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Can every problem be solved? Turing's machine and the limits of computation

Alan Turing's simple thought experiment, a human in a box following a book of instructions, redefined what it means to think mechanically. This video traces how that insight set the boundaries of what ...
Nature

Major Turing computing award goes to quantum science for first time

Gilles Brassard and Charles Bennett have been awarded the A. M. Turing Award “for their essential role in establishing the foundations of quantum information science and transforming secure ...
Mashable

Valve has good news (and bad news) on Steam Machine and VR headset release

Valve updated its Steam Hardware FAQ to share some good news and bad news about the highly anticipated Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller. The new Steam products were ...
TechCrunch

The Wayback Machine debuts a new plug-in designed to fix the internet’s broken links problem

The Internet Archive is a nonprofit that — as you might expect — is devoted to archiving the internet and preserving digital context for future generations. This week, the platform announced a new ...
Ars Technica

Testing shows why the Steam Machine’s 8GB of graphics RAM could be a problem

But there’s one spec that has caused some concern among Ars staffers and others with their eyes on the Steam Machine: The GPU comes with just 8GB of dedicated graphics RAM, an amount that is steadily ...
Biometric Companies

Turing Institute sees surge in biometric spoof attacks on DPI, offers security advice

Countries around the world must protect their digital public infrastructure with a “Digital ID Safety Pack” to meet the minimum cybersecurity baseline, according to the latest report from The Alan ...
Engadget

For the Steam Machine to change PC gaming, Valve must solve Linux's anti-cheat problem

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...
Food & Wine

Here’s Exactly Why McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are Always Broken

It's more complicated than you think. Emily is an award-winning writer based in Durham, North Carolina. She has over a decade of experience covering food and drink for publications including Fortune, ...
Psychology Today

The Turing Trap

Source: ChatGPT modified by NostaLab. What seems like a lifetime ago, Alan Turing proposed the now-famous experiment that we all know. It was a conversation between a person and a machine, judged by ...
Scientific American

So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps

It’s a well-worn adage of the Internet age: people often aren’t what they seem to be online. But until recently, you could at least be assured that they were people. Now, though, “chatfishing,” a new ...
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Big Machines, Bigger Problems!

Heavy equipment creates unexpected issues on the concrete site, showing the skill and teamwork needed to keep the project on track. Who shot a Secret Service officer at the Trump press dinner? A ...