Felice Maranz / Bloomberg:
A look at Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum, whose shares have surged more than 1,900% in the past year as the potential of quantum computing captivates investors.— Rigetti Computing Inc. and D-Wave Quantum Inc. make products that have few real-world applications so far.
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