How Quantum Computing Could Help Optimize Logistics

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🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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After a regulatory crackdown, the crypto industry is fighting for its life. WSJ Crypto reporter Caitlin Ostroff explains the industry’s latest strategy: spending big on elections. Plus, WSJ contributor Bob Henderson joins host Charlotte Gartenberg to discuss how technological advances are letting companies explore practical uses for quantum computers, such as optimizing airline gate assignments. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Three two one.
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0:04.0	What will the world look like 10 or 20 years from now?
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0:14.4	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:21.1	It's Wednesday, May 22nd. I'm Charlotte
0:23.5	Gartenberg for the Wall Street Journal filling in for Zoe Thomas.
0:27.0	crypto companies have been facing challenges from US regulators including
0:31.8	lawsuits from the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well
0:35.2	as other pending civil and criminal cases.
0:38.2	But crypto companies are fighting back and shelling out millions on this year's elections.
0:43.0	Reporter Caitlin Ostroft tells us about a trio of super political action committees
0:48.0	that have amassed more than $85 million.
0:51.0	And recent breakthroughs in quantum computing
0:54.8	have launched the technology into a new frontier.
0:58.0	That includes optimizing logistics,
1:00.4	like fixing the flight gate assignment problem.
1:03.0	We talked to a reporter Bob Henderson about the latest developments from companies including
1:07.2	IBM and D-wave systems. But first, crypto companies are fighting for survival after a regulatory crackdown.
1:20.8	Their latest strategy is spending big on this year's elections.
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