AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoQuantum Computing: Microsoft says its AI-designed Majorana 2 quantum chip could enable commercially useful quantum computers by 2029, aiming at faster work in medicine, chemistry, and cybersecurity. AI & Design Tools: Keysight expands its photonics design workflow by adding GlobalFoundries’ silicon photonics process tech to its ADS Photonic Designer, letting teams simulate from chip to optical link in one flow. Space & Astronomy: New research suggests supermassive black holes may be paired in close proximity, while other reports highlight magnetic fields around distant exoplanets and rare cosmic signals. Weather & Climate Risk: PAGASA warns habagat-driven rains across parts of Luzon, with a low-pressure system outside the country that could become a tropical cyclone, plus dangerous heat index levels in multiple provinces. Ecology & Health: A study finds deposit return machines pose no biological risk to public health, and scientists warn an invasive Asian swamp eel could be worse than Burmese pythons for Florida’s food chain. Education & Science: A Kingston student wins a top national science honour with a new universe-expansion theory, and IIT Tirupati launches an interdisciplinary data science dual degree. Tech Policy/Politics: California’s governor primary remains too close as officials continue counting mail ballots.
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