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Google’s Quantum Hardware Leader Departs

By Kevin McLaughlin
· · Source: Wired

John Martinis, Google’s head of quantum computing hardware development, resigned earlier this month after six years at the company, reported Wired. While it’s not entirely clear what happened, a possible explanation is that quantum computing is a nascent field in which disagreements over how to proceed can stall the progress of development. Martinis, who is also a physics professor at UC...

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SPAC Managers to Watch
By Ross Matican · Sept. 29, 2020 6:02 AM PDT

SPAC mania may be nearing its peak. Everyone from Peter Thiel to Paul Ryan is backing special purpose acquisition companies, firms that are taken public as empty shells, destined to raise money for the purchase of a business at some point in the future. And why wouldn’t they? For the SPAC managers, it’s a great way to get rich. 

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