QuEra was founded in 2018 by top physicists from Harvard and MIT. QuEra QuEra Computing, a Boston-based quantum computing company, has raised $230 million in a round led by Google (GOOGL) and SoftBank (SFTBF)’s Vision Fund 2 to develop “fault-tolerant” quantum computers, designed to overcome the computational errors that have long hindered real-world quantum applications. … Read more
The Gulf of Mexico is now labeled the Gulf of America on Apple Maps in the U.S. Observer Screenshot/Apple The Gulf of Mexico will now appear as the Gulf of America for users of Apple (AAPL) Maps, Bing Maps and Google (GOOGL) Maps in the U.S., following an executive order from the Trump administration to … Read more
Sundar Pichai delivers a speech during the AI Action Summit in Paris, on Feb. 10, 2025. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images The rise of A.I. brings existential challenges, from job losses to misinformation and misuse. But for Google (GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, the greatest risk is letting fear block its potential. “The biggest risk could … Read more
Tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai attended Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images As U.S. companies continue to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, Big Tech players are scrubbing their annual company reports of commitments to workplace diversity. Recent filings from Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN) and … Read more