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NFTs: Challenges and opportunities
Research Brief | January 25, 2022
NFTs: Challenges and opportunities The past year has been all about nonfungible tokens or NFTs. Everything that was NFT‑able was made into an NFT — Ralph lauren’s digital apparel for avatars, NBA’s top shot, Coca Cola’s friendship‑inspired NFTs — the list goes on and on. Even venture capitalists... Not part of subscription
Germany establishes Europe's first quantum annealer with more than 5,000 qubits
News Commentary | February 11, 2022
Launched by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) in collaboration with D‑Wave Systems, the quantum annealer — a specific type of quantum computer — boasts more than 5,000 qubits and is the first of its kind in Europe. The computer is large enough to tackle some complex real‑world optimization ... Not part of subscription
Companies move business out of Russia, showing responsiveness to social pressure
Research Brief | March 09, 2022
On Monday, chemicals giant Solvay announced that it would suspend operations and investment in Russia, along with making a EUR 1 million donation to relief efforts for Ukraine. The move was hardly unique and indeed was only the latest in a long line of companies — in energy, high tech and media, and... Not part of subscription
by Vladimir Roznyatovskiy and Michael Holman
Facing declining growth for core products, as well as a stream of scandals and bad press, Mark Zuckerberg is prepared to bet the farm on his vision for the metaverse, aiming to build a next-generation platform before others can disrupt his current one. Consumer AR glasses are far from mature and VR has gained limited traction, but the firm has already commited to spending tens of billions on these and other metaverse technologies. Despite its evident advantages – starting with the cash flows that can fuel such massive investment – Facebook's marred reputation around privacy and social impact may also make it uniquely poorly suited to entice consumers to entrust it with ever-deeper engagement in high-potential virtual economies.
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