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QuEra-Roadrunner $4M quantum testbed targets DOE benchmarks Q4 2026

QuEra-Roadrunner $4M quantum testbed targets DOE benchmarks Q4 2026

QuEra + Roadrunner ignite a $4M neutral-atom quantum testbed in Albuquerque, packing 200G RDMA links, 42U racks & POTC optics to push ≤100-qubit arrays toward DOE benchmarks. First traps fire up Q4 2026—will this pint-sized powerhouse outrun giant labs? QuEra Computing and Roadrunner Venture Studios flipped the switch on a

China harvests 30% crops via AI, Waabi bags $1B for 25k robotaxis

China harvests 30% crops via AI, Waabi bags $1B for 25k robotaxis

TL;DR * China's AI-Driven Agricultural Robotics Surpasses 30% of Crop Production by 2026 * Waabi Raises $1 Billion to Scale Autonomous Trucking and Robotaxis 🌾 China harvests 30% by AI, CAS deploys LLM, exports hit $9.3B China just crossed 30% of staple crops harvested by AI robots—LLM-guided drones,

APT swaps Notepad++ updates, Microsoft axes NTLM, Asia firms bleed $800k

APT swaps Notepad++ updates, Microsoft axes NTLM, Asia firms bleed $800k

TL;DR * Notepad++ Suffers Supply Chain Attack via Hijacked Hosting Server * Chrysalis Backdoor Delivered via Compromised Notepad++ Update by Chinese APT Lotus Blossom * Microsoft Deprecates NTLM by Default in Windows 11 and Server ⚠️ APT hijacks Notepad++ updates, 10M installs at risk, v8.8.9 pins certs Notepad++ hijacked: Chinese APT

Loop AI funds delivery brain, Moltbook agent swarm explodes

Loop AI funds delivery brain, Moltbook agent swarm explodes

TL;DR * Loop AI Raises $14 Million Series A to Expand Restaurant Delivery Platform * AI Agents on Moltbook Platform Generate 1.5M Non-Human Members 🍕 Loop AI nets $14M, boosts AOV 25%, eyes 3k eatery nodes Loop AI just locked $14M Series A to scale its restaurant-delivery brain: 25% higher check

CAS cools hyperscalers 40%, IBM lifts quantum 5×, EAST nears fusion Q≥1

CAS cools hyperscalers 40%, IBM lifts quantum 5×, EAST nears fusion Q≥1

TL;DR * New Ammonium Thiocyanate Cooling System Reduces Data Center Energy Use by 40% * IBM Quantum Computing Advances as Stock Rises 19.9% YOY, Bernstein Raises Target to $340 * China’s Hefei Institute Achieves 100 Million °C Plasma Stability for 100+ Seconds in Fusion Reactor 🧊 CAS Salt Cooler Slashes Data-Center

Sam948 unleashes 8 MB YOLOv8.rknn edge vision; Stanford armors 350 Wh/kg EV battery to 1 000 cycles

Sam948 unleashes 8 MB YOLOv8.rknn edge vision; Stanford armors 350 Wh/kg EV battery to 1 000 cycles

TL;DR * Researchers Release Open-Source YOLOv8 Model for RobotVision Systems with RKNN Conversion Support * Stanford Researchers Improve Solid-State Battery Durability with Silver Doping Technique ⚙️ Sam948 releases YOLOv8.rknn, Rockchip RK3588 NPU runs 30 fps warehouse vision 🤖👀 Sam948 drops open-source YOLOv8.rknn—8 MB, 80 % confidence, 30 fps on RK3588 NPU.

Hackers weaponize MFA, AI skills, DeFi bridges; EU spurns surveillance

Hackers weaponize MFA, AI skills, DeFi bridges; EU spurns surveillance

TL;DR * Vishing Campaigns Compromise SSO-Protected SaaS Accounts via Credential Harvesting * OpenClaw Ecosystem Targeted by 14 Malicious AI Skills on ClawHub * CrossCurve Bridge Exploit Steals $3M via Smart Contract Vulnerability * Capgemini to divest from ICE contract amid protests over surveillance program 🔐 ShinyHunters vish SSO, bypass MFA, exfil SaaS, extort billions