By JM McNab Published: November 13th, 2024

Mark Gatiss, da série da BBC 'Dracula', e Rolin Jones, de 'Entrevista com o Vampiro' opinam sobre a questão.

Os contornos e prioridades da nova Presidência de Donald Trump estão começando a tomar forma à medida que ele faz as indicações a cargos importantes.

Estudantes sul-coreanos revelam quais são suas estratégias de preparação para a famosa maratona de provas.

Com nomeação desta quarta-feira (13/11), Rubio se torna o latino-americano a chegar ao posto mais alto no governo dos Estados Unidos.

Boletim de ocorrência identificou morto como Francisco Wanderley Luiz, que foi candidato a vereador pelo PL.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: There's a general consensus that we won't be able to consistently perform sophisticated quantum calculations without the development of error-corrected quantum computing, which is unlikely to arrive until the end of the decade. It's still an open question, however, whether we could perform limited but useful calculations at an earlier point. IBM is one of the companies that's betting the answer is yes, and on Wednesday, it announced a series of developments aimed at making that possible. On their own, none of the changes being announced are revolutionary. But collectively, changes across the hardware and software stacks have produced much more efficient and less error-prone operations. The net result is a system that supports the most complicated calculations yet on IBM's hardware, leaving the company optimistic that its users will find some calculations where quantum hardware provides an advantage. [...] Wednesday's announcement was based on the introduction of the second version of its Heron processor, which has 133 qubits. That's still beyond the capability of simulations on classical computers, should it be able to operate with sufficiently low errors. IBM VP Jay Gambetta told Ars that Revision 2 of Heron focused on getting rid of what are called TLS (two-level system) errors. "If you see this sort of defect, which can be a dipole or just some electronic structure that is caught on the surface, that is what we believe is limiting the coherence of our devices," Gambetta said. This happens because the defects can resonate at a frequency that interacts with a nearby qubit, causing the qubit to drop out of the quantum state needed to participate in calculations (called a loss of coherence). By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it's possible to avoid these problems. This can be done when the Heron chip is being calibrated before it's opened for general use. Separately, the company has done a rewrite of the software that controls the system during operations. "After learning from the community, seeing how to run larger circuits, [we were able to] almost better define what it should be and rewrite the whole stack towards that," Gambetta said. The result is a dramatic speed-up. "Something that took 122 hours now is down to a couple of hours," he told Ars. Since people are paying for time on this hardware, that's good for customers now. However, it could also pay off in the longer run, as some errors can occur randomly, so less time spent on a calculation can mean fewer errors. Despite all those improvements, errors are still likely during any significant calculations. While it continues to work toward developing error-corrected qubits, IBM is focusing on what it calls error mitigation, which it first detailed last year. [...] The problem here is that using the function is computationally difficult, and the difficulty increases with the qubit count. So, while it's still easier to do error mitigation calculations than simulate the quantum computer's behavior on the same hardware, there's still the risk of it becoming computationally intractable. But IBM has also taken the time to optimize that, too. "They've got algorithmic improvements, and the method that uses tensor methods [now] uses the GPU," Gambetta told Ars. "So I think it's a combination of both."

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Equatorial Guinea qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations without kicking a ball after Togo fall to a 1-0 defeat in Liberia.

The Formula 1 race director has one of the most crucial roles in the sport.

Coach Warren Gatland says he is comfortable with any decision made about his future as his Wales side hope to avoid an unwelcome piece of history on Sunday.

Cameron Menzies reaches the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts with a thrilling 10-9 victory over James Wade.

1. Quarter of diabetics globally are Indians, says Lancet study  India TV News
2. India has the highest number of diabetic people in the world, even more than China: Report  The Economic Times
3. Why Lancet study on diabetes is a red flag: A quarter of diabetics globally are Indians  The Indian Express
4. 800 million diabetics worldwide and most aren't getting treatment, finds study  The Times of India
5. 800 mn people living with diabetes, rates double in 30 years: Study in Lancet  Firstpost

1. Delhi Air Pollution: AQI at 426; continues to be in the ‘severe’ category on Thursday  The Hindu
2. Delhi AQI 'severe': Capital turns ‘gas chamber’, residents breathing toxic air plead for help  Hindustan Times
3. "We Just Have To Do Something": Priyanka Gandhi's Delhi 'Gas Chamber' Post  NDTV
4. Delhi Airport issues advisory for passengers as smog reduces visibility  The Times of India
5. Delhi IGI Airport: Nearly 400 flights delayed as thick layer of smog envelopes national capital  The Financial Express

The Border Management Authority has confirmed that it has temporarily suspended operations at the Lebombo port of entry due to ongoing post-election unrest in Mozambique on Wednesday.

The Legal Practice Council has refused to release records linked to professional misconduct complaints lodged against Dali Mpofu, because the advocate “did not give his consent for sharing his information”.

Veteran Irish prop Cian Healy is set to equal Brian O'Driscoll's record of 133 Irish caps after being named on the bench for Friday's one-off rugby union Test with Argentina.

The Springboks aren't too perturbed by all the commotion in the Northern Hemisphere about their fearsome Bomb Squad. Actually, they welcome it.

Denis Onyango didn't think that Uganda would find themselves in the driver's seat of their group in the Afcon qualifiers, with two games to go, when he saw the teams they were pitted against.

About the only thing that could tip over the Nuke Squad frenzy gripping the north would be Rassie Erasmus deploying another 7-1 bench against England. But he'll probably go with the reliable Bomb Squad, writes Simnikwe Xabanisa.

The fierce debate about the Springbok Bomb Squad is starting to border on the absurd, reckons former loose forward Francois Louw.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will not play against the Detroit Lions on Sunday because of a lingering left shoulder injury, coach Doug Pederson announced Wednesday.

Beer drinkers are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle than folks who prefer wine or liquor, scientists report.

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, Nov. 13, 2024 — ThinkParQ, the company behind the leading parallel file system BeeGFS, is thrilled to unveil BeeGFS 8, offering advanced capabilities aimed at enhancing performance, flexibility, and […]

The post ThinkParQ Unveils BeeGFS 8 at SC24, Bringing Advanced Data Management Tools to HPC and AI appeared first on HPCwire.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2024 — Today at its inaugural IBM Quantum Developer Conference, IBM announced quantum hardware and software advancements to execute complex algorithms on IBM quantum computers […]

The post IBM’s Latest Quantum Tech Pushes Boundaries Toward Quantum Advantage in Science appeared first on HPCwire.

DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain, Nov. 13, 2024 — Multiverse Computing, a leading quantum AI software company, today announced the launch of Singularity Machine Learning – Classification within IBM’s recently launched Qiskit […]

The post Multiverse Computing Launches Singularity ML Classification Function in IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog appeared first on HPCwire.

HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2024 — Today, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced its new high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure portfolio that includes leadership-class HPE Cray Supercomputing EX […]

The post HPE Expands Direct Liquid-Cooled Solutions and Unveils Full HPC Portfolio for Scientific and AI Model Training appeared first on HPCwire.

ATLANTA, Nov. 13, 2024 — CIQ has announced its participation in SC24, set to take place next week in Atlanta. CIQ will be exhibiting in Booth #4131, where attendees can explore […]

The post CIQ Brings HPC, Linux Expertise, and Interactive Events to SC24 in Atlanta appeared first on HPCwire.

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 13, 2024 — Qubrid AI and Supermicro have teamed up to launch a new line of AI server appliances designed to help enterprises quickly adopt and scale AI. […]

The post Qubrid AI and Supermicro Collaborate on Scalable AI Appliances for Enterprise Deployment appeared first on HPCwire.

ESPOO, Finland, Nov. 13, 2024 — IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in superconducting quantum computing, today announced its development roadmap with technical milestones targeting fault tolerant quantum computing by […]

The post IQM Quantum Computers Unveils Development Roadmap Focused on Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing by 2030 appeared first on HPCwire.

IBM’s first Quantum Developer Conference kicks off today, a repositioning of the IBM Quantum Summit of past years, and IBM released a flurry of news mostly around advancing Qiskit (SDK) […]

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"Queer Eye" will return for a ninth season on Netflix in December, its first season since the departure of Bobby Berk.

Radio-Canada spoke with 15 brush cutters who worked for two Hydro-Québec subcontractors this summer, finding the companies failed to meet basic standards for health, safety, transportation and accommodation.

The new Jacques-Bizard bridge in Montreal's West Island is now open to traffic. Every day, about 30,000 drivers use the bridge.

Elected officials of Nantes, Que., are putting an end to talks with the federal government about the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, citing a lack of communication about the file.

It took 25-year-old Kimberly Doyle eight months to find a rental in her budget in Red Deer County, Alta. With two kids and two dogs, finding a place to live on a bus driver’s salary is a challenge.

The foundation that benefits the Windsor Regional Hospital is making an urgent fundraising appeal to buy new patient equipment. 

New changes to Canada's Copyright Act are aimed at making it easier for people and independent repair technicians to fix the products they own. Afternoon Drive spoke with Alissa Centivany, an assistant professor at Western University and right to repair expert, who helped advise on the new legislation.

The watchdog alleges Billets.ca illegally resold tickets at higher prices and for sold tickets that it didn’t have in its possession. 

A simple biomaterial-based strategy that can influence the behavior of cells could pave the way for more effective medical treatments such as wound healing, cancer therapy and even organ regeneration, according to a research team at Penn State.

Chef Ritu Dalmia, one of India's most celebrated chefs, tied the knot on November 5, 2024.

On Tuesday, Alaya posted a picture on her Instagram Stories, enjoying a day out with her BFF Manushi Chhillar.

Viral Video: A 14-year-old street stall vendor made waves on the Internet with his superfast golgappa-making speed

iQOO Neo 10 series is confirmed to debut in China soon as a follow-up to last year's Neo 9 family. We have heard multiple rumours regarding the processor and fast charging capabilities of the iQOO Neo 10 and iQOO Neo 10 Pro. A newly leaked schematics offer us a good look at their design. The leak also reveals the display details of the iQOO Neo 10 lineup.

iQOO 13 launched in China with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset last month. The Vivo sub-brand recently confirmed that the smartphone will arrive in the Indian market in December first week. The specifications of the Indian variant of iQOO 13 are believed to match with its Chinese counterpart. But compared to the Chinese version, the Indian variant will have a smaller battery.