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China achieves quantum supremacy claim with new chip 1 quadrillion times faster than the most powerful supercomputers
This new superconducting prototype quantum processor achieved benchmarking results to rival Google's new Willow QPU.
World's 1st modular quantum computer that can operate at room temperature goes online
Scientists have built the first networked quantum computer using photons, demonstrating that room-temperature modules can be connected and scaled up.
Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality
AI has helped physicists discover a simpler way of achieving quantum entanglement. This finding could make it easier to develop quantum communication technologies.
AWS launches 'Ocelot' quantum processor — a chip inspired by Schrödinger's cat that corrects errors exponentially with scale
AWS's first-ever quantum chip uses "cat qubits" to reduce errors exponentially as more qubits are added to a system. Scientists say it will lead to scalable and efficient quantum computers.
Scientists create world's 1st chip that can protect data in the age of quantum computing attacks
Scientists in Switzerland have developed a new method to improve internet security against quantum computing attacks, using quantum-resistant encryption and a new type of hardware.
AI-designed chips are so weird that 'humans cannot really understand them' — but they perform better than anything we've created
AI models have, within hours, created more efficient wireless chips through deep learning, but it is unclear how their 'randomly shaped' designs were produced.
Best laptops for students 2025: Get the perfect laptop for college
Buying Guide Ideal for work and entertainment, these are the best laptops for students in 2024.
Breakthrough quantum chip that harnesses new state of matter could set us on the path to quantum supremacy
Microsoft scientists have created a quantum processor that taps into a rare state of matter that was first theorized in the 1930s, paving the way for a processor with a million qubits within years.
Quantum simulation breakthrough will lead to 'discoveries impossible in today's fastest supercomputers,' Google scientists claim
By combining digital and analog quantum simulation into a new hybrid approach, scientists have already started to make fresh scientific discoveries using quantum computers.
