Largest all-electric flying machine begins sea trials

The seaglider hybrid vehicle begins sea trials in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Amory Ross / REGENT An all-electric “seaglider” that can transition between floating and flying has begun sea trials in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The tests are a prelude to the vehicle’s first crewed flights, scheduled for later this year, which would make it…

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Labubu-maker Pop Mart diversifies into jewellery with new concept store

By Reuters Published June 15, 2025 “Blind box” toymaker Pop Mart, which has seen frenzied sales worldwide for products related to its ugly-cute Labubu character, opened its first jewellery store in Shanghai on Friday. Labubu The jewellery concept store, called Popop, sells accessories adorned with Pop Mart’s top-selling characters, including Labubu, Molly and Skullpanda. While…

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Doubts cast over D-Wave’s claim of quantum computer supremacy

D-Wave’s Advantage2 quantum computer chip Kent Kallberg/D-Wave Quantum computing firm D-Wave says its devices can solve problems that would be virtually impossible for classical computers – but two separate research groups have now cast doubt on the claim. As reported by New Scientist last year, D-Wave published a pre-print claiming that its Advantage quantum computers…

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