Google unveils quantum processor faster than supercomputers
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Cat is out of the box

Google scientists have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a new quantum processor capable of solving a problem in five minutes that would have taken the world's best supercomputer 10 septillion years.

Breakthrough transistor could revolutionise Quantum computing
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Kool for potentually dead or alive Katz

Boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs, claiming to have created a new type of transistor that can dissipate almost zero heat. This transistor promises to slash energy usage in future quantum computers by up to 1,000 times.

Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:48

Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing


Cool for cats

Boffins working for Microsoft and Atom Computing have emerged from their smoke-filled shared lab claiming a significant breakthrough in their quest to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers that outperform classical systems.

D-Wave creates Advantage2 Quantum Processor
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024 09:24

D-Wave creates Advantage2 Quantum Processor


25,000 times faster than predecessor

Quantum computing outfit D-Wage has been whipping its quantum cats into shape and lifted the kimono a new 4,400-plus-qubit quantum processing unit (QPU) named Advantage2.

IBM advances towards error-mitigation quantum computing
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Better at herding the cats

IBM has announced a series of developments to make limited but functional quantum calculations possible ahead of the much-anticipated arrival of error-corrected quantum computing.

Chinese boffins crack encryption with a D-Wave quantum computer
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Encryption is potentially dead and alive

Chinese boffins have used a D-Wave quantum computer to mount a successful quantum attack on widely used encryption algorithms.

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).