Anonymous ID: 928fea April 11, 2023, midnight No.18676535   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6537

>>18676481

TYB!

looks like quantum processing just got twice as powerful?

https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/04/11/0116254/physicists-extend-qubit-lifespan-in-pivotal-validation-of-quantum-computing

Physicists Extend Qubit Lifespan In Pivotal Validation of Quantum Computing

>Keeping enough qubits in their ideal state long enough for computations has so far proved a challenge. In a new experiment, scientists were able to keep a qubit in that state for twice as long as normal. Along the way, they demonstrated the practicality of quantum error correction (QEC), a process that keeps quantum information intact for longer by introducing room for redundancy and error removal. The idea of QEC has been around since the mid-90s, but it's now been shown to work in real time. Part of the reason for the experiment's success was the introduction of machine learning AI algorithms to tweak the error correction routine.

>"For the first time, we have shown that making the system more redundant and actively detecting and correcting quantum errors provided a gain in the resilience of quantum information," says physicist Michel Devoret, from Yale University in Connecticut. […] Like many quantum physics experiments, this one was run at ultra-cold temperatures a hundred times colder than outer space, in this case. The setup has to be carefully controlled in order to protect the qubit as much as possible. The error-corrected qubit lasted for 1.8 milliseconds only a blink as we might experience it, but an impressive span for a qubit operating on the quantum level. Now the research team will be able to refine the process further. "Our experiment shows that quantum error correction is a real practical tool," says Devoret. "It's more than just a proof-of-principle demonstration."

Anonymous ID: 928fea April 11, 2023, 12:09 a.m. No.18676555   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6585 >>6592 >>6649 >>6933 >>6939 >>7062 >>7217 >>7272

>>18676481

TYB!

anon sees an attack on history, here! Ministry of Truth (minitru) will tell you what's what

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/04/10/1726259/if-we-lose-the-internet-archive-were-screwed

If We Lose the Internet Archive, We're Screwed

>If you've ever researched anything online, you've probably used the Internet Archive (IA). The IA, founded in 1996 by librarian and engineer Brewster Kahle, describes itself as "a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more." Their annals include 37 million books, many of which are old tomes that aren't commercially available. It has classic films, plenty of podcasts and - via its Wayback Machine - just about every deleted webpage ever. Four corporate publishers have a big problem with this, so they've sued the Internet Archive. In Hachette v. Internet Archive, the Hachette Publishing Group, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins and Wiley have alleged that the IA is committing copyright infringement. Now a federal judge has ruled in the publishers' favor. The IA is appealing the decision.

Anonymous ID: 928fea April 11, 2023, 12:14 a.m. No.18676566   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6646

>>18676481

TYB!

23 now comes the ?phone call?

https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/04/10/175252/time-set-for-national-mobile-phone-emergency-alert-test

Time Set For National Mobile Phone Emergency Alert Test

>A siren will go off on nearly every smartphone in the UK onSunday 23 April, the government has announced. From a report:

>The10 secondsof sound and vibration at 15:00 BST will test a new emergency alerts system. The test had originally been planned for the early evening but was moved to avoid clashing with an FA Cup semi-final, which kicks off at 16:30. The government was also keen to avoid a clash with the London Marathon, which starts at 09:30 on that Sunday. The alert system will be used to warn of extreme weather events, such as flash floods or wildfires. It could also be used during terror incidents or civil defence emergencies if the UK was under attack. The minister in charge of the system, Oliver Dowden, said it would be used only in situations where there was an immediate risk to life. In most cases it will be targeted at very specific areas, rather than the entire country and, according to officials, may not be used for months or years.