According to a new report, 2026 is set to be the year customers get their hands on the first error-corrected quantum computers. This marks a critical shift from today’s noisy machines toward more reliable, logical qubits.
Under pressure from the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is introducing AirPods-like proximity pairing for third-party devices in iOS 26.3. The catch? It’s only for the EU, and the full launch isn’t until 2026.
Apple’s new Chief Operating Officer, Sabih Khan, has held his first major meeting with Chinese officials, continuing a key diplomatic tradition. The talks were light on details but heavy on symbolism as Apple walks a tightrope between U.S. pressure and Chinese reliance.
Fire truck maker Pierce Manufacturing is pouring nearly $150 million into modernizing its plants. The goal? To finally beat the supply chain delays and get back to normal delivery times for fire departments.
According to a leaked GameStop memo, Nintendo has ended production of the popular Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle ahead of schedule. The bundle, which offered a $30 discount, was supposed to be available through Fall 2025. Now, retailers are being told to expect only the base console moving forwa
Clearwater Analytics, a cloud-based investment management platform, has agreed to be acquired by a private equity consortium. The deal values the fintech at a staggering $8.4 billion and will see it delist from public markets.
Visa is tackling the next frontier of e-commerce: AI agents that can make purchases on your behalf. Their strategy focuses on building a universal trust layer so these bots feel as safe and seamless as a regular card payment, without merchants having to rebuild everything.
An international team has directly observed “hybrid excitons” forming in less than one ten-trillionth of a second. This quantum phenomenon could lead to radically more efficient solar cells and optoelectronics.
Researchers have cracked a long-standing problem plaguing tin sulfide thin-film solar cells. By inserting an ultra-thin 7-nanometer germanium oxide layer, they boosted device efficiency from 3.71% to 4.81%, a nearly 30% jump.
The future of browsing might be AI agents doing the work for you. But a real-world test of the two leading contenders shows that future is still frustratingly far away. One agent, however, failed much more gracefully than the other.
