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Nvidia's mini 'desktop supercomputer' is 1,000 times more powerful than a laptop — and it can fit in your bag
New Project Digits mini PC offers a petaFLOP of power for local AI processing and data science.
Quantum computers that are actually useful 1 step closer thanks to new silicon processor that could pack millions of qubits
We've just hit a 'critical inflection point' on the road to scalable quantum computers. Here's why.
Qubits inspired by 'Schrödinger's cat' thought experiment could usher in powerful quantum computers by 2030
Quantum technology company Alice & Bob outlines its plan for quantum computing by 2030, but how feasible is that goal?
What is quantum supremacy?
We may be on the cusp of quantum supremacy. But what does that actually mean?
New quantum computing milestone smashes entanglement world record
Researchers have made significant progress in the quest for scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computers after entangling the most logical qubits on record.
Google's new quantum chip has solved a problem that would have taken the best supercomputer a quadrillion times the age of the universe to crack
Google's new 105-qubit 'Willow' quantum processor has surpassed a key error-correction threshold first proposed in 1995 — with errors now reducing exponentially as you scale up quantum machines.
World's 1st mechanical qubit uses no light or electronics. It could lead to ultra-precise gravity-sensing tech.
Scientists have created a single unit of quantum information using a superconducting circuit and a vibrating sapphire crystal.
'Accidental discovery' creates candidate for universal memory — a weird semiconductor that consumes a billion times less power
A chance discovery by researchers could drastically lower the energy needed for next-generation memory technologies.
