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Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse — VentureBeat

In the document, the company said its mission is to deliver a Layer 1 blockchain, interoperating tools and decentralized services optimized for the open metaverse, writes Dean Takahashi.

Here is the link: https://venturebeat.com/games/neal-stephensons-lamina1-drops-white-paper-on-building-the-open-metaverse/

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IBM to deploy next-generation quantum computer at RIKEN in Japan

IBM has announced an agreement with RIKEN, a Japanese national research laboratory, to deploy IBM's quantum computer architecture and quantum processor at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science in Kobe, Japan.

Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board — TC

Dorsey appears to have deleted his Bluesky account at some point last year, though his departure was only acknowledged at the time by a smattering of social media posts, writes Anthony Ha in TC.  

Corelight raises $150M

San Francisco-based network detection and response (NDR) company Corelight has raised $150 million in a Series E funding round.