Hardware’s Comeback, Quantum Computing’s Reality Gap, and NYC’s Tech Hub Rise
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A wide-ranging look at hardware’s return to the spotlight — from a new hardware fund launched by software’s biggest champion to DoJ antitrust scrutiny of Andreessen Horowitz’s AI board seats. The conversation turns to quantum computing’s uneven progress, including IBM’s new hardware partnership with HRL Laboratories, before closing on New York’s rise past San Francisco as the top North American tech hub.
Hosts: Mike Vizard, Alan Shimel. Guests: Stephen Foskett, Yvette Schmitter, Dadisi Sanyika.
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