Next Big Future – Quantum

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Technology futurist Brian Wang’s blog covering disruptive tech, with regular analysis of quantum computing news and trends

China’s Energy Build Drives GDP Growth While Europe Has a Drag From Low, Costly Energy
NewsApr 6, 2026

China’s Energy Build Drives GDP Growth While Europe Has a Drag From Low, Costly Energy

Europe’s heavy regulatory and permitting hurdles are driving persistently high energy costs and slowing renewable deployment, while China’s fast‑track, state‑driven energy strategy is rapidly expanding capacity. In 2025 China added over 430 GW of wind and solar, pushing total power capacity...

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Housing Supply and Demand
NewsApr 6, 2026

Housing Supply and Demand

A new Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco study argues that housing demand, not supply constraints, explains most regional price and affordability differences. Average income growth correlates strongly with house‑price appreciation, while population growth drives housing‑unit construction. Metro areas that...

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Blue Origin Launches Planned for 2026
NewsApr 4, 2026

Blue Origin Launches Planned for 2026

Blue Origin has outlined a busy 2026 launch calendar featuring four New Glenn missions. The lineup includes the NG‑3 flight for AST SpaceMobile, an Amazon low‑Earth‑orbit satellite deployment, a NASA‑backed lunar Artemis mission, and a second AST SpaceMobile flight. Additional entries...

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Blue Origin New Glenn Targets April Launch of AST Space Mobile Satellite
NewsApr 4, 2026

Blue Origin New Glenn Targets April Launch of AST Space Mobile Satellite

AST SpaceMobile is set to launch its Block 2 “BlueBird” satellite on Blue Origin’s New Glenn NG‑3 mission between April 10‑14, 2026. The next‑generation satellite promises up to 120 Mbps peak data rates and 24/7 nationwide cellular broadband coverage across more than 5,600 cells. Block 2...

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Exodus Propulsion and the Exodus  Force Aka Electrostatic Pressure Force
NewsMar 31, 2026

Exodus Propulsion and the Exodus Force Aka Electrostatic Pressure Force

NASA electrostatics lead Dr. Charles Buhler reports a reproducible thrust that appears without propellant, generated solely by electricity in vacuum chambers. Over 2,000 experiments produced a persistent 5‑10 mN force that continues even after power is removed, and the team has...

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Tesla Will Soon Unleash Scaled Robotaxi
NewsMar 30, 2026

Tesla Will Soon Unleash Scaled Robotaxi

Tesla announced that it will begin production of its Cybercab robotaxi within weeks, expanding supervised robotaxi deployments and hiring additional drivers and testers. The company aims to scale the service to serve the 100 million U.S. commuters who drive alone and...

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Details of the NASA Moonbase Plans Include a Fifteen Ton Lunar Rover
NewsMar 30, 2026

Details of the NASA Moonbase Plans Include a Fifteen Ton Lunar Rover

NASA’s revised lunar architecture repurposes elements of the cancelled Lunar Gateway for the early phases of a permanent moonbase. The agency plans to launch two crewed lunar missions each year, supported by a 15‑ton rover being co‑developed with Japan that...

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Third ARC AGI Test
NewsMar 30, 2026

Third ARC AGI Test

ARC‑AGI‑3, launched in March 2026, introduces 135 handcrafted abstract environments that require agents to explore, infer goals and plan without any instructions or external knowledge. Human participants solve every puzzle with perfect accuracy, establishing a 100 % baseline, while leading frontier models...

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NASA Space Reactor 1 Freedom for Nuclear Powered Interplanetary to Mars in 2028
NewsMar 24, 2026

NASA Space Reactor 1 Freedom for Nuclear Powered Interplanetary to Mars in 2028

NASA plans to launch the Space Reactor‑1 Freedom by late 2028, marking the first nuclear‑electric propulsion spacecraft bound for Mars. The mission will demonstrate high‑power, efficient thrust for deep‑space travel where solar power is insufficient. Upon arrival, SR‑1 Freedom will...

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ROBOTAXI WAR – TESLA VS NVIDIA. ELON VS JENSEN
NewsMar 24, 2026

ROBOTAXI WAR – TESLA VS NVIDIA. ELON VS JENSEN

Nvidia reports 19 automotive partners working on robotaxi technology, though most currently only field driver‑assist systems. The partners lack sufficient robotaxi‑grade Lidar units and the billions of miles of driving data needed to train the new AI chips. Consequently, they...

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Tesla Model Y and 3 Triple Sales of BYD Top 2 EV Models in China
NewsMar 22, 2026

Tesla Model Y and 3 Triple Sales of BYD Top 2 EV Models in China

Tesla’s Model Y was the second‑best‑selling vehicle in China in February 2026, while the Model 3 placed fifth among electric cars. Only Geely’s $10,000 Xingyuan sold more units than the Model Y that month. BYD’s Yuan Plus, priced around $16,000, moved just over half the...

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Iran Shows They Have Long Range Missiles And US Proves Mach 10 Intercept Works
NewsMar 22, 2026

Iran Shows They Have Long Range Missiles And US Proves Mach 10 Intercept Works

Iran fired two intermediate‑range ballistic missiles at the U.S. base on Diego Garcia, over 4,100 km away, contradicting earlier claims of a 2,000 km limit. One missile failed in flight while the other was likely intercepted by a U.S. Standard Missile‑3 (SM‑3)....

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US Navy Experience – No Aircraft Carrier Sunk Since WW2
NewsMar 21, 2026

US Navy Experience – No Aircraft Carrier Sunk Since WW2

In 2005 the U.S. Navy conducted a SINKEX on the decommissioned supercarrier USS America to test survivability. The exercise showed the vessel could absorb dozens of 250‑500 kg bombs on the flight deck and multiple underwater explosions without sinking. Modern carriers...

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Andrej Karpathy on Code Agents, AutoResearch and the Self Improvement Loopy Era of AI
NewsMar 20, 2026

Andrej Karpathy on Code Agents, AutoResearch and the Self Improvement Loopy Era of AI

Andrej Karpathy unveiled autonomous AI loops that let coding agents design, run, and iterate experiments without human oversight. His AutoResearch system executed 700 experiments in two days, discovering 20 performance optimizations, while MicroGPT demonstrated a fully functional LLM built from...

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NASA Shifts From Boeing and SLS Towards SpaceX for Moon Missions
NewsMar 19, 2026

NASA Shifts From Boeing and SLS Towards SpaceX for Moon Missions

NASA has proposed a new Artemis architecture that moves translunar injection and lunar landing responsibilities from the SLS/Orion stack to SpaceX's Starship. Artemis III in 2027 will serve as a low‑risk LEO docking rehearsal that mirrors the new flow. Artemis...

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SpaceX Starship V3 Initiated a Ten Engine Static Fire
NewsMar 19, 2026

SpaceX Starship V3 Initiated a Ten Engine Static Fire

SpaceX completed the initial activation campaign for the Super Heavy V3 booster, loading cryogenic propellant and conducting a ten‑engine static fire on Starbase Pad 2. All ten Raptor 3 engines ignited, confirming the new engine design’s start‑up reliability. The test was cut...

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TESLA FSD 14.3 Testing Now Will Wide Release in a Few Weeks
NewsMar 19, 2026

TESLA FSD 14.3 Testing Now Will Wide Release in a Few Weeks

Tesla announced that its Full Self‑Driving software version 14.3 is currently in beta testing and will be released to the broader fleet in a matter of weeks. The update promises substantial upgrades to city‑street navigation, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and smoother...

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OpenAI Sam Altman Lies and Deceives Business Partners
NewsMar 18, 2026

OpenAI Sam Altman Lies and Deceives Business Partners

OpenAI faces mounting legal and governance challenges as Microsoft threatens to sue over alleged breaches of Azure exclusivity tied to a $50 billion Amazon investment, while Elon Musk pursues a $134 billion fraud lawsuit claiming Sam Altman misled early investors. The company...

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Blockchain Ecosystems Are Expanding Into Global Sports Industries
NewsMar 18, 2026

Blockchain Ecosystems Are Expanding Into Global Sports Industries

Blockchain platforms are rapidly entering the global sports sector, turning passive spectators into active participants. Leading clubs such as FC Barcelona are already issuing Chiliz tokens that let fans vote on decisions ranging from stadium art to match‑day music. Dedicated...

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Nvidia Plans to Make All Unstructured Data Structured
NewsMar 16, 2026

Nvidia Plans to Make All Unstructured Data Structured

Nvidia announced a plan to structure hundreds of zettabytes of unstructured data each year, turning it into the ground‑truth foundation for artificial intelligence. The initiative relies on confidential computing, ensuring that even the platform operator cannot view the raw data....

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Ford Has a Few Million Additional Recalls – Not Yet at Recall Death Spiral
NewsMar 15, 2026

Ford Has a Few Million Additional Recalls – Not Yet at Recall Death Spiral

Ford announced a recall of more than 2.34 million 2020‑2026 SUVs, including Escape, Explorer, Corsair, Aviator, Broncos and Edge, due to a rear‑view camera software glitch, infotainment module overheating, and misaligned wiper‑motor terminals. The NHTSA reports no injuries, but the visibility...

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X US Admiral Describes Two Week Plan for US Victory
NewsMar 14, 2026

X US Admiral Describes Two Week Plan for US Victory

U.S. Admiral Montgomery outlined a two‑to‑three‑week plan to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz by intensifying degradation strikes on Iranian island launch sites, radars and ports. The operation will deploy ten to fourteen Aegis destroyers with air and helicopter...

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US Destroys All Military Targets on Kharg Island Which Is Iran’s Oil Export Hub
NewsMar 14, 2026

US Destroys All Military Targets on Kharg Island Which Is Iran’s Oil Export Hub

The United States Central Command carried out a large‑scale airstrike that eliminated every military installation on Iran’s Kharg Island, the nation’s primary oil‑export hub. While the strike wiped out Iran’s defensive assets, the United States deliberately spared the island’s oil...

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SpaceX Space AI Ramp
NewsMar 12, 2026

SpaceX Space AI Ramp

SpaceX and Elon Musk’s xAI are preparing a massive orbital AI compute network, targeting a million solar‑powered satellites that act as Dyson‑swarm data centers. The plan hinges on a $50‑100 billion IPO slated for mid‑2026, which will fund new launch pads,...

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SpaceX Starbase Will Double in Size
NewsMar 10, 2026

SpaceX Starbase Will Double in Size

SpaceX is expanding its Boca Chica Starbase to double its current footprint, creating a massive integrated facility for Starship and Super Heavy production. The enlarged site will accommodate the assembly of hundreds, potentially thousands, of Starships and the manufacturing of...

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US Will Take and Keep Kharg Island Before War Is Over
NewsMar 10, 2026

US Will Take and Keep Kharg Island Before War Is Over

The article argues that the United States should seize Iran’s Kharg Island, a strategic oil export hub handling up to 7 million barrels per day, and convert it into a permanent naval, marine, and special‑operations base. By establishing a fortified presence,...

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BYD Has Fallen to One Third of China Sales Compared to 1 Year Ago
NewsMar 9, 2026

BYD Has Fallen to One Third of China Sales Compared to 1 Year Ago

Chinese EV maker BYD saw its February 2026 domestic sales tumble to roughly 90,000 units, a 65% year‑over‑year decline. In the same period, Geely sold about 206,000 cars, extending its lead over BYD to more than 76,000 units for the...

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