Haakon Overli
Enter quantum

Every once in a while, a convergence of knowledge, progress and will occurs, and changes the course of human history. I wholly believe we are on the cusp of this with quantum computing. Ironically not a leap, these moments are typically an accelerating continuum, where things seemingly disparate suddenly come together. People around the world …
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