IBM says they could use 250 petabytes of memory and the best supercomputer to match a 53-qubit Google quantum computer on a particular problem. Scott Aaronson notes that this clearly shows that quantum supremacy is clearly emerging. IBM paper says the 200 Petaflop Summit at Oak Ridge National Lab with its 250 petabytes of hard …
California electrical utilities and government has failed on forest management and failed on managing the electrical grid. PG&E will regularly cut power from September to February each year for the next 14 years to around 2 million people. Another 1 million will get regular power cuts from Southern California Edison. The forest mismanagement means that …
SpaceX is developing a low latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe. They have a Starlink.com website. Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity, including those in rural communities and places where existing services …
At about 1 hour and 6 minutes (about 5 minutes into the Webcast) of this video of the Tesla Q3 Earnings call, Elon Musk said that Tesla should have early access for a feature-complete full self-driving system by the end of the year. This will be a tight delivery of a feature-complete full self-driving system …
Here is the Tesla 28-page investor quarterly report. $383M increase in Tesla cash and cash equivalents balance to $5.3B $371M operating cash flow less capex (free cash flow) Tesla Has Profit in Third Quarter $261M GAAP operating income; 4.1% operating margin $143M GAAP net income; $342M non-GAAP net income ex-SBC 22.8% GAAP Automotive Gross Margin …
Today website search platform AddSearch announced the wide release of personalized search results for website visitors performing onsite searches. The new personalization feature allows people to quickly find information, based on each individual’s interests. This feature is set to vastly improve the user experience, and therefore the conversion performance of websites using AddSearch’s enterprise-grade website …
Elon Musk has successfully used Starlink satellites to send some twitter messages. SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said Oct. 22. that SpaceX will start offering broadband service in the United States via its Starlink constellation in mid-2020. SpaceX will have to launch six to eight Starlink satellite launches. SpaceX needs 24 launches …
Google claims their 54 qubit quantum computer can solve a problem in 200 seconds that would take a regular supercomputer 10,000 years but IBM says it would take 2.5 days or much less for a supercomputer to solve. Nextbigfuture notes that disputes of Quantum Supremacy claims have happened before. D-Wave Systems had claims of quantum …
SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell described the SpaceX moon timeline at the IAC (International Astronautical Congress) 2019. First Starship earth orbital flight within 1 year Land on moon before 2022. They want to stage cargo with an unmanned mission. Trip around the moon (crewed) in the 2023 timeframe. This with the Japanese billionaire. Moon …
Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and MIT have developed a new method that combines large-scale pooled genetic screens with image-based analysis of cellular behavior. The approach, called optical pooled screens, allows researchers to examine how genes affect complex cellular processes with spatial and temporal resolution, in ways that other pooled screens …
Reaction Engines has successfully tested its innovative precooler at airflow temperature conditions representing Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, marking a significant milestone in the development of its SABRE™ engine and paving the way for a revolution in hypersonic flight and space access. The precooler heat exchanger is a vital component of …