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Europe is experiencing one of the hottest summers on record. Countries like Switzerland and Sweden also broke their previous records. When the weather is this hot, its hard to focus on anything work-related. Emails seem just a little bit unimportant when your friends are going on a beach trip. Meetings are a nuisance when you want to sunbathe in the back garden in peace. However, if youre currently searching for your next role then you shouldnt ignore your job hunt....

When it comes to qubits, the quantum equivalent of computer bits, bigger is usually better. But its also much noisier. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Essentially, scientists just sort of smash things around until the desired result emerges. The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics took a different route. It is deterministic in the sense that no probabilistic entangling gates are required. This gives us a clear scaling advantage over previous schemes....

If youre impressed by therecent spateoftext-to-image generators,get ready for the next step inAIartistry: text-to-video. A computer artist called Glenn Marshall has given a glimpse at the potential. The Belfast-based composer recently won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival for his AI filmThe Crow. Marshall had previously earned plaudits for anAI-generated Daft Punk video, but he applied a different approach toThe Crow. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

40% off TNW Conference! Yet, each of them is developingquantum computers. Its unclear why Dr. Gourianov would leave big tech out of the argument entirely. There are dozens upon dozens of papers fromGoogleandIBMalone demonstrating breakthrough after breakthrough in the field. With respect, thats like saying we shouldnt develop surgical scalpels because theyre practically useless against chain mail armor. It would be far from impossible to simply replace these vulnerable schemes with so-called quantum-secure ones....

Up front: This one gets avery respectfulhard-disagree from me. The world must not repeat the mistakes it made by refusing to regulate AI. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Counterpoint Ive written extensively aboutquantum computing. I believe it has the potential to be the most transformative technology in history. Its a bit harder to build a functional quantum computer capable of performing adversarial decryption tasks. Physics is not a trade or military secret....

A new water map ofMarscould offer fresh clues about the planets past and potential landing spots for the future. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. These outcrops may also provide ideal sites for exploring whether life once began on Mars. The map could provide a paradigm shift in our understanding of Martian history. The researchers combined the datasets to establishthe locations and quantities of aqueous minerals. They will also search for evidence that Mars ever had a climate that could sustain life....

The City of New York is grappling with a problem fire. Specifically, escooter and ebike lithium-ion batteries catch fire and sometimes explode. And theres no sign of it ending anytime soon. Earlier this year, I wrotean introductory articledetailing the rate of lithium-ion battery fires. Ill follow up with a third article shortly exploring potential technological solutions to prevent battery fires. What causes battery fires? In the case of ebikes and escooter fires, there are numerous causes....

As you probably already know,workcations are pretty straightforward. This new trend is a direct byproduct of the pandemic. Of course, there are a lot of things to consider before you book a workation. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. So, to help you to decide, weve rounded up the four best places to do it. For city slickers: Paris, France As the saying goes, Paris isalwaysa good idea. If you love being part of a bustling uber-cosmopolitan city then you really cant beat the French capital....

We all know the drill. 40% off TNW Conference! But before you roll posting up a storm of vacancies, we need to stop and consider. And will these benefits be enough to retain diverse talent in the long-term? Its not that simple. Here well dig deeper into data gathered byTechleap.nland D&I experts from the fast-growing Dutch tech scene. To improve D&I, we need to dig deeper into the potential side effects....

Europe has some of the most progressive, human-centric artificial intelligence governance policies in the world. But that doesnt mean its perfect. Published in 2019, this document lays out the barebones ethical concerns and best practices for the EU. The problem: Human-in-the-loop relies on competent humans at every level of the decision-making process to ensure fairness. Unfortunately, studies show that humans areeasily manipulated by machines. Were also prone to ignore warnings whenever they become routine....

Thisarticlewas originally published on .cult bySaudamani Singh..cultis a Berlin-based community platform for developers. Thinking of a career in this exciting field? Or, just make a chatbot. In fairness, creating and implementingmachine learningalgorithms sounds like something right out of a sci-fi movie. To be able to do that though, here are some skills every AI engineer must have: 1. Being very grounded with analytics will help in testing and configuring AI....

Gen Xers and boomers will remember the musical powerhouse that was Janet Jackson in the late 1980s. But now her music has been found to have a new power it can crash laptops. Specifically, Chen recalls a colleagues tale from Windows XP product support. An unnamed major computer manufacturer discovered that playing the video would crash certain models of laptops. Even weirder, playing the music video on one laptop resulted in a crash of another laptop nearby....

Late last week, the City ofNew Yorkannounceda revolutionary way to curb the problem of speeding using speed limiters. They make that determination. What is a speed limiter, and how does it work? 40% off TNW Conference! Active vs Passive ISAs There are two modalities of ISA: active and passive. Alternately, thepassive systemalerts drivers when driving above the speed limit. Wait, arent speed limiters already a thing in ebikes and escooters? Hire scheme escooter operators can already moderate speed levels....