The Impact of Quantum Computing on ...well... EVERYONE

You've seen my red-flag-waving about the oncoming "quantum apocalypse" (see https://lnkd.in/g7wWRqBK). Go behind/beyond the media coverage and get the fundaments from this blog post from DigiCert's Timothy Hollebeek, linked here. Says Tim: "Quantum computing has the potential to be “as revolutionary in the 2020s as smartphones were in the 2010s,” according to current strategists... Quantum computing will *quite literally change the world*." Tantalized? Yep. Read up. 

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https://www.digicert.com/blog/the-impact-of-quantum-computing-on-society?blaid=5007845

Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA

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