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Researchers from Quantinuum, the University of Tsukuba, and RIKEN’s Center for Computational Science demonstrated a hybrid computing architecture that links the supercomputer Fugaku with two distinct quantum processors: Quantinuum’s Reimei trapped‑ion system and IBM’s Kobe superconducting system. Using an extended Tierkreis workflow engine, the team executed a multi‑modality quantum‑classical algorithm to compute the ground‑state energy of a 16‑site transverse‑field Ising model, achieving an error of 0.61 ± 0.36 J—substantially better than standalone VQE on Kobe (2.47 ± 0.10 J). The demonstration also validated [...]

Serve Robotics Inc. launched the AV Delivery Developer Portal, a public API and sandbox that lets developers, businesses, hobbyists, and AI assistants programmatically summon its sidewalk delivery robots. The Redwood City‑based company, which operates over 2,000 robots in the U.S. and Australia, now offers access to its fleet for any local delivery need, bypassing traditional third‑party platforms. The portal allows testing in a simulated environment before live deployment, with live robot access subject to Serve’s approval. The [...]

Cybersecurity researchers revealed that the AI‑driven penetration testing platform AntiFox, available on GitHub, was employed in a campaign that stole Amazon Web Services credentials and enabled lateral movement into compromised environments. Arctic Wolf Labs traced attacks originating from Alibaba Cloud‑hosted AntiFox interfaces, noting web exploitation, ASPX web shell creation via IIS, and extensive cloud‑service enumeration. The attackers leveraged valid IAM identities to access secrets, including successful retrieval of production secrets from Secrets Manager, and performed S3 discovery. [...]

Researchers from QDeep and ITMO University introduced Tree‑Ising, a method that repairs repetitive reasoning in small language models by editing selected internal weights. The technique, framed as a mathematical optimization problem, ran on conventional GPUs, achieving 55.1% accuracy on the MATH‑500 benchmark for a Qwen3.5‑0.8B model and boosting GSM8K performance from 21.6% to 69.4% on a Qwen3.5‑2B model under specific conditions. A proof‑of‑concept eight‑variable repair was executed on an IBM quantum processor using QAOA, though no quantum [...]

Japanese gamers fear a censored version of GTA 6 will launch next week, citing a lower age rating and missing icons for sexual content and drugs on local storefronts. The game, rated Z by CERO, is still flagged for violence and crime but omits explicit content markers. The Japanese download size is 208.72 GB, slightly smaller than the 209.91 GB version sold elsewhere. Rockstar and Take‑Two have not confirmed content changes, though Japan has a history of censoring violent or [...]

TCB Devices, a Chinese supplier, disclosed in its Q3 2026 earnings that it has worked on Apple’s upcoming AI glasses and camera‑equipped AirPods. The company highlighted increased demand in semiconductors, optical communications, and data centers, then noted its involvement in these unannounced projects, which could boost its precision welding and machine‑vision businesses. The admission is rare and may attract scrutiny from Apple, which has historically guarded its product plans closely.

The Dutch government will allocate €231.2 million over four years to subsidise the replacement of fossil‑fuel propulsion on inland vessels, with the first €36.93 million tender opening on 17 November 2026. Battery‑electric and hybrid vessels qualify, and the scheme rewards projects that demonstrate emissions avoided per euro of propulsion subsidy while also considering commercial cooperation, cargo‑owner agreements, and supporting infrastructure. The programme aims to accelerate decarbonisation of waterways linking Dutch ports to Europe’s industrial heartland, but it stops short of funding [...]

OpenAI’s third‑quarter revenue reportedly surpassed $10 billion, a near 50% increase over the $6.7 billion recorded in Q2, according to Bloomberg. The jump reflects robust demand for its latest AI models and a narrowing adjusted operating margin from –150% to –109%. The company’s annualized revenue run rate now stands at $50 billion, while its competitor Anthropic reports an $81 billion run rate. Both firms continue to vie for enterprise clients amid growing competition from major tech companies and open‑source models.