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D-Wave’s quantum computing milestone: Supremacy or simply progress?
D-Wave claims quantum supremacy, but the physics community remains divided on its definition.
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Open Quantum Design seeks to democratize quantum computing
Offering full-stack open access to its trapped-ion quantum computer, Open Quantum Design and its partners aim to push the field forward.
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In the global quantum race, these countries are planning paths to the podium
Countries around the world have launched national strategies for quantum research, with China making the largest investment.
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Stargazing as a child in India, I glimpsed my quantum future
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The “killer app” of quantum machine learning that you might not expect
Artificial intelligence currently demands enormous amounts of energy and memory, but advances in quantum computing may change that.
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Quantum supremacy vs. quantum advantage: which is the best target?
How will we know when quantum computing has truly arrived?
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