Computer Science

Scientists set record by preserving quantum states for more than five seconds

Quantum science holds promise for many technological applications, such as building hacker-proof communication networks or quantum computers that could help discover new drugs. These applications...

Warren Buffett: Why I Was Wrong About Big Tech Companies

As the world's best investor, Warren Buffett isn't known for his holdings in the technology industry. He used to say that he avoided tech altogether...

MIT scientists create new language for quantum computing

Time crystals. Microwaves. Diamonds. What do these three disparate things have in common? Quantum computing. Unlike traditional computers that use bits, quantum computers use qubits to...

Quantum computing in silicon hits 99 per cent accuracy for the first time

Quantum computers can solve useful problems only if there is less than 1 error every 100 operations, which means 99% operation fidelity. For the...

Warren Buffett: Why I Think Bitcoin Is a Bubble

According to CNBC, Bitcoin has lost almost 50% of value since its November high. It was trading at around $35,000, about half of its value since...

Warren Buffett: Why I Have Never Bought Microsoft

Warren Buffett is known as a businessman and philanthropist. But he's probably best known for being one of the world's most successful investors. What tech...

Warren Buffett: Bitcoin is just another speculation

Buffett is known as a businessman and philanthropist. But he's probably best known for being one of the world's most successful investors. This is why...

North America’s first website turns 30 years old in December 2021

December in 2021 marks the 30-year anniversary of the first website in North America, launched at SLAC. As the World Wide Web was poised to...

Why do great investors hate Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need...

Magnetic hedgehogs could store big data in a small space

New study reveals a zoo of magnetic patterns at the atomic scale. Atomic-scale magnetic patterns resembling a hedgehog's spikes could result in hard disks with...