Bezos, CIA invest $30M in quantum computing startup

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Jeff Bezos has put money into a robot factory worker, a 10,000 year clock and private car service. And he’s not done yet. Bezos Expeditions and In-Q-Tel, the venture arm of the CIA, announced Thursday a $30 million investment in D-Wave Systems, a Vancouver-based company that develops quantum-computing applications. D-Wave Systems integrates computer science and physics… Read More…

Baxter: Robotic worker aims to revolutionize factories, with funding from Jeff Bezos

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He has eyes, he has arms and he can accomplish simple tasks to help your business move faster. That’s the pitch for Baxter, a two-armed robot destined for the factory floor. Rethink Robotics, a company partly financed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has introduced its first product. The robot is named Baxter, and he’s not… Read More…