1. Google’s Quantum AI Lab In May, Google launched its collaborative computing project with NASA and D-Wave, which is aimed at pushing the limits of understanding in everything from medicine to space travel. Now we are getting a first look at the groundbreaking artificial intelligence program that has to operate at sub-zero temperatures. The gravity of the work at the lab really cannot be overstated: …
Leave it to Portland—land of microbrews, fine coffee and facial hair—to produce one of the world’s most expensive beers. Recently fetching $2,000 per bottle, Hair of the Dog Brewing Company’s Dave barleywine is aged for 19 years in oak barrels and glass bottles. The dark, strong brew clocks in at 29% alcohol by volume, making it more comparable to a spirit than a beer. The …
German tattoo artist Daniel Meyer, working under the name LEITBILD, designs woodblock- and print-like, graphic imagery. Focused on the darker side of mystical themes by invoking the occult and symbolic, each of Meyer’s black and white tattoos is stark and beautiful. There is a balance of bold lines and ornate detail work. With Meyer’s self-taught mastery, each tattoo really is a piece of art. LEITBILD …
