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Long before 2018’s God of War became one of the most obvious examples of the gaming industry’s pivot towards “cinematic” storytelling, the franchise was well on its way to live-action. Talk of a God of War adaptation first began around 2005, only a few months after the original game was released, and something concrete seemed…

The best part of watching the 1961 film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is seeing the future unfold. As its own piece of pop culture art, it’s hard to say that Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea holds up. Even by the standards of the day, Voyage to the Bottom of the…

The World Economic Forum’s latest Top 10 Emerging Technologies report explores tech at the tipping point between scientific progress and real-world impact. From extracting essential raw materials and quantum cryptography to designing personalized drugs, technology is achieving more for less impact and moving closer to where it’s needed. Many of the Top 10 technologies have…

Israeli quantum software startup Qedma is partnering with Quantinuum in an effort to address one of the biggest challenges preventing quantum computing from moving beyond experimental applications: hardware errors. The companies announced on Thursday that Qedma has completed a year-long integration with Quantinuum’s quantum computing platform, allowing customers to use its Quantum Error Suppression and…

Rice University has received a $19.9 million National Science Foundation award to lead a four-year US project that will use artificial intelligence and robotics to automate experiments involving electronic and quantum materials. The project, called Revolutionizing AI-Driven Autonomous Experimentation for Next-Generation Semiconductor Synthesis, or READINESS, will create a cloud-based research platform through which users can…

Smoke from devastating wildfires in Canada is blanketing a large swath of the Midwest and Northeast this week, causing cities across the region to issue air quality warnings. The extreme levels of smoke mean that even able-bodied adults would be wise to take some precautions to protect their health. The increasing severity of wildfires across…