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James Thorne
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Classical Computing in a Quantum World. Cat/rabbit/tortoise lover. Scout leader who enjoys hiking, caving, photography and cycling.
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Looking forward to #hiddenearth2025 #hiddenearth #caving #exploation #conference
September 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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STFC hiring Senior Network Engineer in Didcot, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 10:05:21 AM. Salary: Band E S2 £51,242 gross per annumLocation: Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UKContract Type:…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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A pair of quantum experimenters that share two entangled particles may be able to pass some of that entanglement to indefinitely many other pairs, like tapping into a near-infinite “entanglement bank”.
We may be able to share quantum entanglement nearly infinitely
A pair of quantum experimenters that share two entangled particles may be able to pass some of that entanglement to other pairs – and keep sharing it again and again
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August 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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I work in tech but this still makes me uneasy or maybe that's *because* I work in tech #ai #tech BBC News - OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services
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OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services
The US tech firm behind ChatGPT say it will work with the UK government to "deliver prosperity for all".
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July 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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It's a hard life, being a cat! #cat #sleepingcat #tuxedocat
July 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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We are delighted to announce that EPCC has been named the UK’s first National Supercomputing Centre. This significant step is a huge endorsement of the University and its future as a world-leader in supercomputing and AI: edin.ac/4eVtnyx
Image shows (left to right) Prof. Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal of the University of Edinburgh, with Feryal Clark, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Prof. Mark Parsons, Director of EPCC and Dean of Research Computing.
July 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM