Sunday, June 7, 2026

Dark horse

Atom Computing

 https://www.programming-helper.com/tech/quantum-computing-breakthrough-2026-ibm-google-qubit-race

Quantum computing has crossed from laboratory curiosity to commercial reality in 2026. IBM's 433-qubit Condor processor is now deployed in production environments, Google's 1000-qubit Willow system has demonstrated quantum advantage in optimization tasks, and Atom Computing's 1225-qubit neutral-atom machine represents the highest qubit count commercially available. 

Big Iron

 IBM Quantum has made significant strides in quantum computing, with its latest processors like the Condor and Heron featuring up to 1,121 and 133 qubits, respectively. These processors are designed to deliver fault-tolerant quantum computing capabilities, enabling the solution of complex problems that classical computers cannot handle. IBM's roadmap includes the development of systems with hundreds of logical qubits capable of running millions of quantum gates by the end of the decade, marking a significant milestone in quantum technology. 

https://www.ibm.com/quantum

Next level civilization for Cypherpunk 2027

Archeology confirms seven original civilizations . Sumeria. Indus valley. Shang China. Egypt. Aztec. Maya and Inca.  At Build 2026, the Microsoft company confirmed it has seven in-house models under active development. Two of the named projects, MAI-Transcribe-1 and MAI-Voice-1, suggest Microsoft is targeting specific high-value application layers rather than just building another general-purpose chatbot

https://cryptobriefing.com/microsoft-openai-autonomy-superintelligence/

And in related news . . .

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/majorana-2-microsoft-discovery-agentic-ai

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Marcus on the money

Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

Smells like corruption and socialism, the hallmarks of the Trump administration.

Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus

https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/ais-black-friday?

Chief Inspector Louis

 The outright lies and despicable propaganda tactics of Victor Lazlo are 

leading to the negation of utopia: from the very pinnacle of “power” itself!


https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41942

I shall have both him and his wife rendered alive at once Major Strasser!

Signs remain undeciphered

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harappa

By far the most exquisite and obscure artefacts unearthed to date are the small, square steatite (soapstone) seals engraved with human or animal motifs. A large number of seals have been found at such sites as Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. Many bear pictographic inscriptions generally thought to be a form of writing or script.[citation needed] Despite the efforts of philologists from all parts of the world and the use of modern cryptographic analysis the 

Friday, June 5, 2026

Products of alienated labor

 BE WATER - LIE FLAT - DROP DEAD with Marxist-communism

China called the Banqiao Dam strong enough for a 10,000-year flood. Then Super Typhoon Nina hit in 1975, the dam burst, and 62 more dams collapsed across Henan in a single night. Entire towns were swallowed, more than 10 million people were displaced, and the disaster was kept quiet for years. China later listed about 86,000 deaths, but senior engineers warned the real toll may have reached 230,000
 

Dark horse

Atom Computing  https://www.programming-helper.com/tech/quantum-computing-breakthrough-2026-ibm-google-qubit-race Quantum computing has cros...