IBM has set out a detailed roadmap to deliver a practical quantum computer by 2029, marking a major milestone in its long-term strategy. The company plans to build its 'Starling' quantum system at a new data centre in Poughkeepsie...
Russian authorities are preparing harsh new penalties for illegal cryptocurrency mining, including fines and coin confiscation. The Ministry of Digital Development has drafted legislation to let courts seize digital assets and pun...
Meta Platforms is set to acquire a 49 percent stake in Scale AI for nearly$15 billion, marking its largest-ever deal. CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees The agreement as a significant move to accelerate Meta's push into AI instead of relyin...
In a new blog post titled The Gentle Singularity, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted that AI systems capable of producing 'novel insights' may arrive as early as 2026. While Altman's essay blends optimism with caution, it subtly sign...
In a decisive geopolitical shift, the European Union has unveiled its 2025 International Digital Strategy, signalling a turn from a values-first diplomacy to a focus on security and competitiveness. As Jovan Kurbalija explains in ...
Germany's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has recorded a record number of cryptocurrency-related suspicious activity reports (SARs) in 2024 despite an overall decline in total filings. The FIU reported 8,711 crypto-linked SARs, ...
Prime Minister Petr Fiala has appointed Eva Decroix as the Czech Republic's new justice minister, replacing Pavel Bla?ek following the political storm over a$45 million Bitcoin donation. The decision comes just months before the g...
A Barcelona court has launched a criminal probe into Shirtum Europa SLU, a crypto firm accused of defrauding investors of$3.4 million through a failed NFT scheme. Several elite footballers, including World Cup winners and former B...
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a brief but significant leak of over 600 gigabytes of data, exposing information on millions of Chinese citizens. The haul, containing WeChat, Alipay, banking, and residential records, is p...
The US Social Security Administration is launching digital access to Social Security numbers in the summer of 2025 through its 'My Social Security' portal. The initiative aims to improve convenience, reduce physical card replaceme...
A recent study by Apple researchers exposed significant limitations in the capabilities of advanced AI systems and huge reasoning models (LRMs). Apple's team suggested this may point to a fundamental limit in how current AI models...
Oxford University physicists have achieved a world-first in quantum computing by setting a new record for single-qubit operation accuracy. Using a trapped calcium ion as the qubit, the researchers controlled its state using electr...