Watauga Democrat21d
Bat roost survey to be conducted on Beech Mountain as town plans for additional water infrastructure
BEECH MOUNTAIN — As the town of Beech Mountain plans for additional water system infrastructure, an ecosystem planning and restoration firm will conduct a bat roost survey. “As the Town of Beech ...
The Economist22d
OpenAI’s latest model will change the economics of software
When OpenAI announced a new generative artificial-intelligence (AI) model, called o3, a few days before Christmas, it aroused both excitement and scepticism. Excitement from those who expected its ...
Travel + Leisure22d
North Carolina Is Hiding One of the Nation's Coolest Ski Resorts — Here's How to Plan a Visit
The town of Beech Mountain may have fared better than neighboring communities in the wake of Hurricane Helene, but it didn’t come away totally unscathed. “Immediately after the storm ...
Interesting Engineering27d
MIT sets world record with 99.998% fidelity in quantum computing breakthrough
Researchers at MIT have developed two new control techniques that have enabled them to achieve a world-record single-qubit fidelity of 99.998 percent using a superconducting qubit called fluxonium.