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Tuesday, May 21

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A look at the use of quantum computing to solve optimization problems, which are devilishly difficult because of the huge number of options they entail (Bob Henderson/Wall Street Journal)

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A look at the use of quantum computing to solve optimization problems, which are devilishly difficult because of the huge number of options they entail — Technological advances are letting companies and researchers explore practical uses…

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Quantum Computing Poses Critical Threats to Blockchain Security, Warns Expert

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Professor Massimiliano Sala, a professor of Mathematics at the University of Trento, warns that quantum computing poses significant threats to blockchain security. He highlights that quantum computers could solve problems foundational to…

Monday, May 20

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Is First Trust Cloud Computing ETF a Strong ETF Right Now?

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The First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (NASDAQ: SKYY) was launched on 05/27/2011, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology ETFs category of the market.

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Apple Vision Pro supports one Mac Virtual Display, this app lets you use two — here's how to create the ultimate spatial computing office with Splitscreen

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A third-party app lets you add a second Mac Virtual Display to visionOS, and it’s a game changer for productivity.

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Quantum Computing Gets Real: It Could Even Shorten Your Airport Connection

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Technological advances are letting companies and researchers explore new practical uses for quantum computers, such as optimizing airline gate assignments.

How Nvidia co-founder Curtis Priem is trying to make New York a quantum computing hub, including putting a quantum computer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Jimmy Vielkind/Wall Street Journal)

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How Nvidia co-founder Curtis Priem is trying to make New York a quantum computing hub, including putting a quantum computer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Curtis Priem is donating more than $75 million to help Rensselaer Polytechnic…

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Microsoft to offer AMD Instinct MI300X AI chips to its cloud computing customers

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Microsoft to offer AMD's new Instinct MI300X AI accelerators to its cloud computing customers, sold through Azure cloud service with NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Saturday, May 18

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CoreWeave, an AI cloud-computing startup backed by Nvidia, has raised $7.5 billion from investors.

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CoreWeave, an AI cloud-computing startup backed by Nvidia, has raised $7.5 billion from investors.

Friday, May 17

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Startup’s chip design aims to boost satellite computing power

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A Carnegie Mellon University spinoff, Efficient Computer, developed a chip architecture that promises reduced energy consumption

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Robert Dennard, IBM inventor whose chip changed computing, dies at 91

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Robert H. Dennard, an engineer who invented the silicon memory technology that plays an indispensable role in every smartphone, laptop and tablet computer, died April 23 in Sleepy Hollow, New York. He was 91.

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Is the Australian Government’s Quantum Computing Gamble Good for the Local IT Industry?

www.techrepublic.com

The Australian government has made significant bets on quantum computing. Now the IT industry needs to prepare for total transformation in the coming decade.

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AI Lexicon: Q is for qubits and quantum computing

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Do you know your AI from your ML? Or your facial recognition from your Ethical AI? Our AI Lexicon offers easy-to-understand definitions and examples of AI in everyday life. It really is what you need to know.

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Bizarre device uses 'blind quantum computing' to let you access quantum computers from home

www.livescience.com

Quantum computers historically required massive amounts of space, but a new system will allow home users to access quantum computers via the cloud.

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Microsoft is asking hundreds of employees in its China-based cloud-computing and AI operations to consider transferring outside the country, as it finds itself caught in the crosshairs of escalating U

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Microsoft is asking hundreds of employees in its China-based cloud-computing and AI operations to consider transferring outside the country, as it finds itself caught in the crosshairs of escalating U.S.-China tensions.

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University of Utah breaks ground on $194M computing and engineering building

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The University of Utah on Thursday broke ground on the $194 million, 252,000-square-foot John and Marcia Price Computing and Engineering Building.

Thursday, May 16

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Sigma Computing, which offers cloud data analytics tools, raised a $200M Series D at a $1.5B valuation, up 60% from 2021, bringing its total funding to $581M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

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Sigma Computing, which offers cloud data analytics tools, raised a $200M Series D at a $1.5B valuation, up 60% from 2021, bringing its total funding to $581M — In 2014, Jason Frantz and Rob Woollen co-founded Sigma Computing, a platform…

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Microsoft Asks Hundreds of China-Based Staff Working on Cloud Computing and AI to Relocate Amid US-China Tensions

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In response to escalating tensions between US and China over critical technology, Microsoft is reportedly asking hundreds of its China-based employees in cloud computing and artificial intelligence operations to consider transferring…

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