Willow, Shipmas, Gemini 2.0, Trump Permitting Reform, BAMs

Summary

  • This week Google revealed its latest quantum computing chip, Willow, which is a major leap forward for the industry and could prove to be a key milestone in the development of practical quantum computers.
  • Also this week, OpenAI announced a number of new products, Shipmas, with more expected in the coming days, while Google DeepMind released its most powerful AI model to date, Gemini 2.0.
  • Donald Trump announced plans to expedite federal permits for energy and infrastructure projects totaling over $1 billion.
  • Finally, researchers at Caltech developed bioresorbable acoustic microrobots, or BAMs, which can precisely deliver drugs within the body and have already shown promise in reducing bladder tumour sizes in mouse studies.

By Daniel McCormick

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