Quantum Alliances: How Your Enemy’s Enemy Can Become Your Greatest Ally
Exploring Social Balance Theory Through Statistical Physics
Humans, as social beings, navigate complex and ever-changing webs of connections. The study of these social networks and their dynamics has been a subject of interest across various scientific disciplines. One such theory, social balance theory, emerged in the 1940s and has recently found validation through the lens of statistical physics.
The core concept of social balance theory revolves around the idea of equilibrium. Individuals naturally seek to maintain balanced relationships within their social circles. In this framework, positive relationships are considered balanced, while negative or mixed relationships disrupt this equilibrium, necessitating specific rules to restore balance. The classical model of social balance theory is based on four fundamental rules, categorizing rel
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Quantum Alliances: How Your Enemy’s Enemy Can Become Your Greatest Ally
As its fate hangs in the balance, TikTok is surrounded by small competitors
The US forces TikTok to ‘sell itself’ if it doesn’t want to be banned. While Chinese applications are struggling with the regulatory environment, their competitors are also taking the opportunity to cause difficulties.
LTK, a shopping platform for content creators, has only 40 million users per month, compared to TikTok’s 1 billion users. According to the spokesperson, if TikTok brings in about 16 billion USD in annual revenue, LTK’s figure is several hundred million USD. In fact, not everyone knows LTK. However, after US President Joe Biden signed a bill forcing TikTok to sell itself, LTK and a series of other small social networks can take advantage of that to grow.
Currently, LTK is transforming day by day to become more like TikTok. The platform emphasizes video, allowing creators to post more in-depth content about the products they are selling, such as a clip about the difference between synthetic leather heels and real leather heels. Videos
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As its fate hangs in the balance, TikTok is surrounded by small competitors
In Japan, they tested a 6G data connection, managed 100 Gbps
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The internet connection is getting faster and faster, which is also needed due to the increasing data demands. Today we have a 5G connection available, which is theoretically capable of reaching around 10 Gbps (the speed is expected to increase to perhaps 20 Gbps), but in practice it is more like hundreds of Mbps. Of course, work is already underway on his successor, 6G data connection. We will have to wait for that some Friday (its start is expected around 2030), however, the first test devices equipped with it
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In Japan, they tested a 6G data connection, managed 100 Gbps
NASA’s Mars and Moon missions are falling apart. A double defeat against China is increasingly likely
It is not unusual for China to achieve milestones in space exploration that the United States does not yet have to its credit, such as successfully landing on the far side of the Moon or bringing samples from the youngest regions of the satellite to Earth. But what happens if China hits where it hurts?
The two most important exploration missions for NASA right now are to bring to Earth the rock samples that the Perseverance rover is collecting on Mars and return to the Moon after 50 years with the first woman. As the space agency’s budget problems and its partners’ delays put these two missions in jeopardy, China is more likely to achieve both before NASA.
Mars Sample Return
Overshadowed by the fame of its small companion Ingenuity, NASA’s Perseverance rover has done a brilliant job selecting samples of Martian rocks and depositing them in tubes on the surface of Mars so that NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) can bring them back to Earth in the future Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.
The news is that NASA has just halted MSR development in an attempt to contain its budget after a pair of expert committees concluded that the mission cannot be completed until 2040 with a budget of between $8 billion and $11 billion. , more than double what was expected.
What is MSR? The first mission to bring samples from another planet is, as expected, quite complex, and its design has been changing. It essentially consists of launching a European spacecraft, Earth Returner Orbiter (ERO), and an American spacecraft, Sample Retrieval Lander (SRL), to Mars to recover the tubes from the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars and bring them back to Earth for analysis. .
Until a few days ago, the plan was for ERO to launch in 2030 and remain orbiting the red planet waiting for the SLR. The SLR would launch in 2035 and descend to the surface of Mars to collect up to 30 sample tubes from the Perseverance rover. The samples would be delivered by Perseverance itself, if it were still operating by then, or they would be picked up by two
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Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed to May 17
The first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed until May 17 after engineers reported that a faulty valve on the rocket needed to be replaced for the high-risk mission, it said on Tuesday NASA.
The test has already faced years of delays and comes at a difficult time for Boeing, which is embroiled in a safety crisis in its commercial aviation segment.
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The first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed until May 17 after engineers reported that a faulty valve on the rocket needed to be replaced for the high-risk mission, it said on Tuesday NASA.
The test has already faced years of delays and comes at a difficult time for Boeing, which is embroiled in a safety crisis in its commercial aviation segment.
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were supposed to lift off from Cape Canaveral Base in Florida, were already in their seats preparing for liftoff when the cancellation occurred.
Crews on the ground heard the hum of a valve that regulates the pressure of liquid oxygen on the Atlas V rocket, intended to push the Starliner into orbit.
United Launch Alliance (ULA), the Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture responsible for the rocket, had initially said the launch would be delayed until at least May 10.
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Introducing the HUAWEI MatePad 11.5″ S: A Closer Look at the Latest Tablet Launch
HUAWEI launched a new tablet at its innovative product launch event last night with the MatePad 11.5″ S, updating many specifications. Also included is support for new accessories.
HUAWEI MatePad 11.5″ S is equipped with an 11.5″ IPS screen as the model name suggests, with high resolution 2.8K (2800 x 1840 pixels), it has an adjustable refresh rate from 30Hz to 144Hz with PaperMatte Display technology which helps reduce reflections very well.
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Introducing the HUAWEI MatePad 11.5″ S: A Closer Look at the Latest Tablet Launch
The debut of the Acer Chromebook Plus with an Intel Core processor
With a 14-inch Full HD display, the Acer Chromebook Plus 514 is high-performance, compact, and allows you to take advantage of all the advanced AI capabilities of ChromeOS.
James Lin, General Manager, Notebooks, Acer
The new Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-4H/T), represents the combination ideal design, 14-inch Full HD screen and cutting-edge technology. A mix designed to allow users to take full advantage of the stimulating features offered by the device. Today, Acer Chromebook Plus devices are able to offer more productivity, connectivity and autonomy, features that are increasingly requested by students, professionals and families.
Everything you need to do more
Equipped with an Intel Core i3-N305 processor and 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM, this device offers double the speed, memory and storage. It therefore guarantees reactive performance and multitasking efficient. And that’s whether you’re running built-in AI-powered apps – like Google Docs and Photos – watching your favorite shows in Full HD on a 1080p screen, or making videos with LumaFusion. Furthermore, the battery life of up to 11 hours guarantees fun throughout the day.
A high-performance screen
Chromebook’s 14-inch Full HD display boasts IPS technology, 300 nit brightness and wide viewing angles, ensuring a clear and crisp viewing experience for all types o
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The debut of the Acer Chromebook Plus with an Intel Core processor
Qualcomm announces the technologies that will carry the mobile phones of the future at MWC 2024
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Qualcomm has presented a series of new developments related to AI and Wi-Fi and 5G connectivity during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The American company has launched a artificial intelligence model library optimized for smartphones called AI Hub, as well as a new modem Snapdragon X80 that combines AI and 5G and a new platform named FastConnect 7900 that integrates Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ultra-wideband technology on a single chip.
AI Hub It is, without a doubt, one of Qualcomm’s most interesting developments in terms of AI. It is, we reiterate, a library that allows developers to access more than 75
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Introducing the Gigabyte Aorus 17X: Flagship Gaming Laptop with Big Smile Day Promotion
The manufacturer of PC and laptop components Gigabyte, through its official domestic distributor S-Rise, has released the flagship gaming laptop Aorus 17X, It was announced that the 16X promotion will take place.
The Gigabyte AORUS flagship gaming laptop has the highest level of integrity and quality. This is because Aorus has the knowledge and technology gathered over more than 30 years of the Gigabyte global brand.
Aorus 17X ZG and 16X (AKG-53KR, ASG-53KR, ASG-63KR) are participating in this Big Smile Day, and the representative model is Aorus 16X AKG-53KR equipped with Intel i7-14650HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX4060.
The Aorus 16-inch 16 Games and creative work are possible with faster processing speeds compared to other devices. In addition, GIGABYTE AI Nexus technology optim
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Introducing the Gigabyte Aorus 17X: Flagship Gaming Laptop with Big Smile Day Promotion
SpaceX reveals the design of a spacewalk suit
The spacewalk suit is based on the suit used by astronauts on the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Unlike the latter, the former is distinguished by a new design at the joints, providing the necessary degree of mobility in outer space, improved temperature management and an updated helmet with a sun shield, camera and head-up display, pr
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