The Download: China’s DeepSeek, and useful quantum computing

January 27, 2025
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions The AI community is abuzz over DeepSeek R1, a new open-source reasoning model.  The model was developed by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which…

Useful quantum computing is inevitable—and increasingly imminent

January 27, 2025
On January 8, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang jolted the stock market by saying that practical quantum computing is still 15 to 30 years away, at the same time suggesting those computers will need Nvidia GPUs in order to implement the necessary error correction.  However, history shows that brilliant people are not immune to making mistakes.…

These Are the Top Innovations Paving the Way for Clean Energy By 2030

January 25, 2025
The UN’s 2030 goals depends on maintaining the momentum of research, development and innovation in the field of clean energy. Here is how three industry leaders — Tesla, ICL Group and First Solar — are setting the standard in clean energy with their groundbreaking innovations and paving the way into the future.