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Biggish Blue brings quantum to the Basques
127-qubit system
IBM and Fundación Ikerbasque have teamed up to install and manage a new Quantum computer system, including Qiskit Runtime Services, in the Basque Country.
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IBM runs an AI based supercomputer
Fortunately it is using it for "good"
IBM has unveiled its "AI supercomputer" composed of a bunch of virtual machines running within IBM Cloud."
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IBM does well
Still fires more workers
Biggish Blue announced that its operating profits and revenue met analysts' expectations, but the outfit said it would still fire 3,900 workers because that is what everyone is doing these days.
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IBM shifts AIX development to India
So much for keeping tech within US boundaries
While some companies are questioning if it is a good idea to have all their production and development in foreign parts, IBM is shipping its AIX jobs to its Indian office.
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Quantum computing enters startup company phase
Quantum cats no longer just for boffins
More cash is starting to flow into tquantum computing , turning academic research at MIT and Harvard labs into startups, according to the Boston Globe.
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IBM releases most powerful quantum computer yet
Three times the number of potentially dead or alive cats on board
IBM has launched its most powerful quantum computer to date.
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Japanese serious about 2nm processing
Spending $2.38 billion on research
Japan is spending $2.38 billion to build the joint research hub with the US on 2nm process technology.
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Forget the mark of the beast new tech just needs your paw print
So that is one conspiracy consigned to the dustbin
Amazon has announced an expansion of its palm-reading payments service, Amazon One, which will come to a range of new Whole Foods stores, and while it will not tell your fortune it does kill off a long standing conspiracy myth parading as Biblical prophecy .
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IBM packs in an age discrimination defence
You mean you want to see our executives’ emails?
Biggish Blue has mysteriously packed in an age discrimination case after it was ordered to produce internal emails in which its former CEO and former SVP of human resources discuss reducing the number of older workers.
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Big Tech not all that keen on AI products
The only way is Ethics
Search engine outfit Google is not rushing to turn its cloud into AI based decision making.