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Other interesting news for 9.25.26
News Sep 25, 2026

Other interesting news for 9.25.26

This post collects links to other interesting news that we have considered but not included in our regular news this week.
Giulio Prisco 3 min read
Stanford scientists observe quantum jumps in sound for the first time
News Sep 25, 2026

Stanford scientists observe quantum jumps in sound for the first time

Stanford researchers have recorded the first real-time quantum jumps of sound, watching single phonons abruptly vanish from one energy state to another. The breakthrough could open new paths for quantum computing, error correction, highly sensitive biological sensors, and next-generation sound-based devices.
Giulio Prisco 3 min read
Steal This Singularity Part Three: Prometheus Rioting The Game
Article Apr 22, 2025

Steal This Singularity Part Three: Prometheus Rioting The Game

Who owns the Singularity—tech oligarchs or DMT-fueled pranksters? R.U. Sirius and Hassan I Sirius say: game on. Control’s mainframe just got weird.

RU Sirius 9 min read
Three tech giants demonstrate optical die-to-die interconnect for AI scale-up
News Sep 25, 2026

Three tech giants demonstrate optical die-to-die interconnect for AI scale-up

Lumentum, Qualcomm, and Corning will showcase a high-density optical die-to-die interconnect designed to extend AI system bandwidth beyond electrical limits. The demonstration at ECOC 2026 features VCSEL-based optical engines and aims to support roughly 1 Tb/s/mm of bandwidth density with a path to 4 Tb/s/mm.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Wearable Monitors Bridge Critical Gaps in Nursing Shortage, Post-Surgery Care
Mindbytes Apr 17, 2026

Wearable Monitors Bridge Critical Gaps in Nursing Shortage, Post-Surgery Care

Global nurse shortage leaves hospital patients unmonitored 96% of the time. Wearable technology enables early intervention, slashing risks in post-surgery and home recovery.

Linsey Smith 1 min read
Steal This Singularity Part Four: Finite, Multi-Player, Zero-Sum Games of Perfect Information: How Exactly, Pray Tell, Are We Going to Steal This Singularity? (The Everett Interpretation)
Article Jul 19, 2025

Steal This Singularity Part Four: Finite, Multi-Player, Zero-Sum Games of Perfect Information: How Exactly, Pray Tell, Are We Going to Steal This Singularity? (The Everett Interpretation)

The game is real. The future is glitched. “Steal This Singularity 4” dares to fuse cyberpunk spectacle with countercultural code and leak into the real world while it’s at it.

RU Sirius 12 min read
Take the Notepad, Take the Pencil, and Take the Keyboard, Just Don’t Touch My Coffee: The Future of Writing and Creative Contents in the Age of AIs
Community May 29, 2023

Take the Notepad, Take the Pencil, and Take the Keyboard, Just Don’t Touch My Coffee: The Future of Writing and Creative Contents in the Age of AIs

Hruy Tsegaye examines the Age of AI: Writers, Chatbots, and the Future of Creativity. Controversies, pros and cons, and the necessity to adapt in an AI-dominated world.

Hruy Tsegaye 7 min read
Risk and Precarity Part 2: The Age of Web3
Article Jun 23, 2023

Risk and Precarity Part 2: The Age of Web3

Web3 enthusiasts claim that the blockchain will lead us to an age of decentralized power in finance and culture. The edgerunners and edgelords enthusing about decentralization are not the people feeling the harms of its disruption.

RU Sirius 9 min read
Autonomous Zones and the Weird Rise of Authoritarian Anarchism
Article Feb 26, 2026

Autonomous Zones and the Weird Rise of Authoritarian Anarchism

From Hakim Bey’s Temporary Autonomous Zones to today’s crypto-libertarian strongmen, decentralisation has morphed into a volatile mix of deregulation, police power and anti-democratic ambition.

RU Sirius 6 min read