D-Wave’s Year of Computing Dangerously

After a year of outside investigation, questions remain about a controversial quantum computer

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D-Wave’s Year of Computing Dangerously
Soul of The Machine: What’s going on inside the D-Wave Two is still a matter of debate.
Photo: D-Wave Systems

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