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Dijkstra Algorithm is (Somewhat) Defeated

For decades, Dijkstra algorithm for finding the shortest paths was a fundamental "Textbook" algorithm.
A team of researchers from China have recently presented a new algorithm, that may, in some situation, have a smaller complexity.

Ariane-5: The (Probably) Most Famous Bug of All Times

Sometimes referred to as "the worst bug ever", this sloppy coincidence of blindly trusting legacy code, reckless type conversion and lacking of error handling mechanism, made the maiden flight of the Ariane-5 a disaster.
The lessons from that failure changed the way we engineer SW today.

Basics of Quantum Information

IBM provides a course of the "Basics of Quantum Information" - as video lectures or textbook.
At the end, one may earn a badge by passing an exam.

Quantum-Art Stabilizes 200-Ions Chain

An impressive achievement to Israeli Quantum-Art.
This week, the company reported that it demonstrated the stabilization of a linear chain of no less than 200 ions.

A Huge Step towards Operational-Level Quantum Network

Scientists in Germany test a new quantum network architecture that might be a great leap towards real-world quantum communication.
The heart of the new mechanism allows transmitting and receiving signals at the same time, over the same medium.

Will We Speak Dolphin?

Google trains a new AI model to speak with dolphins.
Will we be able to speak with them in our next vacation?

Eliza is Back!

Eliza was the first ever AI chat bots, at the very first days of computers.
Recently, this "Artificial Therapist" program brought back to life.
What would she say when she sees her successors?

Search the Web from Excel

Copilot now allows creating Excel tables based on Web search directly from within the application.

The Boeing-737 Crashes

Severe bugs might be lethal.
One (or, in fact, two) horrifying example is the crash cases of two Boeing-737 due to bugs in the flying systems.