Opinion: The fruits of Honeywell’s long-game dedication to quantum computer now being seen


Honeywell’s quantum-computing division, founded in Minnesota, is being spun off in a merger with a UK company. Next year the company, Quantinuum, will release software to ‘solve complex scientific problems in pharmaceuticals, material science, specialty chemicals and agrochemicals’. — Quantinuum/TNS

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It’s great if anyone feels inspired by this to plant a tree next spring, but Buffett made his reputation as an investor. He was talking about the value of thinking long term – how, with patience, a small investment can turn into a towering return.

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