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Our quantum computer will get 100,000x faster by 2025, Honeywell says

If you’ve been paying attention to quantum computing, you’ll have seen familiar names — IBM, Google, Microsoft, Intel and Amazon — trying to bring about this revolution. Now a name from computing’s distant past wants a turn.  Honeywell, which once sold massive mainframes but withdrew from the business decades ago, said Tuesday that it expects to improve the performance of …

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Cortana reborn: Microsoft’s digital assistant becomes less about Alexa, more a productivity app

Here lies Cortana — or at least, who she used to be: An up-and-comer digital assistant whose potential was never fully realized. Last week, Microsoft said that in its upcoming Windows 10 release, it would remove some consumer-facing Cortana features like controlling music and smart home management, and shift it to more of a “personal productivity assistant” that helps you …

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