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Max Q: Only a matter of time
In this issue of Max Q: Intuitive Machines enters the public market; Silicon Valley goes to war; news from Transcelestial, Umbra and more.
Max Q: Only a matter of time by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
U.K. quantum computing startup Quantum Motion raises $50.5M
U.K. quantum computing company Quantum Motion has raised £42 million ($50.5 million) in an equity round of funding led by Bosch Ventures (RBVC), with participation from Porsche, the U.K. government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), and a host of additional investors. Quantum computing, for the uninitiated, builds on principles borrowed from quantum mechanics, with […]
U.K. quantum computing startup Quantum Motion raises $50.5M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: crime app concerns, and helpful AI
Tesla battles with union organizers, Zoox hits the road and Zeekr scores more capital
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Tesla battles with union organizers, Zoox hits the road and Zeekr scores more capital by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
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Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April
Japan is joining a growing list of countries exploring the possibility of adopting a digital currency, with country’s central bank, the Bank of Japan (BoJ), announcing that it would launch a pilot to test a “digital yen” in April. The move comes more than two years after the BoJ made its first step in the […]
Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch