Stanford quantum computing breakthrough uses twisted light to work without extreme cooling

Quantum computers today are notoriously difficult and expensive to operate. Most require temperatures near absolute zero, about -459 degrees Fahrenheit, to maintain the fragile quantum states needed for computation and communication.

Ella Toone: Lionesses and Man Utd midfielder on grief, football and her wedding

Toone knew that hours after every match, she would always get a phone call from Nick.

He and her mum, Karen, would always come to watch Toone's matches, but Nick also recorded them on TV so he could have another look when he got home before calling his daughter for a "debrief on the whole game".

PR and SEO: How to Build More Authority Together (5 Steps)

PR and SEO used to be separate disciplines.

Now you can’t afford to keep them siloed.

Google and LLMs both rely on third-party signals — backlinks, brand mentions, expert commentary, and coverage in trusted publications — to decide which brands deserve visibility.

Surgeon General Advisory Wants Kids to Live ‘Beyond the Confines

The U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a warning yesterday about the harms of extended uses of screens on children, raising concerns about its impact on academic performance, physical health and mental well-being.

Will F1 go back to the future with V8 engines?

Formula 1 is in the midst of two parallel sets of engine discussions, both important for the future of the sport.

The more immediate one is to find a short and medium-term fix for some of the problems that have arisen with the new engines introduced this year.

Cocodona 250 ultramarathon: Rachel Entrekin smashes record fuelled by mashed potato and little sleep

The key to breaking a course record for a 250-mile ultramarathon?

Mashed potato, and 19 minutes' worth of sleep on the ground.

That is what fuelled Rachel Entrekin in her historic run at the Cocodona 250 in Arizona as the American won the overall race - men included - in a record-breaking time of 56 hours, nine minutes and 48 seconds.

How to Calculate Share of Voice (+ Why it Matters for SEO)

Your analytics dashboard tracks clicks, but it doesn’t convey the complete picture.

When a buyer reads an AI answer that mentions your competitor, or scrolls through a Reddit thread where your brand doesn’t appear, that’s lost visibility. And it won’t show up anywhere in your traffic data.

Sabastian Sawe: How Kenyan broke two-hour barrier to make history at London Marathon

Sabastian Sawe has always had a propensity to surprise.

Having never competed on the road, the Kenyan began the 2022 Seville half marathon as a pacemaker, proceeded to drop everybody within the first 10km, and carried on to claim victory in a course record time.

F1: What is it really like trying to reach Formula 1?

Isack Hadjar, Zak O'Sullivan and Paul AronImage source, Getty Images

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After his win in the 2024 F2 Monaco feature race, Zak O'Sullivan (centre) shared the podium with current Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar and Alpine reserve driver Paul Aron