Amazon Execs Question Microsoft’s Quantum Computing Breakthrough, Says It’s Necessary To ‘Push Back’ Against Satya Nadella’s Comments: Report – Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon.com Inc. AMZN executives have expressed skepticism over Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT recent quantum computing claims. What Happened: Last month, Microsoft introduced a quantum processor named Majorana 1, asserting it could revolutionize data storage and complex calculations, reported Business Insider. However, Simone Severini, Amazon’s head of quantum technologies, emailed CEO Andy Jassy, questioning the validity of Microsoft’s claims. Severini pointed out that the scientific…

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Brazil’s Postal Service Seeks Blockchain, AI Solutions for Operations

Brazil’s state-owned postal service, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos, has launched a pre-selection process for companies and specialists in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop solutions for its logistics and operational management. The tender, published in the country’s official journal Diário Oficial da União on Friday, seeks proposals that support the digital transformation…

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Google scrubs mentions of ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ from responsible AI team webpage

Google has quietly updated the webpage for its Responsible AI and Human Centered Technology (RAI-HCT) team, the team charged with conducting research into AI safety, fairness, and explainability, to scrub mentions of “diversity” and “equity.” A previous version of the page used language such as “marginalized communities,” “diverse,” “underrepresented groups,” and “equity” to describe the…

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‘Nanodot’ control could fine-tune light for sharper displays and quantum computing

Credit: ACS Photonics (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.4c01739 Newly achieved precise control over light emitted from incredibly tiny sources, a few nanometers in size, embedded in two-dimensional (2D) materials could lead to remarkably high-resolution monitors and advances in ultra-fast quantum computing, according to an international team led by researchers at Penn State and Université Paris-Saclay. In a…

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 Review

AMD looks to have hit it out of the park with the Radeon 9070 XT. Reviews have been universally positive, and reception from gamers has been even better. Now, AMD just needs to follow through with the next step: getting these GPUs into the hands of gamers at the expected MSRP. Hopefully, we’ll see this…

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