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At the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, officials made quick use of the fancy tracking devices in everybody’s pockets — their smartphones — to identify and isolate people who might be spreading the illness. Months later, China’s official statistics suggest that the worst of the epidemic has passed there, but …

Alice&Bob has raised $ 3.3 million to join the quantum computing arms race by accelerating research that promises to make this next generation computing more stable. Elaia Partners and Breega led the round of funding for the Paris-based startup which has developed its first prototype. The company is using research …

Photo by Gustavo Frazao / Shutterstock.com The web is full of stories about how to massage your credit history and credit score to look your best to lenders. On this site and others, you’ve probably seen stories like “7 Ways to Boost Your Credit Score Fast” and “Fixing Your Credit? …