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Open Source Hardware Deserves as Much Press as Its Software Sibling If we all start talking about open source hardware (OSHW) just a little bit more, perhaps we can get it the attention it desperately deserves. Sure open source software is wonderful, but when coupled with OSHW, the boundaries of development truly cease to exist. |
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A First Look inside the Google/NASA Quantum Computer Lab Google has announced a partnership with NASA and the Universities Space Research Association to launch the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab. The organizations are to conduct collaborative research using a 512-qubit D-Wave Two quantum computer from D-Wave Systems. |
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