NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A Next Step Towards a Quantum Computer * For quantum computers to outperform their classical counterparts, they need more quantum bits, or qubits. State-of-the-art quantum computers have around 1,000 qubits. Columbia physicists Sebastian Will and Nanfang Yu have their sights set much higher. "We are laying critical groundwork to enable quantum computers with more than 100,000 qubits," Will said. In a new paper published today in Nature, Will and Yu combine two power more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced that the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle filed written notifications regarding changes to its membership. The notifications serve to extend legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific conditions. This update includes the addition of the following parties to the venture: * Alveo Technologies, Inc., Alameda, California * Arcology, Inc., Culver City, California * Athari BioSciences, Sterling, Virg more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received a notification regarding the addition of 23 members to the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness (BIOMAP) Consortium. The filing was submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This action ensures the venture maintains legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages. The following organizations and individuals more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department Justice Antitrust Division received written notifications from Pistoia Alliance Inc. regarding changes to its membership roster. These disclosures were made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This filing allows the venture to limit potential antitrust recoveries to actual damages. The organization added several global entities to its research project. The added members and their locations are: * Revvity Signals Software: Waltham, Massachusetts * Campana & Sch more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, January 17, 2026 * REPORT: CAIR Helped Foil Plot Against President Trump (Video) CAIR: Thumbs down - Houston Chronicle Perhaps Gov. Greg Abbott should mouth an Allahu Akbar or two. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which the governor bizarrely deemed a terrorist organization, says it had been working with the FBI to prevent terror attacks, including an assassination attempt on Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE CONDEMNS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S BAN ON IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR 75 COUNTRIES * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: "Long before he retook office, we knew Donald Trump's war against immigrants would never be limited to his sadistic obsession with certain undocumented people. Secretary Rubio's recent announcement that immigrant visas for 75 countries, most of which are majority populated by p more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Tech Giants Take Down Sexualized AI Images, Protect Minors * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined seven Democratic colleagues in calling on America's largest tech and social media companies to address the rise of non-consensual, sexualized, AI-generated images being created and appearing on their platforms. In a letter to the companies, the senators expressed alarm over the spread of this content and asked f more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Kennedy Announce $1.6M To Improve Drinking Water Quality In Erie County * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,600,000 for the Erie County Water Authority (ECWA) to improve drinking water. This funding will specifically support the project to replace lead service lines and galvanized service lines throughout the ECWA's direct service area, helping to offset the more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Advises Vistra in Nuclear Power Agreement with Meta * NEW YORK - Jan. 16, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company Vistra in its recently announced 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Meta to provide over 2,600 megawatts of zero-carbon nuclear energy from three Vistra plants in the PJM region. The agree more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) urged Apple and Google to immed more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Rochester, Gillibrand Demands Trump Administration Reverse Decision To Rip Away Child Care Funding For New York * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stood with elected officials and advocates to demand that the Trump administration abandon efforts to freeze the grants that provide child care assistance to thousands of families in New York. "Investing in child care is investing in New York State's future," said Senator Gillibr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R46674) on Jan. 16, 2026, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke: Here are excerpts: * * * Lunar New Year: Fact Sheet Introduction The Lunar New Year is a holiday celebrated in many parts of Asia and in Asian communities around the world. It marks the beginning of the year using the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Typically, Lunar New Year is observed in late January or early February of the Gregorian calendar more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Retailers Help Mitigate Risk with Oracle's AI-Driven Supply Chain Collaboration * Oracle today unveiled Oracle Retail Supply Chain Collaboration. The new cloud solution enables retailers to more easily navigate an increasingly unpredictable and complex supplier landscape to enhance operational oversight, efficiency, vendor coordination, and compliance to help protect margin more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * South Sudan Needs Decisive African Union Action * The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council should use its January 19 ambassadorial-level meeting to address the urgent protection needs and escalating abuses in South Sudan. The meeting follows a visit by the AU High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on South Sudan, during which they assessed the 2018 peace agreement's implementation, which has been undermined by, amongst others, President Salva  more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 17 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Speech for UN-Association 80th anniversary of United Nations General Assembly meeting * Your Royal Highness, Secretary-General, Madam President, Excellencies, and our wonderful hosts at UNA UK. Secretary-General, Madam President, welcome to the United Kingdom. Welcome to London, to our wonderful city, and thank you for your powerful remarks. At the U.N. General Assembly in New York last September, the Deputy Prime Minist more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10715) on Jan. 16, 2026, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke: * * * Venezuela: Overview of U.S. Sanctions Policy Since 2005, the United States has imposed targeted sanctions on Venezuelan individuals and entities that have engaged in criminal, antidemocratic, or corrupt actions. U.S. sanctions have been imposed via both executive and congressional action. Under President Nicolas Maduro (2013-2026), the fi more PR