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Watch out for VIPers! Kevin Bunch interviews gaming pioneer Joyce Weisbecker about her father Joe's work on the 1802 microprocessor and its role in video gaming.Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

- Japan's 140MW 27,500 Rubin system, Physical AI - Regulatory action on chips, AI coming - China positions for global AI ecosystem - World AI Cooperation Organization [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/HPCNB_20260720.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20260720 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Applied Computing has raised a $20M Series A to build a foundation AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry. Also, travel agency Fora announced a $60 million Series D round led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1950 Northrup unveiled their MAgnetic Drum DIgital Differential Analyser. The machine is a wild piece of technology; a rendering of an analog computer in digital encoding. But how did we get here? How did a project to guide a missile lead to a mass produced computer? And what does it have to do with suspiciously dry martinis? Selected Sources: https://sci-hub.st/10.1109/MAHC.2003.1179869 - 2003 paper on MADDIDA Like Advent of Computing? Then check out the after show! Adjunct of Computing is now LIVE: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts  

Show Notes 17 July 2026Ultra-thin transparent solar cells promise invisible charging for wearables, cars, and homesDigitalTrends.com - Story by Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalamhttps://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/ultra-thin-transparent-solar-cells-promise-invisible-charging-for-wearables-cars-and-homes/Soil power: UK startup Bactery is generating sustainable energy from the earthUniversity of Bath press releasehttps://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/soil-power-uk-startup-bactery-is-generating-sustainable-energy-from-the-earth/Bactery Company WebsiteBacteryhttps://www.bactery.com/This shape-shifting liquid stores solar energy, and releases it on demandAnthropocene Magazinehttps://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/06/this-shape-shifting-liquid-soaks-up-sunlight-stores-energy-and-releases-it-on-demand/Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer'sScienceDaily.com - From Baylor College of Medicinehttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260502013550.htmPreviously unrecognized immune response could enhance defense against cancerBaylor College of Medicinehttps://www.bcm.edu/news/previously-unrecognized-immune-response-could-enhance-defense-against-cancerNew US partnership aims to extract critical semiconductor materials from aluminum wasteInteresting Engineering - Story by Atharva Gosavihttps://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-to-extract-critical-semiconductor-materialsLow-tech solution to the 6G problem: Metacrystal panels offer cheap way to guide wireless signals around cornersNewAtlas.com - Story by Etiido Ukohttps://newatlas.com/telecommunications/metamaterial-panels-wireless-signals-indoor-barriers/Revolutionary 3D Microscope Delivers High-Resolution Tissue Imaging at a Fraction of the CostBioengineer.orghttps://bioengineer.org/revolutionary-3d-microscope-delivers-high-resolution-tissue-imaging-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost/

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference? By Robert P Baird. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

GB2RS News Sunday the 19th of July 2026 The news headlines: Spy transmitter activities at the RSGB National Radio Centre Which RSGB partner museum will you be visiting this summer? RSGB Outreach Team supports the WINGS Jamboree Following last year's success, the ‘Find the spy transmitter' events are back for Summer 2026 at the RSGB National Radio Centre. This family-friendly activity will turn you into spy hunters as you explore Bletchley Park looking for hidden transmitters. The event will be running on Tuesday the 28th of July and Thursday the 30th of July.  Each date has two start times, one at 10.30am and another at 1.30pm. Spaces are limited to 12 groups per session and are available via rsgbspytransmitter.eventbrite.co.uk  The activity is free to take part in, however entry to Bletchley Park is required. Don't forget that RSGB members get free access to the historic site as a membership benefit. Download your voucher at rsgb.org/bpvoucher Last year, the RSGB introduced a new membership benefit offering its members discounted entry at six fascinating museums. Following positive feedback from members, this offer continues and RSGB members can receive between 20 and 50 percent off admission fees at Amberley Museum, Bawdsey Radar Museum, Internal Fire Museum of Power, PK Porthcurno Museum of Global Communications, the Royal Signals Museum and the National Museum of Computing. You can make the most of this offer by incorporating a visit to one, or all, of the museums this summer. Whether you are organising a club visit, looking to entertain the children over the summer holidays, or planning for a day out by yourself, there is lots to keep you busy. Visit rsgb.org/partner-museums  for details on how to receive your personalised discount voucher. Members of the RSGB Outreach Team will be attending the WINGS Jamboree in Windsor between the 26th and 30th of July. The team will be showcasing amateur radio to Scouts and Girlguiding members aged 6 to 14, who will have the opportunity to test their Morse skills through the ever-popular Morse Battleships game. The team will be activating special event callsign GB1WINGS over the period, and the youngsters will have the opportunity to make supervised on-air contacts across the UK and internationally. The team welcomes your support and encourages you to make QSOs on the HF bands and via the QO-100 satellite. Please check the DX Cluster for frequency details. QSL will be via QRZ, eQSL and Logbook of the World after the event. Revalidating your licence is required every five years, however Ofcom recommends doing it annually. The process requires licence holders to confirm or update their details on the Ofcom licence database. Whether you have recently moved, have a new email address, or all your details remain the same, use this as a reminder to log in and tick the job off your list. You can find guidance on the process by selecting ‘Licence Revalidation' at rsgb.org/licensing  As well as FAQs, you'll also find a link to a step-by-step video by Ofcom, which shows you the process of revalidating your licence using the online licensing portal. The first of this year's International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekends will run from 0001UTC on Saturday the 15th of August to 2400UTC on Sunday the 16th of August. The event usually attracts more than 500 lighthouse entries located in over 40 countries. Registration for the event is open at illw.net Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk  The deadline for submissions is 10am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week.  And now for details of rallies and events Today, the 19th, Lincoln Short Wave Club Summer Radio Rally is taking place at The Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3HT. The doors open at 10am and admission costs £3. This in an indoor event and ample free car parking is available. For more information email m5zzz@outlook.com On Saturday the 25th, the Wiltshire Radio Rally Electronics Fair and Car Boot Sale takes place at Kington Langley Village Hall and Playing Fields, Church Road, Kington Langley, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5NJ. The doors open at 7.30am for traders and at 9am for visitors. Hot and cold refreshments and ample parking are available on site. For more information visit chippenhamradio.club/rally Now the Special Event news Radio amateurs using Bawdsey Radar Museum's callsign GB2GRS will be on the air today, Sunday the 19th. Visit the museum to hear where in the world they are contacting. More information is available at bawdseyradar.org.uk Special callsign HF170TESLA is active to mark the 170th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla. Look for activity on various bands and modes until the 31st of July. For details of awards that are available for working the station, visit tinyurl.com/teslaSES To celebrate the centenary of Romania's first amateur radio club, special callsign YR100RC is active until the 30th of September. Find out about awards that are available at tinyurl.com/yr100rc2026 Now the DX news Didier, F6BCW has been active as FO/F6BCW from Tikehau Atoll, OC-066, in French Polynesia until tomorrow, the 20th. He operates CW and SSB on the 80 to 6m bands. QSL via FO/F6BCW, Logbook of the World and OQRS. Aldir, PY1SAD is active as 8R1TM from Guyana until Sunday the 26th of July. He operates CW, SSB and digital modes on the 160 to 6m bands and via satellite. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, QRZ.com  or directly to Aldir's home call. The IP1X team will be active from Gallinara Island, EU-083, on Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of July. They will be operating using CW and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via the Bureau, OQRS or directly to IU1JCZ. For more details and updates see QRZ.com Now the contest news Today, the 19th, the RSGB International Low Power Contest runs from 0900 to 1600UTC. Using CW on the 80, 40 and 20m bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and transmitter power. On Tuesday the 21st, the RSGB 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday the 23rd, the RSGB 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using RTTY and PSK63 on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The RSGB IOTA Contest starts at 1200UTC on Saturday the 25th and ends at 1200UTC on Sunday the 26th of July. Using CW and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and IOTA reference. On Sunday the 26th, the UK Microwave Group High Band Contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 5.7 and 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 16th of July 2026. Last week was characterised by a falling solar flux index. Over the past week it has gone from 116 to 100, but the good news is that we have only had one M-class solar flare in that time and a multitude of lesser C-class flares that haven't amounted to much. As a result, the Kp index remained low, certainly below 4, other than one excursion to 4.67 on Sunday the 12th of July. This means propagation has been stable rather than outstanding. But as the winners of the World Radiosport Team Championship showed last week, it was still possible to make 5,800 QSOs in 24 hours. An analysis shows that the best scoring band was 20m, closely followed by 15m and 40m. The predominant mode was CW. Maximum usable frequencies, or MUFs, over a 3,000km path have been peaking at around 19 to 23MHz at midday, according to the Dourbes DigiSonde. Major DXpeditions to be worked this week include RT25AA, the Arctic Legends IOTA DXpedition; TY5FR from Benin; VP5G in Turks and Caicos; and HP1/LA5IIA operating from Panama. The 20m band remains good for contacts across the Northern Hemisphere during daylight, while the 15m band offers better opportunities for north-south paths. Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux index may increase, perhaps to 135. Geomagnetic conditions are forecast to be good for the first half of the week, but a Kp index of 4 is forecast for Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of July so expect declining MUFs and poorer HF conditions around that time. There are currently no coronal holes to worry about. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The coming period of weather feels very much like what we've been getting in the last week or so. High pressure dominates the chart and, since it's placed just west of Great Britain, this implies a north-westerly flow over the country, with a chance of tropo for many areas. Last week saw northerly paths worked from the UK up to the Faroe Islands, Norway and Sweden on both 144 and 432MHz. The high-pressure part of the story suggests not much, if any, rain to speak of and therefore rain scatter is unlikely. The auroral prospects are not especially great in radio terms. There are about three meteor showers currently giving a broad period of activity for meteor scatter operators and providing long-lived ionisation as fuel for sporadic-E. In view of the links between Sporadic-E and jet streams, the upper air jet stream patterns suggest favouring paths to the southeast into the Balkans round to the northeast and Scandinavia for Sporadic E. Don't ignore the options for multi-hop paths into the Far East in the morning on the 6m band and later in the day to the United States, which have been very good lately. For EME operators, Moon declination is falling again and passed perigee on Monday the 13th of July so Moon window lengths will shorten and path losses increase. 144MHz sky noise is low, increasing to moderate on Thursday the 23rd of July. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

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Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought? That's a Shower Thought, and RNZ's Nights is aiming to answer those unshakeable questions lurking at the back of your mind. Tonight's question: Can picking your own Lotto numbers improve your odds? Someone who's been researching this topic is Peter Alexander Whigham, Professor in Computing at the University of Otago. Read more on The Conversation here and view Peter's research paper here.

I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced? By Lauren Oyler. Read by Kate Handford. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Sponsor Link:This episode is brought to you with the support of NordVPN - your first stop when it comes to online security and privacy. To check out our special  money saving offer for Space Nuts liseners, visit www.nordvpn.com/spaenutsIn this Q&A edition of Space Nuts, host Andrew Dunkley and astronomer Professor Fred Watson tackle intriguing audience questions ranging from the possibility of stopping a photon to the complexities of intertwining electromagnetic fields. They also discuss the speeds of colliding particles in the Large Hadron Collider and the growing issue of excess satellites in space. Join us for a fascinating exploration of these cosmic queries!Chapters:(00:00) Space Nuts aims to answer audience questions in a Q and A edition(01:04) Professor Fred Watson answers an audio question from Andrew Chunk(02:03) Kevin asks question regarding whether we have stopped a photon from moving(10:30) Fred: The fabric of space time consists of different fields(14:30) Stay safe online with our sponsor, NordVPN Space Nuts(16:28) Question comes from Andy from Cheshire, UK(22:52) There is growing problem of excess satellites in space and what to do(30:10) Mark: Everything you said, um, is possible(30:38) If you have questions for Space Nuts, send them inBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.

"I Don't Even Like Calling It Claude" ft. Dr. Carol Fletcher | My EdTech Life 368A college student let an AI chatbot complete his entire research project. When his professor asked him to explain it, he couldn't. That's the story that opens this episode with Dr. Carol Fletcher, Director of EPIC (Expanding Pathways in Computing) at UT Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), where she leads research and professional development in STEM+CS education across the state.Carol doesn't hold back. She calls the "AI will do it all, kids don't need to learn to code" messaging coming out of corporate America "fascinatingly irresponsible." She breaks down research showing AI chatbots agree with users roughly 15 times more than a human would, and explains why she refuses to call any chatbot by a human name in front of students. We also get into why "just ban it" isn't working. 100% of kids in her conference's student panel said they're using AI, even in schools where it's prohibited. That's created a real adversarial relationship between students and teachers over AI accusations.Carol brings a rare mix of perspectives to this conversation. She's a former middle school teacher, an elected School Board Trustee for 18 years, and the founder of WeTeach_CS, one of the largest computer science teacher professional development programs in the country. That program is where a lot of this episode's optimism lives: real, statewide, teacher-facing work that's been building AI and CS literacy in Texas classrooms long before this became a headline issue.Then we go deep on policy. Carol chaired the Texas AI in Education Task Force behind a new white paper, and the numbers are sobering. Texas is one of only five states with no formal AI guidance for K-12, even though 86% of districts report teachers are already using it. She walks through the task force's recommendations and a red-light/yellow-light/green-light framework any district can start using now.Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Learning Stalls and AI's Role 09:56 The Importance of Computer Science Education 19:57 The WeTeachCS Summit: Building Community and Empowering Educators 29:58 AI in Education: The Risks of Over-Reliance 35:48 The Need for AI Guidance in K-12 Education 39:53 Navigating AI Messaging in Education 42:46 Recommendations for AI Integration in Texas Education 46:06 Practical Steps for Districts to Implement AI Policies 52:02 WeTeachCS: Supporting Educators in AI LiteracyConnect with Dr. Carol Fletcher & WeTeach_CS:

- Meta Iris accelerator chip - New class of vendors in Chips - ORNL on-prem Quantum Computer - Satoshi Matsuoka's papers on Precision, Memory, Open Models - Is the U.S. “blowing it” in AI? [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/HPCNB_20260713.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20260713 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Let's talk about Photonics! My guests are esteemed scientists Tim McKenna and Ryo Yanagimoto, from the Physics & Informatics Laboratories at NTT. Tim and I chat about balancing theoretical physics with real-world applications at NTT, his most exciting photonics projects, and the primary obstacles to replacing traditional electronics with photonic technologies. Ryo and I dig into the game-changing potential of NTT's programmable photonic chips. We discuss how their unique reconfigurability is shaking up traditional hardware manufacturing, facilitating a move from power-hungry electrical processing toward light-driven computation, and even allowing chips to self-correct for environmental shifts. 

Is quantum technology purely a science of the future, or can it solve major enterprise problems today? In this episode, Pouya Dianat, Chief Revenue Officer of Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), joins host Konstantinos Karagiannis to discuss how his company is moving past the lab stage to deliver real business value right now. Dianat breaks down QCi's unique hardware approach using nonlinear photonics and thin-film lithium niobate, explaining why the company has focused on application-specific, analog quantum optimization machines rather than waiting for universal gate-based systems to mature in the 2030s.   The conversation dives deep into QCi's latest breakthrough algorithm, CVQBoost, which leverages the physics of their Dirac 3 system to revolutionize financial fraud detection. Operating literally at the speed of light, this room-temperature, rack-mountable quantum computer eliminates classical processing bottlenecks and effortlessly bypasses the training limitations that plague traditional GPUs. Dianat also shares insights into how recent federal executive orders on quantum technology are impacting the sales landscape, QCi's cutting-edge quantum authentication solutions for network security, and his strategic vision for driving immediate commercial revenues while advancing a long-term quantum roadmap.     For more information on Quantum Computing Inc., visit https://quantumcomputinginc.com/. Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.  Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker             Questions and comments are welcome!  Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.  The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries.  None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.  

In this episode, Adam Torres interviews Owen Lozman, Managing Partner at 55 North. Owen discusses the rapid evolution of quantum computing, the investment opportunities emerging across the sector, and why infrastructure, growth capital, and long-term thinking will play a critical role in shaping the future of technology. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/ Visit our website: https://missionmatters.com/ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, ⁠Adam Torres⁠ interviews ⁠Owen Lozman⁠, Managing Partner at 55 North. Owen discusses the rapid evolution of quantum computing, the investment opportunities emerging across the sector, and why infrastructure, growth capital, and long-term thinking will play a critical role in shaping the future of technology. Follow Adam on Instagram at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/⁠ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: ⁠https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/⁠ Visit our website: ⁠https://missionmatters.com/⁠ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

- Jim Keller's fab for fabs - First Arm AGI servers spotted at Computex - 3D-printed Small modular Rector module? - Fuel Cell Technology - Data Center Water Use [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/HPCNB_20260706.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20260706 appeared first on OrionX.net.

The Daily Quiz - Science and Nature Today's Questions: Question 1: In computing what term does the word modem come from? Question 2: What is the result of the mathematical expression 'fourscore and 19'? Question 3: In 1839, which American inventor reportedly spilled a mix of rubber and sulfur onto a hot stove and found that it didn't melt? Question 4: What is Odontology the study of? Question 5: What is the word for a group of pigs? Question 6: What prehistoric species of human was a rival to early modern humans? Question 7: Who Were Chang And Eng Bunker? Question 8: Which planet in our solar system has a moon named Phobos that is a similar distance from the planet as Chicago is from London? Question 9: What Is PH A Measure Of This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for July 2. A report that Meta plans to enter the cloud business to sell excess AI computing power has dragged down an array of tech stocks in the U.S. and Asia. Plus, WSJ advertising editor Suzanne Vranica and reporter Mark Maurer unpack how AI is reshaping the marketing and consulting industries. And Russia strikes back against Ukraine with one of its largest missile barrages since the start of the war. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In June, Inside the ICE House aired nine new episodes. Episode 535: Markel Insurance CEO Simon Wilson on AI, Specialty Risk, and Scaling Expertise Episode 536: Otter AI CEO Sam Liang on Connecting Conversations into Enterprise Knowledge Episode 537: Fundrise CEO Ben Miller on Democratizing Private Markets, AI, and VC Investing Episode 538: Link Logistics CEO Luke Petherbridge on Supply Chains, Speed, and Last-Mile Demand Episode 539: Flutter CEO Peter Jackson on World Cup Betting, Global Impact, and U.S. Growth Episode 540: Infleqtion CEO Matt Kinsella on Quantum Sensing, Computing, and Race to Scale Inside the ICE House x Las Vegas: M2i Global President & CEO Alberto Rosende Episode 541: Via CEO Daniel Ramot on Reimagining Public Transit Beyond Fixed Routes Episode 542: Axiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain in Building the Future of Low Earth Orbit Episode 543: America250 Chair Rosie Rios on Unity, Storytelling, and America's 250 Years

- IBM demonstrates sub-1nm chip tech - IBM as we see it - Executive orders for quantum innovation and risk mitigation - US, UK, EU roadmaps for PQC readiness - ORNL next-gen supercomputer Discovery's Center for Accelerated Application Readiness (CAAR) [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HPCNB_20260629.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20260629 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Thomas Ahle wants Normal Computing to be the Lovable for chip design: type your intent, and a swarm of agents carries it from design through optimisation, formalisation and verification to tape-out. To get there, his team at wrote their own open-source Verilog simulator, 580,000 lines in 43 days, because commercial EDA verifiers run about $10,000 per core and there are no decent open-source compilers to build on.That sets up the question Tim keeps pressing: if an agent can produce a chip design, a proof, or a working program, how do you actually know it is correct? Passing 70% of tests is not the same as being right, and a single fabricated bug can cost a company a fortune. They dig into ProgramBench (rebuild a program from its tests, roughly 0% success), the difference between structure and competence, and the "understanding debt" you take on when nobody reads the code.From there: auto-formalisation in Lean and the AlphaProof trick of training on prove-or-disprove; why there is no single true representation of a spec (Petri nets, TLA+, Erik Curiel's "math does not represent"); and thermodynamic computing, where Normal Computing's CN101 chip is built so that its physical noise *is* the computation, settling a stochastic differential equation in hardware to invert a matrix. Plus Bayesian uncertainty, specialisation, the Chomsky hierarchy, AI slop, and whether performance is all that matters.Recorded in Zurich.Disclosure: Normal Computing paid our production and travel costs for this show. We retained full editorial control. They did not see the video before publication, and we did not show it to them or discuss it with them beforehand.---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Meet Thomas Ahle: the Lovable for chip design00:03:41 Why hardware needs formal verification00:06:36 Ten thousand dollars per core and a six-month agent run00:07:40 Rebuilding programs from tests: ProgramBench and zero percent00:12:15 Structure vs competence: can you learn a program from behavior?00:15:27 Continual learning, abstraction, and Claude as an ecosystem00:23:17 Autoformalization and the AlphaProof trick00:29:31 No single true representation: specs, Petri nets and TLA+00:34:43 Thermodynamic computing: when noise is the computation00:37:32 Bayesian uncertainty in the age of token streams00:41:12 Hybrid compute: vibe-coding loops, binaries and Stockfish00:44:44 Co-design, central-AI apps and API pricing00:49:45 Chain of thoughtlessness and the Chomsky hierarchy00:53:40 AI psychosis, slop and the broken social contract00:57:34 Typing it yourself, teamwork and performance vs competence---REFERENCES:person:[00:00:10] Thomas Ahlehttps://thomasahle.comorganization:[00:00:27] Normal Computinghttps://normalcomputing.com/paper:[00:11:21] ProgramBench: Can Language Models Rebuild Programs From Scratch?https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03546[00:31:55] Autoformalizing Memory Device Specifications with Agentshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00058[00:35:20] Thermo AI and the Fluctuation Frontierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2302.06584[00:36:40] Thermo Comp System for AI Applicationshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2312.04836[00:37:05] Thermodynamic Linear Algebrahttps://arxiv.org/abs/2308.05660[00:44:50] An efficient probabilistic hardware architecture for diffusion-like modelshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2510.23972tool:other:[00:01:00] Building an Open-Source Verilog Simulator with AI: 580K Lines in 43 Dayshttps://normalcomputing.com/blog/building-an-open-source-verilog-simulator-with-ai-580k-lines-in-43-days[00:02:55] Normal Computing Announces Tape-Out of the World's First Thermodynamic Computing Chip (CN101)https://www.normalcomputing.com/blog/normal-computing-announces-tape-out-of-worlds-first-thermodynamic-computing-chip[00:32:02] DRAMBench: Autoformalizing DRAM Specifications with Timed Petri Netshttps://www.iese.fraunhofer.de/blog/drambench-autoformalizing-dram-specifications/---ReScript: https://app.rescript.info/share/ff9684a112ab37744096adaeb097a263

#237: University of Pittsburgh & Dell Technologies: Can AI Wearables Predict a Heart Attack Before It Strikes?What if your wearable could do more than track steps - and actually help detect cardiovascular risk before symptoms appear?Heart disease is the deadliest disease on the planet. In the U.S. alone it killed close to 300,000 - more than cancer. And it's a quiet killer: by the time you feel a symptom, the damage is usually already done.Pengfei Zhou, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Computing and Information, is trying to catch it earlier - building AI-powered wearables that read your heart continuously instead of waiting for a checkup.That tracks with something deeper for me: my brother-in-law is a spinal surgeon, and a book called Outlive got him thinking about the “four horsemen” of disease. Heart disease topped the list. He's been mostly plant-based ever since.I sat down virtually with Pengfei, Matt de Lima Barbosa (Director of IT, Pitt's School of Computing and Information), and Adrienne Garber, Chief Technology & Innovation Strategist for Higher Education at Dell Technologies, to talk about their partnership. What emerged is a live case study in what happens when a researcher, an embedded IT team, and a technology partner actually commit to the same problem instead of working around each other.Welcome to episode 237!GuestsPengfei Zhou, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and InformationMatt de Lima Barbosa, Director of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and InformationAdrienne Garber, Chief Technology & Innovation Strategist, Higher Ed, Dell TechnologiesTimestamps(01:00) Inside Pitt's School of Computing and Information(02:45) Pengfei Zhou's teaching and research focus(03:53) AIoT, wearables, and heart monitoring(07:04) How Dell's higher ed innovation pilot reached Pitt(10:41) Why localized AI matters for health data(12:18) How embedded IT helps researchers move faster(13:41) Dell's role as connective tissue between researchers and IT(18:18) Combining PPG and ECG signals for better blood pressure monitoring(21:00) The “Who Not How” Moment: Helping researchers move faster(25:12) AI, deep learning, and solving real problemsListen now: YouTube x Apple x SpotifyWhenever you're ready, there are 3 ways you can connect with TechTables:1.

What We CoveredWhat if your wearable could do more than track steps — and actually help detect cardiovascular risk before symptoms appear?In this episode, Joe talks with University of Pittsburgh's Pengfei Zhou & Matt de Lima Barbosa, along with Dell Technologies' Adrienne Garber, about how AI, edge computing, and wearable devices are shaping the future of heart monitoring.01 Why wearables are the next frontier for heart health: how real-time sensor data from everyday devices could detect cardiovascular risk before symptoms ever appear.02 What AIoT actually means in practice: how Pengfei's research combines AI and connected sensors to build deep learning models that go far beyond step counting.03The role of embedded IT in research speed: how Matt's team connects faculty to secure infrastructure and technical support so researchers can move faster and focus on the science.04 How Dell is partnering with higher ed researchers: why Adrienne's team invests in university innovation programs — and what that looks like when it reaches researchers working on real health problems.05 Why localized AI wins on speed, privacy, and personalization: the case for keeping AI processing at the edge instead of sending sensitive health data to the cloud.06 What the future of higher ed innovation actually requires: why the collaboration between researchers, IT, and technology partners like Dell is the ingredient most people overlook. FeaturingPengfei Zhou, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and InformationMatt de Lima Barbosa, Director of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and InformationAdrienne Garber, Chief Technology & Innovation Strategist, Higher Ed, Dell Technologies Timestamps(01:00) Inside Pitt's School of Computing and Information(02:45) Pengfei Zhou's teaching and research focus(03:53) AIoT, wearables, and heart monitoring(07:04) How Dell's higher ed innovation pilot reached Pitt(10:41) Why localized AI matters for health data(12:18) How embedded IT helps researchers move faster(13:41) Dell's role as connective tissue between researchers and IT(18:18) Combining PPG and ECG signals for better blood pressure monitoring(21:00) The “Who Not How” Moment: Helping researchers move faster(25:12) AI, deep learning, and solving real problemsListen now: YouTube x Apple x SpotifyWhenever you're ready, there are 3 ways you can connect with TechTables:1.

Is quantum computing trapped behind a hardware bottleneck? In this episode, host Konstantinos Karagiannis sits down with Richard Givhan, the CEO of Haiqu, who challenges this long-standing narrative. While the industry has historically focused on building perfect, fault-tolerant systems, Givhan argues that this theoretical cynicism has caused the software layer to be deeply undervalued. Haiqu is disrupting this perspective by championing a wave of empirical optimism, proving that enterprise R&D teams can extract massive value, run frontier-scale simulations, and achieve scientific milestones right now using near-term, noisy, and partially corrected hardware.The conversation dives deep into Haiqu's breakthrough orchestration and compression techniques, demonstrating how they achieved a jaw-dropping 1,000x reduction in both time and cost. Specifically, they compressed a $30,000, nine-hour QPU simulation down to just $25 and 30 seconds. Givhan also unveils the future of the quantum workflow: Haiqu's agentic Quantum OS. By integrating specialized AI research agents to automate literature reviews, handle classical baselining, and collaboratively design advanced circuits, Haiqu is dramatically accelerating the R&D loop from six-month trial phases down to a matter of days. Finally, Givhan shares his perspective on the true arrival of commercial quantum advantage, noting that we will know it is truly here when competitive industries, like finance, suddenly go completely silent about their quantum capabilities.For more information on Haiqu, visit https://haiqu.ai/.Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.  Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker             Questions and comments are welcome!  Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.  The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries.  None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.  

The new TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers was released today at the ISC conference, with a surprising new system in the top spot.  After nearly a decade of staying on the sidelines, China re-entered the race with the first system to exceed 2 exaflops in 64-bits on the HPL benchmark.  As usual, Shahin and Doug go through the list and the stats with their commentary and analysis, looking at key takeaways, how continents, companies, and architectures fare, and they cover HPL, Green500, HPL-MxP, and HPCG. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/109@HPCpodcast_ID_TOP500_ISC26_20260623.mp3"][/audio] The post @HPCpodcast-109: TOP500 at ISC26, China Re-Enters Race in Top Spot – In Depth appeared first on OrionX.net.

- Electron-on-helium qubits - Is the new Huawei Kirin chip equivalent of a TSMC 3nm chip? - Intel launches 18A-P node, with Power Boost dual-contact transistor - Intersect360 announces market size and forecast - TOP500 analysis coming later this week [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HPCNB_20260622.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20260622 appeared first on OrionX.net.

Tom chats with Brian Dunaway from Play Retro about Commodore venturing out from nostalgia computing to nostalgia digital detox phones with the Commodore Callback 8020."Commodore - The Future We Were Promised™" https://commodore.net/"Long-forgotten brand is bringing back the flip phone with no apps — and tech-weary fans are relieved: ‘Take my money' - AOL" https://www.aol.com/articles/long-forgotten-brand-bringing-back-173550000.html?guccounter=1"8Bit Computer Club – The once a week meet up where we celebrate the history and future of 8bit Computing." https://8bitcomputer.club/"Play Retro | Scott Johnson" https://frogpants.com/en-usd/pages/playretro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: CD-ROM Today and The DISC! Is anyone else as excited about an external 4X SCSI CD-ROM drive as I am? CD-ROM Today's cover discs are the main topic, along with reader mail about 90s FMV games that turned out to be duds. What happened to the curation and quality assurance we got from magazine publishers? Is there a modern counterpart to these with Steam and Itch.io? Links mentioned in the episode: CD-ROM Today The DISC #1 for Mac CD-ROM Today The DISC #1 for PC The Blue Cup Tools podcast by Francisco Gonzalez and Ben Chandler Mages and Modems book kiki - a homepage construction set

In this episode of EBRC In Translation, hosts Heidi Klumpe and Talia Jacobson interview Sam Schaffter, lead scientist for RNA synthetic biology at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), about genetically encoded RNA circuits for real-time sensing of gene expression and their potential in diagnostics, therapeutics, and biotechnology. Sam describes his path from bioengineering and biochemistry at Purdue through DNA computing and molecular programming, to shifting toward cell-based synthetic biology after the 2019 SEED conference. He later joined NIST via an NRC postdoctoral fellowship. He compares national-lab and academic research environments, highlighting differences in equipment access and funding structures. Sam explains why RNA circuits enable programmable, portable molecular computation in dividing cells, outlines a long-term vision for pattern-recognition classifiers in living systems, and discusses limitations of current AI for RNA and protein function. He also emphasizes NIST's role in standards, reference materials, and improved RNA-level measurements such as nanopore sequencing. Sam will be at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Synthetic Biology Summer Course this year instructing modules on RNA Circuits, DNA nanostructures, and synthetic cells with Leo Green.For graduate students interested in exploring government postdocs, check out the National Research Council Research Associateship Program. Feel free to reach out to Sam with any questions.For more information about EBRC:Visit our website at ebrc.org. If you are interested in getting involved with the EBRC Student and Postdoc Association, fill out a membership application for graduate students and postdocs or for undergraduates and join today!Transcription:Episode transcripts are the unedited output from Whisper and likely contain errors.

Could the next generation of computers be built from living brain cells? In this episode, Dr. Fred Jordan, CEO and Co-Founder of FinalSpark and AlpVision, explores the groundbreaking frontier of wetware computing and how biological neural systems may reshape the future of technology. With a background in signal processing and deep expertise in both cybersecurity and biocomputing, Dr. Jordan is pioneering research into organoid intelligence using lab-grown brain tissue to perform computational tasks traditionally handled by silicon-based systems. In this conversation, we explore: ·       What brain organoids are and how they are created and structured. ·       How living neural systems differ from traditional AI and digital computing. ·       The potential advantages of biocomputers in efficiency and adaptability. ·       How close we are to scaling wetware computing for real-world applications. Blending neuroscience, AI, and synthetic biology, this episode offers a fascinating look at a future where computation may no longer be purely digital but biological. To learn more about Dr. Fred Jordan and his work, click here. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr Keep up with Fred Jordan socials here: X: https://x.com/DrFredJordan  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alpvisionanti-counterfeiti4354 

Nick Malaya (PhdD, AMD Fellow) joins Interesect360 Research CEO Addison Snell for a deep dive into the future of 64-bit computing in HPC and AI.

Alan Smeaton, Professor of Computing at DCU

Infleqtion CEO Matt Kinsella goes Inside the ICE House to discuss the company's dual focus on quantum sensing and quantum computing and how that is driving early revenue growth. He explains how Infleqtion's core technology enables a range of products, from sensors already deployed today to future quantum computers with massive potential. Kinsella highlights the importance of balancing near-term commercialization with long-term R&D to accelerate real-world quantum applications. He also explores how advances in quantum could reshape industries, from communications to defense to financial markets.

In this episode: - Massive IPOs, AI, market implications - SpaceX IPO - AI in IoT: Connectivity to Intelligence - AI coding - “No Man's Land” and AI in management - Startups and AI-driven business models - Where to locate your data center - Crypto mining's expansion into AI and HPC - Bitcoin treasury companies - Scientific Bitcoin Institute [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/OXD037_ART-13_20260519.mp3"][/audio] The post Analyst RoundTable: IPOs, AI, BTC- OXD37 appeared first on OrionX.net.

- SpaceX IPO. And HPC - Anti-Nvidia Data-Center Startups - Cerebras IPO as a "bet on Nvidia Fatigue”? - PNNL/ASHRAE/NEMA AI Data Center Energy Performance Framework - ISC2026 Conference next week [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HPCNB_20260615.mp3"][/audio] The post HPC News Bytes – 20260615 appeared first on OrionX.net.

In our second anniversary episode, we chat with Sean from Advent of Computing about Russian internet blocks and much more!Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderYouTube link:https://youtu.be/lsAWKr5G3cwOh, and news episode tomorrow!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are we prepared for the deployment of a functional quantum computer? This week, Technology Now is returning to the topic of post quantum cryptography. We ask why the deadline for migrating to PQC enabled systems has been moved up, we discover what a quantum computer actually needs to be cryptographically relevant, and we pose the question: when it comes to migrating your systems to quantum resistant forms of encryption, could it already be too late for some people to start?This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

Is the ultimate cryptocurrency ticking toward a sudden, quantum-powered collapse? In this episode, Chris Tam, President and Head of Innovation at BTQ, joins host Konstantinos Karagiannis to shatter the comforting illusions many Bitcoiners still hold about the quantum computing threat. While many assume that a Q-Day attack would only disrupt future mining, Tam exposes the true, terrifying reality: Quantum computers utilizing Shor's algorithm are on an exponential trajectory to cracking the elliptic curve cryptography that safeguards individual wallets. Even worse, recent upgrades like Taproot have inadvertently introduced more vulnerable public keys into the ecosystem, making a network upgrade more complex than ever.The real crisis isn't just finding a cryptographic fix: it's time. Experts warn that migrating the entire decentralized Bitcoin network to a post-quantum standard could take upwards of seven years, but the network simply lacks the block space to move everyone before quantum adversaries are predicted to break the encryption. To bypass the political gridlock of Bitcoin core development, Tam details how BTQ surgically built a working, post-quantum Bitcoin Quantum testnet to experiment with solutions like BIP 360 in the real world. From the catastrophic ripple effects a Bitcoin hack would have on traditional financial markets to BTQ's pioneering work on day-one quantum-resistant stablecoins in South Korea, this episode is an urgent, eye-opening wake-up call for anyone holding digital assets.For more information on BTQ, visit www.btq.com/. Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.  Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker             Questions and comments are welcome!  Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.  The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries.  None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.  

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The world's first prefabricated computing center base has begun operation in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, offering faster construction, lower costs and reduced land use compared with traditional facilities.

Episode Topic: Generative ComputingMove beyond experimental chatbots and toward a robust IT stack capable of supporting autonomous agents. Sriram Raghavan, VP of AI Research at IBM, dismantles AI hype to reveal the “Generative Computing” paradigm. Learn why 95% of AI pilots fail and how a principles-based approach—leveraging small, fit-for-purpose models and rigorous governance—can transform enterprise uncertainty into secure, scalable, and efficient agentic applications.Featured Speakers:Sriram Raghavan, IBMRead this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/308d51.This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled RISE AI. Thanks for listening! The ThinkND Podcast is brought to you by ThinkND, the University of Notre Dame's online learning community. We connect you with videos, podcasts, articles, courses, and other resources to inspire minds and spark conversations on topics that matter to you — everything from faith and politics, to science, technology, and your career.Learn more about ThinkND and register for upcoming live events at think.nd.edu.Join our LinkedIn community for updates, episode clips, and more.

Theo Jaffee speaks with Steven Sinofsky about the next generation of personal computing and the growing role of AI-native hardware. The conversation covers NVIDIA's entry into the PC market, Microsoft's strategy for AI-powered devices, Apple's hardware roadmap, and the long-running tension between backward compatibility and platform reinvention. Sinofsky explains why AI may fundamentally change how personal computers are designed, and why local inference could become increasingly important as AI workloads grow. Along the way, they discuss Windows, Surface, Arm processors, Apple Silicon, and what the future of computing might look like as AI shifts from the cloud to devices. Resources: Find Steven on X: https://x.com/stevesi Find Theo on X: https://x.com/theojaffee Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Back in 1962, the Tornados released "Telstar" a spaced out instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek. It was the First Record by a British Rock Group to Reach Number One in the US Hot 100 and it set Meek apart from the record producers of his time. We explore "Telstar" and the Meek's career and legacy, from ingenuity to outer space to paranoia and beyond. Plus, a jaw-clenching Mouthgarf Report and I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar_(instrumental) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Meek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Hear_a_New_World https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/joe-meeks-pop-masterpiece-i-hear-a-new-world-gets-the-chance-to-haunt-a-whole-new-generation-of https://open.spotify.com/album/2icihEwgiDuWvCL80YlWCb?si=7nQM4ZV8Se6gbmq-WmTVTg https://open.spotify.com/track/6W5mQNW9bBqPdZq8RmJeVm?si=b153299c18ea49c7 Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts!  Want to ask us a question? Talk to us! Email debutbuddies@gmail.com Listen to Kelly and Chelsea's awesome horror movie podcast, Never Show the Monster. Get some sci-fi from Spaceboy Books. Get down with Michael J. O'Connor and the Cold Family and check out his new compilation The Best of the Bad Years 2005 - 2025 Next time: First Steven Spielberg Film

I've been browsing old compur surveys and trying to build up a comprehensive data set. What I've found is a little surprising: between late 1945 and 1949 only 10 new computers entered service. Once we get to the 50s that number explodes. What's going on here? What caused the gap between the first digital machines and the explosion of computers in the 50s? In this episode I try to answer that question by finding out just what was going on during this digital gap. Like Advent of Computing? Then check out the after show! Adjunct of Computing is now LIVE: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts

Misha Glenny and guests discuss cybernetics – the field of study which gave us the prefix ‘cyber' and helped lay the foundations for the information age. After the Second World War, cybernetics emerged as the study of communication, feedback, and control in both animals and machines. Cybernetics was first defined in 1948 by the American mathematician Norbert Wiener (1894-1964) and aimed to find a shared universal language which could be used across disciplines. The name drew on an Ancient Greek word for steersman, the person who stands at the helm of a ship to steer or govern its course. Cybernetics saw the world as systems which used loops of information and feedback to adjust their own course of action. Those ideas could be applied to anything from thermostats to the human brain, and arguably laid foundations for the information age.WithJacob Ward Historian of science and technology at Maastricht UniversityJon Agar Professor of Science and Technology Studies at University College LondonAndOrit Halpern Lighthouse Professor and Chair of Digital Cultures at Technische Universität DresdenProducer: Martha OwenReading list:Peter Galison, 'The ontology of the enemy: Norbert Wiener and the cybernetic vision' (Critical Inquiry 21, 1994)Slava Gerovitch, From Newspeak to Cyberspeak: A History of Soviet Cybernetics (MIT Press, 2004)Orit Halpern, Beautiful Data: A History of Vision and Reason (Duke University Press, 2015)Orit Halpern, Robert Mitchell and Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan, The Smartness Mandate: Notes toward a Critique (Grey Room 68, 2017) Orit Halpern, Financializing Intelligence: On the Integration of Machines and Markets (e-flux, March 2023)N. Katherine Hayles, How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics (University of Chicago Press, 1999)Steve J. Heims, John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener, From Mathematics to the Technologies of Life and Death (MIT Press, 1980)Ronald R. Kline, The Cybernetics Moment: Or Why We Call Our Age The Information Age (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015)Eden Medina, Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile (MIT Press, 2011)David A. Mindell, Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004)Andrew Pickering, The Cybernetic Brain: Sketches of Another Future (University of Chicago Press, 2010)Norbert Wiener, The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society (first published 1950; Da Capo Press, 1988)In Our Time is a BBC Studios productionSpanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Misha Glenny and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world.

What happens when an Air Force engineer with experience in intelligence, venture capital, and deep tech startups starts applying quantum-inspired computing to some of the hardest problems in aerospace and defense? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sat down with Nathan Mason, VP of Strategic Growth at BQP, to unpack how quantum-inspired software is already helping organizations solve massive computational challenges without waiting years for fully mature quantum hardware. Nathan shared his fascinating career journey from military service after 9/11 through the intelligence community, business school, venture investing, and ultimately into the world of advanced simulation and optimization. He emphasized how data-driven thinking shaped his approach to high-stakes decision making and why gut instinct alone no longer suffices in an era driven by AI, complex systems, and operational risk. His insights provide valuable guidance for those interested in careers at the intersection of tech and aerospace. We also explored a question many business leaders are asking right now: what does "quantum in practice" actually look like today? Nathan explained how BQP is applying quantum-inspired approaches on existing CPUs and GPUs to improve simulation accuracy, accelerate modeling workloads, and help aerospace organizations make faster, smarter engineering decisions without simply throwing more hardware at the problem. This shows the tangible progress already happening, inspiring the audience with real-world impact. The discussion also tackled the commercial realities behind deep tech innovation. Nathan spoke candidly about the funding challenges facing startups working in quantum and defense technologies, emphasizing that moving beyond theory into operational deployment is difficult but achievable. This perspective encourages the audience to see obstacles as opportunities for innovation and persistence. Toward the end of the episode, Nathan shared thoughtful advice for students, engineers, and professionals looking to build careers in AI, aerospace, quantum, and defense. His message was simple but powerful: stay curious, keep learning, and never underestimate how a single conversation can completely change your career trajectory. If you've ever wondered how quantum computing moves from science fiction headlines into real-world business value, this episode offers a practical and honest perspective on how quantum-inspired software is already making a difference in aerospace and defense industries today. Useful Links Connect with Nathan Mason on LinkedIn Learn More about BQP Please check the partners of the Tech Tech Talks Network Learn more about the NordLayer Browser Visit Denodo.com

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