France halts use of stun grenades after boy’s hand blown off in student protests
IQN (NewsDesk): France has halted the use of stun grenades by police, a decision that comes just days after a 15 year old boy had his hand blown…
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Xanadu partners with GlobalFoundries to mass produce photonic quantum components
IQN (NewsDesk): Photonic quantum computing company Xanadu has announced a new partnership with semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries aimed at scaling the production of photonic quantum computing components using standard…
IonQ’s new qLDPC error correction approach boosts logical operations up to 74x
IQN (NewsDesk): IonQ researchers have achieved up to 74 times faster logical Clifford operations using a new approach to quantum low density parity check error correction, the company…
Plague fears grip Siberia after lab worker dies, dozens placed under quarantine
IQN (NewsDesk): Fears of a plague outbreak have gripped parts of Siberia after a laboratory worker died from an infection, prompting Russian authorities to place dozens of people…
Trump suggests Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego if it develops nuclear weapons
IQN (NewsDesk): President Trump suggested that Iran could potentially “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego if the country were to successfully develop nuclear weapons, according to ABC…
Seventh person arrested in suspected plot to attack US planes in Britain
IQN (NewsDesk): British authorities have arrested a seventh person in connection with a suspected plot to attack US planes, according to the Washington Post, marking a significant escalation…
Russia vows to intensify strikes on Ukraine following Zelensky interview
IQN (NewsDesk): Russia has vowed to intensify its strikes on Ukraine following a recent interview given by President Volodymyr Zelensky, signaling a further escalation in an already punishing…
Yemen’s armed forces say they are conducting strikes against Houthis in Sanaa
IQN (NewsDesk): Yemen’s armed forces say they are carrying out strikes against Houthi positions in the capital Sanaa, according to Reuters, marking a notable escalation in the ongoing…
Nearly 500,000 people protest in Madrid over Spain’s housing crisis
IQN (NewsDesk): Close to half a million people took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain’s deepening housing crisis, in one of the largest demonstrations…
Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters
IQN (NewsDesk): Ethiopian federal forces have retaken control of Mekelle’s Alula Aba Nega Airport from Tigrayan fighters, according to residents and reports from the Associated Press, marking a…
