Raise your hand if you live in a stable universe that’s rapidly expanding to support its own vastness. Not so fast Earthlings. We might have an end-game level crunch-time problem on our hands. Up front:Everyone’s heard of the Big Bang. And long-time Neural readers will certainly be familiar withthe Big Rip. But it’s long past time we talked about theBig Crunch. This hypothetical event would be our universe’s final act. It would essentially be the exact opposite of the Big Bang....

Google pulled off I/O, its developers conference, without a hitch yesterday. The Mountain View company retook the stage in grandiose fashion with a bevvy of announcements ranging from the much-ballyhooed new LaMDA AI system that haseerily human-like conversationsto the new Wear OS update that has my editor in chiefhyped about smart watches again. But, by far, the most interesting news we heard at I/O has to be the announcement that Google intends to build a new quantum AI center in Santa Barbara where the company says it will produce a “useful, error-corrected quantum computer” by 2029....

Google+hastaken offlike no other social network before it. While it’s still in ‘limited field trial’ mode, it’s already being seriously considered as a contender to take on Twitter and Facebook. Journalists already use both those networks to great effect. Could Google+ see similar usage? Some journalists have already started experimenting with Google+ as a way to share, discuss or source news. Here are a few examples: So, what makes Google+ an appealing journalistic tool?...

The WWDC 2011 Keynote, held yesterday, was jam packed with information. It covered three main topics but the one that held the biggest draw for most developers was iOS 5. The update was heavy with new features from revamped notifications to integral cloud support for syncing apps and content. Out of all of the announcements,iMessagesis the one that may have the largest effect on the future of the iPhone and iPod touch....

What are you doing for your country? For the Mexican entrepreneurJorge Madrigal, it’s an easy question. Indeed, Jorge is on a mission to foster the local startup ecosystem with a series of initiatives. He even has target numbers in mind as he wants his home country to create “250 interesting startups a year, instead of around 30.” Here’s how he plans to achieve his goal. The starting point: “a lack of investment opportunities” Jorge Madrigal‘s initial motivation came from his personal experience....