Quantum-inspired algorithm solves 268 million-site quasicrystal simulation in a heartbeat

Quantum technologies like quantum computers are built from quantum materials. These types of materials exhibit quantum properties when exposed to the right conditions. Curiously, engineers can also ...

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

Within 24 hours of the release, community members began porting the algorithm to popular local AI libraries like MLX for Apple Silicon and llama.cpp.

Machine learning tool pinpoints optimal locations for tree planting, offering a powerful tool for climate mitigation

Afforestation—establishing forests on previously non-forested land, or where forests have not existed for a long time—is one ...

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises ...
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This series, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative reporting, highlights the dangers of AI use in medicine

Casey Ross and Bob Herman’s reporting exposes how UnitedHealth Group used an unregulated algorithm to override clinicians’ judgment and deny care to seriously ill older and disabled patients. The ...