US big quantum technology bet: Trump administration backs firms with $2 billion funding tied with equity stake

The Trump administration is awarding grants to a group of quantum computing companies, including IBM, in exchange for equity stakes in some of them, deepening Washington’s push to support sectors viewed as critical to domestic supply chains and technological competitiveness, Reuters reported.The move expands the administration’s strategy of taking ownership positions in companies considered strategically…

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Harvard makes it harder to earn A grade: A needed academic correction or new ground for student stress?

Harvard University has announced a major crackdown on grade inflation, making it harder for undergraduates to earn A grades from 2027. As reported by the Associated Press, the move has triggered a wider debate over academic rigor, student stress and whether elite universities are redefining what excellence truly means in modern higher education. At Harvard…

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Quote of the day by Kahlil Gibran: “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of…” |

Kahlil Gibran (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotations sound beautiful immediately, almost as if they belong inside poetry before they belong inside ordinary conversation. People read them once and pause, not necessarily because they fully understand the meaning at that moment, but because something about the words feels larger than the sentence itself. Kahlil Gibran often wrote…

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A farmer digging his field uncovered a huge church bell buried for 82 years: Why villagers hid it during World War II |

What began as a routine day of excavation in a Lithuanian field turned into an extraordinary rediscovery when farmer Laurynas Družas struck a large metal object buried beneath the soil near the town of Antašava in the Kupiškis district. As the earth was cleared away, a massive church bell slowly emerged, one that locals believed…

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