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While its worth stressing that the 20-qubit machine is nowhere near powerful enough for most commercial applications, IBM sees this as the first step towards tackling problems that are too complex for classical systems.2.Apples trillion-dollar market cap was always a false idolNothing grows forever, not even Apple.
Back in August we splashed headlines across the globe glorifying Apples brief stint as the worlds first $1 trillion company, but in the end it didnt matter.
Fast-forward four months and Apple has lost more than a third of its stock value, and last week the company lost $75 billion in market cap in a single day.3.GitHub Free users now get unlimited private repositoriesStarting today, free GitHub users will now get unlimited private projects with up to three collaborators.
Previously, GitHub had a caveat for its free users that code had to be public if they didnt pay for the service.Photo credit: Chesnot/Getty Images4.Ubers IPO may not be as eye-popping as we expectedUbers public debut later this year is undoubtedly the most anticipated IPO of 2019, but the companys lofty valuation (valued by some as high as $120 billion) has some investors feeling uneasy.5.Amazon is getting more serious about Alexa in the car with Telenav dealAmazon has announced a new partnership with Telenav, a Santa Clara-based provider of connected car services.
The collaboration will play a huge role in expanding Amazons ability to give drivers relevant information and furthers the companys mission to bake Alexa into every aspect of your life.6.I used VR in a car going 90 mph and didnt get sickThe future of in-vehicle entertainment could be VR.
Audi announced at CES that its rolling out a new company called Holoride to bring adaptive VR entertainment to cars.
The secret sauce here is matching VR content to the slight movements of the vehicle to help those who often get motion sickness.7.Verizon and T-Mobile call out ATT over fake 5G labelsNothing like some CES drama to start your day.
ATT recently shared a shady marketing campaign that labeled its 4G networks as 5G and rivals Verizon and T-Mobile are having none of it.