Technology

HSBC on Thursday announced it has successfully used quantum computing in a trial to optimize bond trading, making it the first in the world to prove the value of the powerful emerging technology in the financial services industry. Working with IBM, the bank used a combination of classical computing and the tech giant’s Heron quantum…

For the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry’s alignment with President Trump. Katie Drummond, the magazine’s global editorial director, explains what this shift means for Silicon Valley and for readers.

The Secret Service has disrupted a sprawling telecommunications network in the New York Tri-State Area that investigators say posed a serious potential disruption to New York’s telecom systems and a possible threat to the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week. In the largest seizure of its kind, the U.S. Secret Service announced Tuesday that…

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals in…

Amazon faces a court hearing in Seattle this week to face allegations by federal regulators that the e-commerce giant duped customers into signing up for its Prime membership while also making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. The case, announced by the Federal Trade Commission in 2023, centers on claims that Amazon engaged in…

Emeline Lakrout, a busy New Yorker with a knack for running, rock climbing and swimming, doesn’t let being legally blind stop her from living an active lifestyle.  Despite being declared blind at 8 years old, Lakrout has taken on challenges, such as running the New York City Marathon and joining the U.S. National Paraclimbing Team….

Visually-impaired people are finding new independence with AI glasses. “CBS Saturday Morning” meets Emeline Lakrout, an active, visually-impaired New Yorker who has found new ways to use AI glasses to her advantage.

Plano, Texas — In many ways, Tejasvi Manoj of Plano, Texas, is an average 17-year-old. “You’ve got to balance, like, all of your classes, and then you have college applications as well,” Manoj told CBS News.  But she’s spending much of her senior year of high school with a different type of senior, visiting older…

A deal in the works between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok could include a licensing agreement for the closely guarded secret of the social media company’s algorithm, to which access has proved a major sticking point in negotiations between the countries.  The Chinese government once vowed to block the sale of…

Flickr/Ed Uthman Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched the very first Apple computer in April of 1976. 1977 – Apple II Flickr/Marcin Wichary From a wooden computer box to a glass smartphone, Apple has pushed the boundaries of technology. 1978 – Disk II All About Apple Museum From a wooden computer box to a glass…