Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $52.5 billion in largest-ever private equity buyout

Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken ...
Electronic Design

Now and Then: Minicomputers

Minicomputers were mid-range, general-purpose computers in the age of mainframes, the latter taking up large rooms and ...

Electronic Arts to be acquired for $52.5B in private equity’s largest buyout

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL," “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $52.5 billion ...
The New Yorker

Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It

In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive ...
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Scientists unveil world's first quantum computer built with regular silicon chips

A London-based startup has created the world's first full-stack quantum computer using a standard silicon CMOS chip ...

'A real physical thing': Quantum computer exhibit at O'Hare seeks to make the technology tangible

Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring ...
New Scientist on MSN

Device with 6100 qubits is a step towards largest quantum computer yet

An array of 6100 ultracold caesium atoms controlled by lasers is the largest collection of qubits ever assembled, and ...