D-Wave is advertisting a number of different applications for its quantum computing system, primarily in the field of artificial intelligence.

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Meanwhile it looks like Apple may not include NFC (Near Field Communications) hardware in its next-generation iPhone, which would let consumer wave the phone in front of a device at a retail store to pay for something.

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