.
This Maryland lab’s quantum computer could cure cancer — and steal passwords
Gov. Wes Moore (D), who calls quantum computing a “lighthouse industry” for Maryland, has secured more than $1 billion in ...
Ask HN: Is "Low Velocity" Just "High Drag"? (Benchmarking Series B)
I'm a Systems Architect turned interim EM. I've noticed a pattern in Series B teams (30-100 devs):When velocity drops, leadership usually blames "Tech Debt" or "Junior Talent."But when I audit the workflow, the bottleneck is almost always "Delivery Drag"—the idle time lost to queues, manual gates, and environment waiting.I suspect that for most teams, Physics (Queue Theory) is killing velocity, not Code Quality.I’m building a "Delivery Drag Index"
Ask HN: Are past LLM models getting dumber?
I’m curious whether others have observed this or if it’s just perception or confirmation bias on my part. I’ve seen discussion on X suggesting that older models (e.g., Claude 4.5) appear to degrade over time — possibly due to increased quantization, throttling, or other inference-cost optimizations after newer models are released. Is there any concrete evidence of this happening, or technical analysis that supports or disproves it? Or are we mostly seeing subjective evaluation without controlled
AI algorithm enables tracking of vital white matter pathways
The signals that drive many of the brain and body’s most essential functions — consciousness, sleep, breathing, heart rate, and motion — course through bundles of “white matter” fibers in the brainstem, but imaging systems so far have been unable to finely resolve these crucial neural cables. That has left researchers and doctors with little capability to assess how they are affected by trauma or neurodegeneration. In a new study, a team of MIT, Harvard University, and Massachusetts General
Coffee linked to slower brain ageing in study of 130,000 people
<p>Nature, Published online: 09 February 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00409-y">doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00409-y</a></p>Study suggests moderate caffeine intake might reduce dementia risk and slow cognitive decline.
Passing got faster and more accurate in top soccer leagues, study finds
The amount and accuracy of passing in the game of soccer—called football across much of the world—has climbed in recent years, according to new research. The average passing volume, pass accuracy, and the percentage of passes made rose in gameplay over the last five years, with the biggest changes occurring in women's competitions, according to an article posted to the arXiv preprint server from the Network Science Sports Institute, or NetSi Sport, a new research group out of Northeastern Univer
Nu Quantum opens trapped‑ion quantum networking laboratory in Cambridge
Nu Quantum has opened a new trapped‑ion quantum networking laboratory in Cambridge, marking a significant expansion of its ...