Billionaire Bill Gates Thinks Quantum Computing Could Be Ready for Prime Time Within 3 to 5 Years. Could Nvidia Be in Trouble If He's Right?
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang ignited a firestorm last month with his comments about quantum computing. At a question-and-answer session with analysts the day after his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show, Huang said that useful quantum computers might not be available until another 20 years. Not everyone agrees with Huang's view, though. Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates thinks quantum computing could be ready for prime time within three to five years. Could Nvidia be in trouble if he's right?To be clear, Gates didn't argue strongly against Huang's timeline for quantum computing. However, he sounded much more optimistic than Nvidia's founder and CEO in a recent interview on Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid podcast.Continue reading
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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang ignited a firestorm last month with his comments about quantum computing. At a question-and-answer session with analysts the day after his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show, Huang said that useful quantum computers might not be available until another 20 years.
Not everyone agrees with Huang's view, though. Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates thinks quantum computing could be ready for prime time within three to five years. Could Nvidia be in trouble if he's right?
To be clear, Gates didn't argue strongly against Huang's timeline for quantum computing. However, he sounded much more optimistic than Nvidia's founder and CEO in a recent interview on Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid podcast.