Apple has been in a league of its own when it comes to developing processors for phones and embedding its own AI-powered experience. But this year, Google has thrown its hat in the ring by debuting itsindigenous Tensor Chipto give the Pixel 6 a platform to showcase the company’s vision for smartphones. This massive push by tech giants into the chip game means that Qualcomm,once a leading player in the smartphone industry, will face more competition than ever....

I’m not really sure how to review Qualcomm and Asus’s ‘Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders.’ It is one of the most puzzling devices I’ve tested, not because there’s much wrong with the phone per se — you’d hope notfor $1,500— but because the marketing and design choices leading up to its creation are baffling. It is a phone that I mostly enjoyed using, but it left me with myriad questions about the reasoning behind the concept....

The need to transition to clean energy is apparent, urgent and inescapable. We must limit Earth’s rising temperature to within 1.5 C to avoid the worst effects of climate change — an especially daunting challenge in the face of the steadily increasing global demand for energy. Part of the answer is using energy more efficiently.More than 72 per cent of all energy produced worldwide is lost in the form of heat....

What would happen if an AI gained control of the US military’s nuclear stash and decided to preemptively win World War 3 before any perceived enemy nations could react? Fans of cinema from the 1980s may recognize that query as the plot to the classic science-fiction film “Wargames” starring a young Matthew Broderick. It was a great but terribly silly movie that paired nicely with popcorn and suspended disbelief. Nevertheless, the question it asked remains valid....

Quantum physics has the answer to making better holograms How holograms work Classical holography creates two-dimensional renderings of three-dimensional objects with a beam of laser light split into two paths. The path of one beam, known as the object beam, illuminates the holography’s subject, with the reflected light collected by a camera or special holographic film. The path of the second beam, known as the reference beam, is bounced from a mirror directly onto the collection surface without touching the subject....