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Hideo Kojima announced that Bill Skarsgård will star as the lead in his upcoming action‑espionage title Physint, revealed during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast alongside a teaser poster. The poster shows a blonde‑haired Skarsgård with co‑star Charlee Fraser and the tagline “The Next Cold War Begins.” Kojima said the casting reflects a long‑standing mutual admiration and cited costume fittings, scans and camera tests that boosted his confidence. Physint, described as a spiritual successor to the [...]

Alice & Bob, a leader in fault‑tolerant quantum computing, announced a partnership with France’s CEA to embed its quantum software stack into hybrid quantum‑HPC systems. The collaboration will link Alice & Bob’s Helium quantum system to CEA’s Qaptiva platform, enabling access through existing HPC infrastructure. A joint research program will develop algorithms for many‑body physics problems, targeting early fault‑tolerant quantum computers around 2030. The initiative aims to demonstrate industrial‑grade use cases in condensed‑matter physics and accelerate quantum‑HPC [...]

University Bancorp (OTCQB:UNIB) announced a strategic alliance with a fast‑growing FinTech firm that serves a $1.5 trillion domestic payments market to launch an OND‑based Payments Hub at University Bank. The hub combines traditional and quantum‑computing‑safe encryption with robust identity‑management controls, aiming to create a Digital Dollar system and unlock efficiencies across multiple sectors. CEO Stephen Lange Ranzini said the platform could generate $3.092 trillion in value through use cases such as eliminating government payment fraud, first‑class email, a bank‑owned [...]

Waymo announced a partnership with Allianz Partners to create a risk, insurance and digital‑claims framework for its upcoming autonomous ride‑hailing launch in Europe, starting with London and Munich. The collaboration will provide insurance coverage, claims handling and safety‑research support for Waymo’s driver‑less fleet, leveraging Allianz’s regional expertise and Waymo’s U.S. safety record, which shows a 16‑fold reduction in serious‑injury crashes compared with human drivers. Both firms also intend to explore additional operational solutions, such as vehicle‑recovery services [...]

AnalogAI has selected Silicon Storage Technology’s (SST) memBrain™ Synaptic Analog Generative Engine (SAGE) intellectual property for its inaugural real‑world edge AI processors. The SAGE IP, built on SST’s SuperFlash® technology, delivers analog compute‑in‑memory (aCIM) performance at or below one watt, enabling on‑device training and inference in dynamic environments. AnalogAI will use the IP to power ultra‑low‑power edge devices such as humanoid robots, drones, and vehicles, leveraging features like memBrain Tensor In‑Memory Logic Elements, optimized ESF3 bitcells, and [...]

Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT) entered a three‑year Framework Agreement with Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) in Qatar, deploying its Dirac‑3 Entropy Quantum Computer. The deal provides remote cloud access and an on‑premises photonic QPU, enabling room‑temperature quantum processing for dense optimization problems. HBKU will integrate the system into its Qatar Center for Quantum Computing, complementing the country’s first national quantum‑safe QKD link. The partnership covers joint research, workforce training, and regional deployment across quantum computing, sensing, [...]

Travis Scott posted a cryptic animated image on Instagram that featured a woman’s high‑heeled feet rendered in a style reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto graphics. The rapper tagged Rockstar Games and added the caption “RETURN TO GAME… GOTTA COME WITH RAGE AND A LOT OF DANCING,” followed by a fragmented “J… O. H…..to be continued” and a promise to “See yall soon.” The post quickly sparked speculation across social media that Scott could be involved in the [...]

Emergence Quantum, a 2025 University of Sydney spin‑out, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Asia‑Pacific hyperscale data‑center operator AirTrunk to co‑develop campus‑scale cryogenic cooling systems for data halls. The partnership will engineer infrastructure that can run silicon CMOS logic below 100 K, integrate superconducting interconnects and host fault‑tolerant quantum processors alongside classical GPUs and CPUs. By lowering transistor leakage, boosting electron mobility and reducing inter‑chip resistance by up to 10,000 × at 10 GHz, the joint effort aims to [...]