The Software as a Service (SaaS) industry has faced volatility this year, with publicly traded companies experiencing poor performance in Q2 and rebounding in Q3. Amidst concerns about secular disruption from AI, it’s natural to wonder if SaaS is due for a shake-up. One concern is that AI-enabled code generation may lead software vendors to … Read more
The European Union’s second-highest court has annulled a €1.5 billion ($1.67 billion) antitrust fine imposed on Google by regulators in 2019. The case stems from allegations that Google abused its market dominance in relation to AdSense for Search, which allowed website owners to deliver ads into search results. The European Commission had fined Google €1.49 … Read more
IQM, a Finnish startup founded in 2018, has reached a significant milestone by producing its 30th full-stack quantum computer at its facility near Helsinki, Finland. The facility also houses Europe’s only private quantum chip factory and has a production capacity of up to 20 full-stack quantum computers per year. The company aims to reduce the … Read more
Research suggests that tapping into evolved preferences for work and rest could help us be more efficient. A power law pattern of working, similar to what hunter-gatherer tribes follow, may hold the secret to better work. This pattern is characterized by intense bursts of work followed by periods of lighter work and rest. Hunter-gatherer communities … Read more
A severe geomagnetic solar storm alert has been issued by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) at 10:57 PM ET on Monday. This follows two Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) that occurred last Friday and Saturday. Forecasters expect the storm to fluctuate between G2 and G3 levels through Tuesday night, with a potential for another period … Read more
The CMS experiment at CERN has made its first measurement of the W boson mass, a fundamental particle that mediates the weak force. The result is the most precise measurement made so far at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and is in line with predictions from the Standard Model of particle physics. The W boson … Read more
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently revealed that he would restart the company as an AI-centric firm if given the opportunity. In a recent interview with CNBC, Gates stated that someone could raise billions of dollars for a new AI company just from a few sketch ideas. This comes as no surprise, considering Microsoft’s increasing focus … Read more
Researchers have found that people tend to underestimate the income of the world’s richest individuals. This bias, known as “scope insensitivity,” makes people less aware of specific amounts and instead categorizes them as “rich.” As a result, they may not accurately perceive the significant wealth held by the top 1% of earners. A study published … Read more
Are you tired of procrastination and lack of self-control? Building greater self-discipline can be as simple as altering your environment or leveraging the power of reinforcement, future thinking, implementation intentions, role models, and muscle-building. Here are five evidence-based methods to help you enhance your self- discipline. Firstly, take advantage of each instance of self-discipline by … Read more
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured an impressive image of Phobos, Mars’ misshapen moon, along with the blue Earth in the Martian sky. This is the first time such a photograph has been taken from the surface of Mars. The image shows the ridge of Mount Sharp at the bottom and Phobos and Earth in the … Read more