D-Wave is advertisting a number of different applications for its quantum computing system, primarily in the field of artificial intelligence.

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In this six-minute number, Murphy takes the chintzy synthesizer sounds used by new-wave vets like Gary Numan and Yaz and crafts a head-nodding groove, which is made more majestic with the addition of chiming bell tones and an insistent, hypnotic beat.

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This third wave will also see a significant number of new heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, including bus and truck fleets.

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All that changes within two or three hours of an animal emerging from hibernation, when a wave of new growth ensures that the number of synapses in the hippocampus soars beyond even pre-hibernation levels.

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Democrats rode a demographic wave of young and non-white voters joining with its traditional liberal base, leaving Republicans with a shrinking number of older white voters.

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Metrics vary depending on the activity -- surfers, for example, will track the number of paddles, waves attempted and ridden, max g-force and the longest wave.

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Sales of new homes are at 47-year lows, down 80% from the number being sold in 2004, and a wave of foreclosed homes will be hitting the market over coming months, giving new home sales even more competition.

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