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European startup IQM aims to build a powerful quantum computer to rival the likes of Google and IBM.IQMFinland-based quantum computing startup IQM on Monday announced plans to become one of Europe’s first publicly traded companies in the field.IQM has merged with a special acquisition purpose company (SPAC). Real Estate Acquisition Co., Ltd. As part of the listing in New York. The deal, which values IQM’s initial stock at $1.8 billion, is pending shareholder approval and other regulatory conditions, the company said in a statement Monday.The company aims to complete the transaction around June of this year and go public shortly…
Claressa Shields successfully defended her undisputed heavyweight championship with a lopsided unanimous decision over Franchon Crews vs. Dezurun on Sunday night in Detroit.Fighting in front of his home crowd, Shields improved to 18-0 with identical scores of 100-90 on all three cards, while super middleweight titleholder Cruz Dezurun fell to 10-3. “I had to take my time tonight,” Shields said after the game. “That was one of the toughest matches I’ve had in my professional career. She’s been hitting hard lately.” The bout was a rematch of their professional debut on November 19, 2016, which Shields also won by unanimous…
Welcome to The Debrief, a Sky Sports column in which Adam Bate uses a blend of data and opinion to reflect on some of the key stories from the latest Premier League matches. This week: Szoboszlai showing what Liverpool lackPereira is changing Forest’s approachHaaland’s record touches in new roleHurzeler turns to experience at BrightonSzoboszlai steps up again – and shows what Liverpool lack Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool Liverpool supporters were urging Dominik Szoboszlai to fling the ball into the box. They were anxious.…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 20, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesMarkets have generally taken President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs well, with investors betting the measures may not have a lasting impact on trade.The MSCI World Index, which measures global stock performance, was flat. Safe assets remain strong and yields are 10 years US Treasury Although we lost just over 1 basis point, gold It rose by about 0.8%. The dollar index fell by about 0.3%.”The market didn’t really react to this…
Directed by Ryan Coogler and nominated for a record-breaking 16 Oscars, Sinners follows Sammy, the son of a preacher, as he experiences a vampire invasion of his life as a successful modern American musician, guided by his transcendent voice and dobro guitar. The film begins with a voiceover mentioning “griots.” Griots are centuries-old West African storytellers who convey oral history through the medium of poetry and song. In Tennessee, rumbling in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, modern griots are emerging. Born in war-torn Liberia and raised in the United States, singer-songwriter Mon Lovia, real name Janjay Law, seeks to…
Sky Sports News’ Geraint Hughes assesses the good, the troubling and the weird from the latest edition of the Winter Olympics…GB report cardTeam GB won five medals in the match against Milan-Cortina, a record haul that equals the five medals won at the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang Games. However, there is one very big difference in Team GB and that is the gold column. They leave with three Olympic champions, something that has never happened before and probably beyond any hopes or expectations. In Olympic terms, a gold medal trumps anything else. As far as the medal table is…
Hyperscalers are significantly increasing capital spending on AI and are increasingly using credit markets to finance it. But investors say the changes challenge the so-called “fortress balance sheet” status of the mega-tech giants and tear apart what they call the “tacit contract” that has kept speculative AI spending largely insulated from bond markets.rear Amazon, Meta and the owner of google alphabet While the companies revealed large increases in their full-year capital spending plans during the fiscal year, UBS data shows that AI hyperscalers’ total capital spending could exceed $770 billion in 2026, about 23% higher than previously expected.UBS credit strategists…
Manager Igor Tudor has called on relegation-threatened Tottenham to get rid of their “bad habits” and get “serious” after suffering a 4-1 home defeat to Arsenal in his first game as manager.Spurs’ latest blowout in north London leaves them four points above the bottom three, and they remain the only Premier League team without a win in 2026, leaving them in further trouble. Tudor, who parachuted in to save the Spurs’ season, is confident the Spurs will survive, but he told some truths about the team he inherited from Thomas Frank. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the National Governors Association Dinner and Reception held in the East Room of the White House on February 21, 2026 in Washington, DC, USA.Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.However, White House leaders did not accept this decision quietly. Hours later, President Trump announced on Truth Social that he would use Section 122 of the new law to impose 10% tariffs worldwide, and the next day he increased the…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday called concerns about data center water usage “bogus” and defended the resource demands of artificial intelligence, comparing the energy used by AI systems to that of humans.Speaking to The Indian Express on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit, Altman was asked to address common criticisms of AI, such as energy and water consumption. The CEO responded that claims circulating online that ChatGPT uses a gallon of water per query are “completely false and completely insane” and have “nothing to do with reality.” Data centers have traditionally relied on large amounts of water…