Quantum computers use the natural world to produce machines with staggeringly powerful processing potential. We could use quantum computers to simulate molecules to build new drugs and new materials, and to solve problems plaguing physicists for decades. Wall Street could use them to optimize portfolios, simulate economic forecasts and for complex risk analysis. Quantum computing […]
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Demonstrators shut down the corner of Randolph and Clark streets as part of a protest demanding government action on climate change in Chicago on October 7, 2019. Max Herman | NurPhoto | Getty Images DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – Scientists and climate activists from around the world have called on policymakers and business leaders to urgently take […]
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The seal of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) is seen outside of the headquarters building in Washington, DC on April 8, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become less optimistic about global growth, warning that the outlook remains sluggish and there are no clear signs of a turning […]
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A police sniper secures a roof next to the Congress Centre on the eve of the opening day of the World Economic Forum, on January 16, 2017 in Davos. FABRICE COFFRINI The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) is about to kick off in Davos and with heads of state and global business leaders gathering at […]
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President Donald Trump, and Chinas Vice Premier Liu He(L), the countrys top trade negotiator, shake hands after signing trade agreements between the US and China during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 15, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images There’s a 50% chance the […]
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