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Microsoft’s Quantum Chip Majorana 1: Marketing Hype or Leap Forward?

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After Google’s Willow comes Microsoft’s Majorana 1, promising more fantastical quantum computing ahead. But does the reality live up to the hype? Satyen K. Bordoloi investigates. So far, we could only say that about AI, but since last year, even quantum computing has been moving at a pace that’s hard for anyone to keep up … Read more

Google’s 105-Qubit Willow Chip Achieves Major Quantum Milestones

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Google’s new Willow quantum chip has broken new ground in an important random circuit sampling … [+] benchmark, an important development in Google’s roadmap for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Pixabay Google has chalked up several amazing quantum computing records with its newest quantum 105-qubit superconducting chip called Willow. This performance is no surprise, considering Google’s heritage … Read more