Valve plans new VR headset, Sony cuts PSVR 2 price, and Meta unveils new AR glasses

It is not the first time that this has been discussed, but it is the only time that it has been successful. A group of researchers in Universidad Northwestern has achieved an unprecedented feat: teleporting a quantum state of light over 30 kilometers through the use of a fiber optic cable. This is an event…

This company has a big competitive advantage giving it the necessary staying power to win. Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have powered massive returns for investors who bought into the biggest beneficiaries early. AI spending has propelled the entire stock market higher as investors expect it to unlock a ton of economic value. But…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 1947, the first transistor, the basic building block for a digital computer, was made using a semiconducting material thought to be ideal for the task: germanium. The idea of using silicon didn’t come up…

Sony is permanently reducing the price of the PSVR2 this March, so it begs the question: is the PSVR2 worth buying in 2025? Dropping the price of admission to £399.99 / £399.99 / €449.99 is one of the least surprising things to happen in a fairly surprising couple of years for the PSVR2. With very…

How do time and space relate to computation? We have a new answer Xuanyu Han/Getty Images An astonishing discovery about the relationship between the amount of memory a computation requires and how long it takes has wowed computer scientists – although it isn’t clear if there are any practical applications. “It kind of shakes my…

Microsoft today introduced Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that it expects will realize quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades. It leverages the world’s first topoconductor, a breakthrough type of material which can observe and control Majorana particles to produce more…