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quantum

[kwon-tuhm] / ˈkwɒn təm /
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quantity
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The U.K. government has in recent weeks taken stakes in startups like Kraken—the technology arm of utility Octopus Energy—, self-driving car firm Wayve and quantum-computing company Oxford Quantum Circuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"It is alleged that more than 10 suspects were dropped off by a white Toyota Quantum near a petrol station in Cleveland," the police said in a statement.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The government has taken stakes in startups like Kraken, Wayve and Oxford Quantum Circuits in recent weeks, in a bid to prevent them from moving out of the country to look for funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Quantum technology has been around for decades, but only in recent years has commercial adoption started to take off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Quantum mechanics got rid of the zero in the classical theory of light—removing the infinite energy that supposedly came from every bit of matter in the universe.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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