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Will computers achieve consciousness?
Subhash Kak | July 18, 2022While the speed and power of computing systems continue to grow, and new forms such as quantum computing are on the horizon, the idea that machines will achieve consciousness one day may be misplaced.
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COVID-19 and the global microchip shortage
John Hopkins | June 5, 2021The manufacturing world is facing one of its greatest challenges in years in the form of a global shortage of semiconductors – and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight.
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Staying safe when you need help with your computer
Norm McLaughlin | April 9, 2020With millions of us confined to our homes because of the coronavirus, there has never been a greater need for remote computer support. But how do you find someone trustworthy to help when your computer plays up?
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Australia takes a quantum leap in computer simulation
Andrew Trounson | July 3, 2018Physicists have successfully run the largest quantum computing simulation to date, a key step in becoming ‘quantum-ready’.