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Amazon Braket Direct program to help reserve quantum computers
The new program allows researchers to cut through waiting queues or wait times while providing the option to connect with experts to seek guidance on quantum workloads.
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Varjo’s XR-4 new mixed reality headsets — an enterprise alternative to Vision Pro?
Enterprise VR/AR hardware vendor Varjo has launched its latest mixed-reality headset, promising levels of realism that surpass consumer-focused devices — and at a price that puts the device in line with Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro. Varjo targets the highest of high-end virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) use cases, including training simulations for airplane pilots…
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Alibaba shutters quantum computing efforts
Alibaba is shutting down its quantum computing research laboratory as part of the company’s ongoing restructuring efforts. The closure of the lab will result in about 30 job losses but the equipment will be donated to Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, where the company is based, a company spokesperson reportedly told Bloomberg. According to reports from…
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Don’t let Apple’s Vision Pro come in by the back door
Apple hasn’t been shy about its view of the Vision Pro as an enterprise device with real-world business applications. (The company even highlighted business apps during the mixed-reality headset’s introduction at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference.) While there’s plenty to say about how the Vision Pro can (or can’t) fit into workers’ daily activities, it’s…
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Turmoil at OpenAI raises concerns about genAI’s future, rapid advance
The fallout over the firing of the co-founder of OpenAI continued this week, raising concerns that the uncertain future of the company could more broadly affect the future of generative AI (genAI) technology. Hundreds of OpenAI employees — nearly the company’s entire staff — signed a letter Monday threatening to quit and go work for…