Quantum computing poised for 'sputnik' moment
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Riverlane’s founder says

Quantum computing will experience its "Sputnik" breakthrough within the coming years, according to Steve Brierley, the founder of Cambridge-based Riverlane.

Microsoft and Quantinuum's quantum leap
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Thursday, 04 April 2024 12:23

Microsoft and Quantinuum's quantum leap


The cat in the PC case is both dead and alive

Microsoft and Quantinuum have won significantly in the battle against quantum error correction. Using Quantinuum's ion-trap hardware and Microsoft's fresh-off-the-press qubit visualisation system, the team ran a whopping 14,000 experiments without the cat upsetting anything.

Experts warn quantum computers are overhyped and far away
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Neither dead nor alive yet

While quantum computing companies have said their machines could be doing amazing things in just a few years, some top experts say they don't believe the hype.

Boffins break logical qubit record
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Thursday, 07 December 2023 10:19

Boffins break logical qubit record


More cats make fewer errors

A team of boffins has built a quantum computer with the largest number of logical qubits (quantum bits).

Finland gets a second quantum computer
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Thursday, 12 October 2023 11:46

Finland gets a second quantum computer


20-qubits

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and IQM Quantum Computers have completed Finland’s second quantum computer.

Quantum computers could turbo-charge AI
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Monday, 14 August 2023 10:30

Quantum computers could turbo-charge AI


Give it the muscle it needs

Quantum computing could turbo-charge AI into something "massively, universally transformative," according to the South China Morning Post.

Microsoft claims to have spotted elusive particle
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If it is right then it could solve some issues of quantum computing

Microsoft researchers have made a surprise claim that they have found evidence of an elusive particle that could solve some of the biggest headaches in quantum computing.

IBM wants to build a 100,000-qubit quantum computer in 10 years
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Call of Duty specs will be high

IBM wants to build a 100,000-qubit quantum computing machine within the next 10 years, according to MIT Technology Review.

Start-ups mimic quantum computers
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Monday, 24 April 2023 11:18

Start-ups mimic quantum computers


Cats which are potentially real and unreal 

Lacking quantum computers, some startups are developing a new breed of software inspired by algorithms used in quantum physics.

Biggish Blue brings quantum to the Basques
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127-qubit system

IBM and Fundación Ikerbasque have teamed up to install and manage a new Quantum computer system, including Qiskit Runtime Services, in the Basque Country.