Time crystals could unlock a radical new future for quantum computers

The path to quantum supremacy is complicated by a fairy tale challenge: how do you carry a cloud without changing its shape? The possible solution sounds almost as fantastic as the problem. You could make the cloud dance as it travels, to the beat of a unique material known as a time crystal. Krzysztof Giergiel … Read more

This mysterious black hole at the beginning of time weighs a billion suns

A black hole discovered in Cosmic Dawn is simply too big to easily explain. It is located at the center of a galaxy called J1120+0641 and has a mass of over a billion suns. There are larger black holes all around us today. The problem is the when of the existence of J1120+0641. Less than … Read more

‘Time cells’ in the brain may be more important than we ever realized

When it comes to how we experience, interact with, and navigate our world, timing is everything. And new research in mice suggests that a specific set of cells is fundamental to how we learn complex behaviors that rely on timing. The discovery by a team from the University of Utah in the US could eventually … Read more

Number of UK taxpayers on the highest tax rates will exceed 1 million for the first time

Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the British tax myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. The number of people in the UK paying the highest rate of income tax will exceed 1 million for the first time this year. This is because a long-term freeze of the thresholds and wage … Read more

This impossibly huge black hole wasn’t very hungry at the beginning of time

illustration of a quasar

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the “cosmic dawn” that appears impossibly massive. The confusion stems from the fact that this giant void doesn’t appear to have been feeding on much surrounding matter at the time – but to reach its immense size, you’d expect it … Read more

Concord First Hands-On: Lots of Balance to Go, and Not Much Time – IGN

Concord was originally teased last year with a simple video showing a ship through space. I think there was a hamburger involved. Anyway, after seeing that short teaser I was honestly expecting to see a story-driven FPS – this is a first-party Sony game, after all – but maybe it would be something like an … Read more

The EU’s restrictive Stablecoin rules will soon come into effect and publishers are running out of time

Tether, Circle and other major stablecoin issuers will soon be on the phone in the European Union. With the new rules coming into effect on June 30, they will not only need the proper authorization to operate in the 27-nation trading bloc, but will also have to deal with the strict limits on transaction numbers … Read more

Why it’s time to tie up your savings longer: SYLVIA MORRIS

A new trend is taking hold among savers, banking industry insiders tell me – and it’s one I approve of. Savers are finally holding on to their money longer to grab top rates before they disappear. Since fixed rate bonds and Isas came back into the spotlight a few years ago, the one-year version has … Read more

Now is the time to take the plunge and tie up your savings for longer, says SYLVIA MORRIS

Better rates: Savers are finally holding on to their money longer to grab top rates before they disappear

By Sylvia Morris Updated: 5:00 PM EDT, June 25, 2024 A new trend is taking hold among savers, banking industry insiders tell me – and it’s one I approve of. Savers are finally holding on to their money longer to grab top rates before they disappear. Since fixed rate bonds and Isas came back into … Read more

Xbox’s Forza Horizon 4 will disappear from digital stores after five years of support, but you still have time to buy it

Forza Horizon 4

What you need to know Developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, Forza Horizon 4 first launched in 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success. Like previous Forza games, Forza Horizon 4 is reaching end of life status, which means the game will be removed from digital stores and Xbox Game Pass … Read more