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New Scientist Oct 18
Google showcases way to fix quantum computer errors more efficiently: Error-proofing the most important operations performed on a quantum computer has so far ...
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Silicon qubits surpass 99.99% gate fidelity while operating three at once: Silicon spin qubits are a promising platform for building scalable quantum computers ...
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Google’s quantum Willow chip may be able to grow ‘magic states’: The work could help improve quantum computers’ accuracy in complex calculations
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Quantum computers: How Google is following the Munich-based startup Planqc: Planqc is building a new generation of computers just outside Munich ...
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One step closer to quantum computers that can correct their own mistakes: Researchers from Rutgers, IBM and collaborating institutions have shown that a quantum ...
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Trump’s Quantum Computing Orders Set 2028 Goals: A new pair of executive orders accelerate the timeline for a fault-tolerant quantum computer
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Quantum Computers May Put Internet Traffic at Risk. NIST Is Safeguarding Computers With New Standards.
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Quantum computer simulates hadronization, reproducing string breaking with 104 qubits
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New Scientist Jun 03
Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness: A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors during long ...
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Quantum computer in operation: What is hoped for from the computer: It can do what other computers cannot: the new quantum computer in Garching near Munich ...
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Google Willow: The secrets of the world's most powerful quantum computer: Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.
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Neutral Atom Quantum Computing: 2026's Big Leap: Quantum computers are inching closer to solving problems classical computers can't. What's the secret behind ...
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Quantum Computing Could Bring Bitcoin Chaos. Rush Is On To Stop Crypto-geddon.: Quantum computing could unlock the cryptography that secures bitcoin and other ...
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Key FactsQuantum Computers: Promise Despite Fragile Qubits
Dec 12, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nist.gov
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nist.gov
- Quantum computers use qubits that can exist in superpositions and become entangled with one another, rather than classical bits.
- The most advanced quantum computers currently have hundreds of interconnected qubits and make an error roughly once in every thousand operations.
- Scientists hope for applications in molecular and materials simulations, complex optimization problems and analysis of encrypted data, but most remain years or decades away.
- The article says a quantum computer running Shor’s code-breaking algorithm might require millions of qubits operating error-free indefinitely, while today’s systems mainly serve research and testing purposes.
"It seems to me we're just on the threshold of quantum systems doing genuinely new simulations that we can't do classically," says Glancy. "It might inspire a revolution in physics. In my opinion that is a good reason to build a quantum computer."— Scott Glancy, a physicist at NIST, quoted in the NIST article Quantum Computing Explained
New Scientist Sep 24 25
Device with 6100 qubits is a step towards largest quantum computer yet: An array of 6100 ultracold caesium atoms controlled by lasers is the largest collection ...
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IBM and Google say scalable quantum computers could arrive this decade: Quantum computing, long seen as a distant goal, is moving closer to reality as leading ...
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Scientists Just Launched the First Quantum Computer Into Space: A team of scientists have confirmed that their quantum computer is now in orbit around Earth ...
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Denmark aims to host world’s most powerful quantum computer: The Novo Nordisk Foundation and Denmark's state-owned credit fund said on Thursday they will invest ...
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Key FactsQpiAI plans 64-qubit machine for 2026–27
Jul 18, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: financialexpress.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: financialexpress.com
- Founded in 2019 by Dr. Nagendra Nagaraja, QpiAI combines artificial intelligence with quantum computing for enterprise applications, including materials science and drug discovery.
- In April 2025, QpiAI unveiled QpiAI-Indus as India’s first full-stack quantum computing system, using 25 superconducting qubits.
- The company aims to deliver a 64-qubit machine, codenamed “Kaveri,” by late 2026 or early 2027, with client access proposed soon afterward, and cites 1,000 qubits by 2030 as a long-term target.
- According to the report, the funding round was supported by Avataar Ventures and the National Quantum Mission, whose programme launched with a $750 million budget.
When we get to about 50 logical qubits, that's when we start hitting true quantum advantage.— Jason Zander, Microsoft's executive vice president, discussing the significance of achieving 50 logical qubits in quantum computing.
OpinionMicrosoft’s and Google’s Quantum Computing Claims Add to Consumer Confusion: Schrödinger’s cat is scratching its head over the “topological” qubit that is ...
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Key FactsQuantum Computing: Big Claims, Unclear Evidence
Jun 3, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: scientificamerican.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: scientificamerican.com
- Microsoft announced a topological quantum computer in February 2025, but a Nature peer-review note said the study had not definitively demonstrated Majorana zero modes.
- Google unveiled its 105-qubit Willow chip in December 2024, after which Mark Zuckerberg voiced doubts and quantum-computing stocks fell.
- Amazon announced the nine-qubit Ocelot chip at the end of February 2025, using a superconducting resonator and photon-controlled, error-tolerant cat qubits.
- No clear winner has emerged among the competing technical approaches, and scaling them to about one million qubits remains uncertain.
The Majorana 1 processor offers a clear path to fit a million qubits on a single chip that can fit in the palm of one’s hand.— Microsoft (from a press release about the Majorana-1 processor)
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