Nov 14th, 2025 - Overview bullets generated by AI with editorial review Quantum software startup Haiqu announced results from a trial this week demonstrating that current quantum computers could detect subtle financial anomalies that could indicate fraud more efficiently than purely classical systems. The research, which used a hybrid computing approach pairing quantum processing power with traditional machine learning models, revealed performance gains that suggest a near-term path toward achieving "quantum advantage" for large-scale, real-world problems. Using conventional machine learning models with ... [Read More]

Nov 14th, 2025 - It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. Scientists at IBM have created two new quantum processing units (QPUs) that they say will take them a step closer to achieving quantum advantage by next year — and a fully fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. The first processor, called IBM Quantum Nighthawk, is a 120-qubit chip that can process quantum calculations that are 30% more complex than anything the company's previous ... [Read More]

Nov 14th, 2025 - Axial Seamount is a remarkable underwater volcano situated off the coast of Oregon, drawing intense interest from the global scientific community. Recognised as the most active submarine volcano in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, Axial Seamount provides researchers with a rare opportunity to study submarine volcanism, tectonic activity, and potential geological hazards. Its eruptions can significantly affect the surrounding marine environment, including hydrothermal vents and local ecosystems. Scientists closely monitor the volcano using advanced sensors, seafloor observatories, and satellite ... [Read More]

Nov 14th, 2025 - This summer a team of archaeologists resumed their work on a site dating back to around 600BC, known for its three well-preserved Doric temples This summer, the Italian archaeologist Tiziana D'Angelo had a lot on her plate. As the director of the Parchi archeologici di Paestum e Velia, the dual archaeological sites that lie south of Italy's Amalfi Coast, D'Angelo had begun overseeing the long-planned excavation of a recently discovered ancient Greek sanctuary. At the same time she was also devising the reinstallation of the Paestum site's elegant 20th-century museum building, ... [Read More]

Nov 14th, 2025 - Valve launched the Steam Controller a decade ago. It was designed to make traditional PC games playable on TVs in tandem with the original Steam Machine, which never took off. Now, Valve has announced a second-generation Steam Controller alongside the newly revived Steam Machine living room console-mini-PC-system . I bought the original Steam Controller at release and never liked it that much. But later I got a Steam Deck and fell in love with it. Now I'm looking forward to the new Steam Controller. In the meantime, I grabbed my old Steam Controller that's been collecting dust, fired up ... [Read More]

Nov 14th, 2025 - Growing Enterprise Use Cases and National Missions Signal Toward a Quantum Era After years of development in sterile labs and research institutions, quantum computing emerged as a top technology trend in 2025, with post-quantum cryptography being the most discussed use case. But other business use cases have now been identified. Nations are actively racing toward quantum leadership by committing multimillion-dollar investments. The number of open-source quantum computing projects on public repositories and the road maps published by quantum bellwethers are indicators that we are indeed in ... [Read More]

Nov 13th, 2025 - Classiq Technologies Ltd., a maker of quantum software development tools, today announced that it has raised "tens of millions of dollars" in new funding. The capital was provided as an extension to a Series C round the company first closed in May. The initial $110 million funding tranche marked the largest-ever raise for a quantum software startup. In July, SoftBank Group Corp. and Italy-based CDP Venture Capital joined the round. Classiq says the latest extension of its Series C raise included contributions from AMD Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and quantum computer maker IonQ Inc. They were ... [Read More]

Nov 13th, 2025 - Reading time 3 minutes Here's some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale ( Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a squid-eating contest. Research out today shows that these marine mammals can pack away hundreds of live calamari a day. For the first time ever, a large international team of researchers has quantified the diets of short-finned pilot whales living in the waters near Hawaii. They found that a single whale can consume up to 200 squid a day, while whales in the region may collectively eat around 416 million squid a year. Despite the hefty numbers, the ... [Read More]