Big chonker Scientists found a new way to improve the fragile, error-prone qubits that make up a quantum computing circuit, and it’s weird. Qubits tend to make mistakes and can quickly decay as they transmit information. So a team of MIT engineers built artificial superconducting “giant atoms” by coupling regular …

Image copyright Reuters According to new official figures, the German economy contracted at its fastest recorded rate amid the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Total production of goods and services decreased by 10.1% during the period from April to June. It was the biggest decline since Germany started producing quarterly …

LONDON / CHICAGO (Reuters) – It is a dog-eating dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. That’s the fear that global health agencies will plan a scheme to buy in bulk and distribute vaccines equitably around the world. They watch with dismay how some wealthier countries have decided to go …

NEW YORK – A Staten Island family described the last days of their dog, the first canine dog in the United States to test positive for COVID-19, in an exclusive interview with National Geographic. The Mahoneys say Buddy, their 6-year-old German Shepherd, started having trouble breathing in mid-April. At Easter, …

DETROIT: The best revenge is a game-winning home run. Detroit Tigers outfielder JaCoby Jones, still aching after being hit in the helmet by a Kansas City Royals reliever Tuesday night, led the race Wednesday night. Jones doubled up twice and hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to lead …