Author Archives: GilPress

About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

Baidu: Quantum Computing

Posted on December 8, 2020 by GilPress

Baidu is on a quest to marry quantum computing with machine learning and AI Continue reading →

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BBVA: Quantum Computing

Posted on December 7, 2020 by GilPress

Will quantum computing drive financial services to a new level of digital transformation? BBVA has been investigating its impact on complex banking, investment and trading challenges. Read more

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Quantum Computing: Microsoft

Posted on December 4, 2020 by GilPress

It’s possible right now to run quantum-inspired algorithms on a classical computer and observe the type of impact quantum computing will have on various business and social challenges. Read more

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Quantum Computing: Intel

Posted on December 3, 2020 by GilPress

Intel aims to achieve quantum practicality–commercially-viable quantum computing–by the end of this decade. Read more

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Quantum Computing: Honeywell

Posted on December 2, 2020 by GilPress

Honeywell’s quantum computer is ready for companies eager to find out what will be the impact of the next era of computing on their business. Read more

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Quantum Computing Consortia

Posted on December 1, 2020 by GilPress

The Quantum Economic Development Consortium and The Chicago Quantum Exchange are two examples of government-academia-industry collaboration in the race for global quantum supremacy Read more

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Will Work From Home Last Beyond the Pandemic?

Posted on July 16, 2020 by GilPress

Remember we were so worried about AI killing jobs only a year ago? Now that a coronavirus is killing people around the world, the future of work has turned in a new direction, becoming virtual and remote, rather than physical and local. … Continue reading →

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Dr. Yair Schindel, aMoon Managing Partner, on Covid-19 and Investing in Medtech

Posted on July 1, 2020 by GilPress

When VC aMoon was established in 2017, “the premise was to invest heavily in the convergence of technology and biology, healthcare and data,” says Dr. Yair Schindel, its Managing Partner. Schindel and Marius Nacht, the other founder of the Israeli venture capital … Continue reading →

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Will a Worldwide Healthcare Data Platform Help Fight Future Pandemics?

Posted on June 18, 2020 by GilPress

To respond effectively to a global pandemic, governments need to have access to very large volumes of healthcare data, collected over a long period of time with patient privacy protected, and sourced from many locations and populations around the world. … Continue reading →

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Travel During and After the Pandemic

Posted on June 17, 2020 by GilPress

Herzliya, Israel-based Pangea announced today a platform and a process with which governments worldwide can issue a smart card that facilitates entry into airport terminals and airplanes. The card has the holder’s photo, a digital signature, a chip, and a hologram, includes … Continue reading →

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