Danny Lewis
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first heard Feb 2025
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President Trump is accelerating his efforts to boost the quantum computing industry with a pair of executive orders aimed at speeding the development of the advanced computers and mitigating the security risks they present.
One of the orders directs federal agencies to work with the private sector and academics to deploy a quantum computer powerful enough for scientific research by 2028, while the other instructs government agencies and security experts to prepare for quantum systems that can evade standard encryption faster than previously expected.
Quantum computers are capable of solving problems much faster than traditional supercomputers, making them a growing priority for countries around the world.
And Oracle cut about 21,000 jobs last year as it continued to develop its AI business and invested heavily in data centers.
According to its latest annual report, Oracle's headcount decreased by 13%.
The cloud computing and database company also reported $1.84 billion in severance and other costs tied to restructuring.
Oracle said it has made significant investments in AI initiatives as it builds the technology into products, and that it might fall behind its rivals if it doesn't continue to invest significant resources into AI.
That's your TNB Tech Minute.
Join us again this afternoon for more.
Turmoil in private credit continues, with investors wanting more of their money back from the industry's biggest fund.
Plus, some members of the Russian establishment have started calling for President Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.
And a wave of cities across the U.S.
took down contentious statues in 2020.
Now, some of them are getting put back up.
It's Thursday, June 4th.
I'm Danny Lewis for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Alex Osola.
This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
Investors are trying to pull billions of dollars out of the biggest private credit fund in the world, Blackstone's Bcred.
The fund's investors asked to redeem 10% of their shares in the second quarter.
That amounts to $4.4 billion, up from the first quarter, when investors asked for 8% of their shares.
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