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IonQ opens up Forte quantum computing platform for use on Amazon Braket Direct

GeekWire

Certain types of problems, ranging from network optimization to codebreaking , are thought to be more easily solvable using quantum processors. At the start of this year, IonQ announced that it would build quantum computers — probably including Forte Enterprise systems — at a research and manufacturing facility in Bothell, Wash.

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What is the best blockchain for smart contracts and why?

Dataconomy

They are digital agreements that run on a blockchain network and can facilitate, verify, or enforce the negotiation or performance of a contract. Public blockchains Public blockchains are open and decentralized networks that anyone can join and participate in.