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Amazon executives are skeptical about Microsoft’s quantum computing breakthrough claims.One Amazon exec called it “next level (in BS and hype).” Recent quantum announcements by tech giants may be more hype than substance, other experts suggest.Microsoft claimed a major quantum computing breakthrough last month. Amazon executives aren’t buying it.On February 19,…
Microsoft cut nearly 2,000 employees deemed low performers this year.The cuts come as the company reevaluates its performance review process, people say.Microsoft had been notoriously tough in reviews, but took a softer stance under CEO Satya Nadella.In 2023, a Microsoft employee asked to take on a lighter workload when his…
Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, a quantum chip the company says is powered by a new state of matter.The new chip allows for more stable, scalable, and simplified quantum computing, the company says.The development is “just as revolutionary as the silicon transistor,” a quantum expert told BI.Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled Majorana…
