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Microsoft braids anyons into topological cubits on new Majorana quantum chip

Network World

Microsoft announced a breakthrough in quantum computing today, unveiling a new kind of quantum processing unit, using a new type of material, to create what it says is a radically different type of qubit. Majorana-based topological qubits is an approach that Microsoft has been pursuing for 20 years.

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DARPA backs multiple quantum paths in benchmarking initiative

Network World

Programs like QBI provide that validation, he says. Were going to do whatever we can to show that these companies plans wont work, but were going to be honest brokers, says Joe Altepeter, QBI program manager at DARPA, in a video. There is one big quantum computing player thats missing from the list Microsoft.

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Microsoft hit with more litigation accusing it of predatory pricing

CIO Business Intelligence

A UK law firm on Tuesday filed what amounts to a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of using its market share to overcharge clients running Windows Server on AWS, Google, or Alibaba cloud offerings instead of on Microsoft Azure. Microsoft is one of the biggest companies in the world. Kimball asked.

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DARPA program aims to sift through quantum computing hype

Network World

According to DARPA, the QBI program will verify and validate approaches that enable revolutionary advances in design, engineering, testing, and evaluation in the domain of fault-tolerant quantum computing and explore computational workflows that include quantum compute steps.

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Building Product to Enhance Customer Support: The Key to Customer Retention in an E-commerce Business

Speaker: Bhavana Angadi, Senior Product Manager at Hopscotch (Demand & Growth) | Former Product Manager at Bigbasket

If you were to ask an E-commerce Product Manager what they would do to increase retention, they might suggest improving engagement by personalization/gamification, or by introducing loyalty programs. While these are both fantastic answers, they fail to acknowledge one important issue.

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How phishing attacks spoofing Microsoft are evading security detection

Tech Republic Security

The phishing emails use a Microsoft logo within an HTML table, which is not analyzed by security programs, says Inky.

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Microsoft Launches Early Access Program for Security Copilot

IT Toolbox

The post Microsoft Launches Early Access Program for Security Copilot appeared first on Spiceworks. Copilot will offer key features such as automated incident summaries and real-time tracking of malware.