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We just published a peer-reviewed milestone study in Nature, demonstrating a significant advancement in quantum computing systems using our commercial-grade annealing-based quantum computer with over 5,000 qubits. The study provides evident of quantum annealing's unrivaled performance. Check out our blog and video to learn more about this groundbreaking research!...

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D-Wave3 years ago

Don't have a Nature account? Get full-text access to the paper here:

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Krishna3 years ago

@elonmusk I believe you have a use case with your AI which fits your requirements

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NielsMayer3 years ago

Where's the link to the paper published in Nature?

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D-Wave3 years ago

Here is the link to the paper:

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Nicolas Prince3 years ago

I was drawn to uins

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3 years ago

Let's solve the short selling problem first

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Preuss Vira3 years ago

It seems like quantum computing is getting more advanced every day.

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Sasa3 years ago

hello, the stock market is going down, what the hell are you doing

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