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Google: Quantum Computing Left: Artist's rendition of the Sycamore processor mounted in the cryostat. (Full Res Version; Forest Stearns, Google AI Quantum Artist in Residence) Right: Photograph of the Sycamore processor. (Full Res Version; Erik Lucero, Research Scientist and Lead Production Quantum Hardware) Image from Google AI Blog. Process of Quantum Computing. Image from Google AI Blog. Source: Techradar.com IBM: Response To Google's Claim Image from Regmedia.co.uk Source: Forbes.com If this is true, we will see quantum pc sooner than we thought and this means the end of Moore's Law is coming to an end faster than predicted. IBM claims Google is making things up, but we will never know until this is completed and shown to public. It's good to speculate how fast quantum computing can be compared to classical computing.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/05/quantum-computer-with-5-atoms/ Well, this is cool. Only problem is it can only find the factors of 15, but more atoms = bigger numbers. We can only imagine what this would mean for security, though. On another note, we could in the (far) future have quantum Gpus that have a huge amount of cores that could have a huge amount of computing power

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Soundcloud Link: https://soundcloud.com/thewanshow/the-wan-show-iphone-battery-case-fail-and-troll-insurance-dec-11-2015a Main News Topics Donald Trump Wants To “Close Up” The InternetSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/501817-donald-trump-wants-to OP: 13CA350 Source 2: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/12/trump-wants-bill-gates-to-help-close Source 3: http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/7/9869308/donald-trump-close-up- Video of Speech US should consider “closing up” the internet to curb radical extremism believes that as president, he could call up BIll Gates to help him “close up the internet in some way” believes this would be a great way to fight terrorism, ISIS recruiting kids off the internet (Luke) Series of tubes European Commission Officially Presents Plan to Address Netflix Like Geo-BlockingSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502068-european-commission-o OP: Centurius Source 2: https://torrentfreak.com/eu-proposal-bans-netflix-style-geo-blocking-and new proposal requires online services to allow users to access accounts all across Europe first step in EU’s broader copyright reform Netflix has called for an end to all geo-blocking and says they're happy to provide content to viewers wherever they are good first step, but doesn’t solve everything copyright holders may have to rewrite some rules if approved people who use a VPN to access a broader library of films and video in another EU country, which will no longer be possible under the new rules people who are in countries where netflix and services aren’t available, still won’t have access Google’s “D-Wave 2X Quantum Computer” 100 Million Times Faster Than Regular Computer ChipSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502337-googles-d-wave-2x-quan OP: RagnarokDel Source 2: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/114614/20151209/googles-d-wave-2x-quan machine acquired by Google and NASA in 2013 can decipher complex problems that classical computers can’t handle President for Engineering John Giannandrea: “future may lie ahead of us in non-conventional computing” 10,000 years of computing reduced to seconds faster because D-Wave 2X runs on quantum bits or qubits instead of 0’s and 1’s 1097 qubits Qubits, each 0 and 1 can be performed simultaneously, yielding faster results the problem that the D-Wave 2X solved had about 1,000 variables systems with quantum effects help solve more complex problems - this machine is specifically really good at “optimization problems” finding the best possible of many solutions. working on making the input into the machine easier (Luke) SUPER SICK, pretty bad comparisons Insurer now offering “Troll Insurance” for victims of online harassmentSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/503058-insurer-now-offering-%E2% OP: Samfisher Source 2: http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/12/chubb-offers-uks-first-troll-insurance-policy/ claims of up to $75,000 for counseling, relocation due to online abuse, or missed work Chubb, offering to clients in the UK Cyberbullying defined: “three or more acts by the same person or group to harass, threaten or intimidate a customer” Chubb included this as a result of a survey or target audience and brokers they see it to help clients get back to where they were before incidents occur The policy money can be used to pay a reputation management team that would restore the person's public image, or even to hire a forensic specialist to trace the origins of the trolling (Luke) I’m assuming this is for like ultra aggressive cases and not ‘im gonna bang ye mum m8’ National Crime Agency lists Cybercrime “Warning Signs” for parentsSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502771-national-crime-age OP: SometimesStuff Source 2: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/765-campaign-targets-uk-s-youngest-cy #CyberChoices Video National Crime Agency in the UK launched a campaign wants to discourage young people from being involved in cyber crime seeks to help parents/caters to spot problem signs, educate 12-15 year old boys over the last year, average age of cyber crime criminals featured in cases was 17 years old average was 24 the year prior - Have to wonder if this has as much to do with monitoring policy changes as anything? Many commenters obviously not parents, and 3rd party blogs taking the message completely out of context - this one is particularly eggregious - It criticizes a list of behaviors as though the NCA is saying everyone who exhibits them is a hacker, and goes on to say that “talk to your kids” is the answer, except that’s exactly what the NCA article says. If my son spends a bunch of his time learning lockpicking and staying out late that doesn’t make him a burglar, but it’s still worth having the “hey what’re you up to junior” conversation. That’s all the NCA is saying and they're trying to put it in terms normal people can understand. Intel, Scythe and CRYORIG made official statements over Skylake’s #bendgate/Damaged PCB’sSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/501560-intel-scythe-and-cryorig OP: zMeul Source 2: https://www.techpowerup.com/218193/cryorig-posts-official-statement-r Bent Skylake CPU PCB’s being damaged by abnormal heatsink mounting pressure Intel states that they are using the same LGA 1151 sockets from previous gens They can’t comment on 3rd party cooler designs, defers to manufacturers CRYORIG states no heatsinks of theirs have displayed this problem They think it's caused by: high mounting pressure, increased force created by weight of heatsink and movement of PC chassis media has found the problem in pre-built PC’s Apple announces iPhone 6 and 6S battery pack coverSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/501380-apple-announces-iphone- OP: GoodBytes Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9870464/apple-iphone-smart-battery-case Source 3: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MGQM2LL/A/iphone-6s-smart- Source 4: http://www.wired.com/2015/12/review-iphone-battery-case/ Unbox Therapy’s Video Marques’s Video case costs $99 Apple says it will extend battery life up to 18 hours on LTE networks 20 hours of video playback, up to 25 hours of talk time product slips onto the iPhone like a regular case case charged via lightning port automatically starts charging, no option to turn the case off nicknamed “The Hump” by some displays “intelligent battery status” on phone's lock screen and notification center no word on a battery pack cover for iPhone 6 Plus, 6S Plus and older iPhones Lew (UTherapy) thinks it looks terrible, says to get a battery backup instead Marques says the price is high, compared it to Mophie 2750mAh battery and others for the same price Wired couldn’t get one full charge off of the battery case Patents could be the reason the case was designed in this manner?? - 9 to 5 Mac Rapid Fire Apple allegedly building a custom GPU architecture (Rumor? Not Really?)Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502916-apple-allegedly-buildin OP: asim1999 Source 2: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-is-allegedly-building-a-custom-mobile- Source 3: http://www.fudzilla.com/news/graphics/39417-apple-building-a-gpu according to a report from “Fudzilla” investigating custom mobile GPU architectures report mentions that we probably won’t see something for a few years OpenAI AnnouncedSource 1: https://openai.com/blog/introducing-openai/ non-profit artificial intelligence research company goal to advance digital intelligence in a way that benefits humanity unconstrained by a need to generate financial return, can focus on goal has been funded for $1 billion so far expecting to spend a tiny fraction of that over the next few years Director is Ilya Sutskever, research scientist at Google Elon Musk and Sam Altman [president of Y Capital, angel investing firm that backed Dropbox, Airbnb, Reddit, and many more, chairman of the board for 2 nuclear energy companies] are co-chairs of the organization (Luke) I called this was elon before i read that part. Liking the wrong picture on Facebook can get you 32 years of prison in ThailandSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502978-liking-the-wrong OP: AluminumTech Source 2: http://qz.com/570804/liking-the-wrong-picture-on-facebook-can-get-you-32-years-o insulting royal family can net 15 years in prison in Thailand August, 48 year old man sentenced to 30 years in prison Facebook activity deemed insulting to the monarchy factory worker charged with “cyber crime, sedition and defaming Thailand’s 88 year old king” Speedtest.net launches HTML5 speed testSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502585-speedtestnet-launches-h OP: Rohith_Kumar_Sp Source 2: http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/12/08/speedtest-net-now-allows-users-to-check- site has used Adobe Flash to accomplish tests now possible to access a HTML5 version AMD Discusses 2016 Radeon Visual Tech RoadmapSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/501457-amd-discusses-2016-rad OP: Albert Song Source 2: http://www.anandtech.com/show/9836/amd-unveils-2016-vistech-roadmap DisplayPort 1.3 & HDMI 2.0a: Support coming in 2016 DisplayPort 1.3 will offer 50% more bandwidth than predecessor Supported Resolutions, 5120x2880 (RGB/4:4:4, 60Hz) or 7680x4320 (4:2:0, 60Hz) Low Framerate Compensation Oukitel K10000 with it’s massive 10000 mAh batterySource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502879-oukitel-k10000-with-its-massi OP: kameshss Source 2: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/meet-the-android-phone-with-a-humungous- $239.99 USD or $199.99 USD supports reverse charging available for pre-order Samsung plans to get into the self-driving car industrySource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502278-samsung-plans-to-get-int OP: CaptainGazzz Source 2: http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-entering-self-driving-car-industry-660903/ released plans to create a team that will develop car parts for other companies automotive division will be separate from Samsung’s other business units will focus on producing components to be used in self-driving cars Nintendo touchscreen controller patentSource 1: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/12/nintendo-touchscreen-controller-pate Intel to launch Broadwell-E processor Lineup at Computex 2016 in June [rumor]Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/502096-intel-to-launch-broadwell-e OP: Mr_Troll Source 2: http://wccftech.com/intel-broadwell-e-hedt-computex-2016/ SKUs revealed by Benchlife.info flagship model 6950X will feature up to 10 cores/20 threads expanded from 3 tier lineup to 4 tiers Broadwell-E lineup will consist of Core i7, 6950X, 6900K, 6850K and 6800K X99 “Wellsburg” MOBO will support this lineup with up to 40 PCIe lanes Spotify reportedly considering making some music available only to paid usersSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/501759-75-of-people-will-hate- OP: AluminumTech Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9873118/spotify-keep-music-off-free-tier service will test “windows” that withhold certain albums from users who don’t pay roughly 80 million users, 20 million who pay, 60 million who don’t Wall Street Journal reporting that Spotify will test this new approach Spotify did comment: "We are 100 percent committed to our model because we believe that a free, ad-supported tier combined with a more robust premium tier is the best way to deliver music to fans, create value for artists and songwriters, and grow the industry. In that context, we explored a wide range of promotional options for the new Coldplay album and ultimately decided, together with management, that Coldplay and its fans would best be served with the full album on both free and premium this Friday." Mozilla kills the Firefox PhoneSource 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/501761-mozilla-kills-the-firefox-p OP: AluminumTech Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9872802/mozilla-has-killed-the-firefox-phone Dec 8th, Mozilla revealed that it won’t develop or sell Firefox OS smartphones/devices originally announced at a developer event, confirmed by TechCrunch Mozilla noted to TechCrunch it wasn’t able to offer the best user experience possible plans to use Firefox OS tech to fuel other devices, outside of smartphones