The Meaning of Google’s “Quantum Supremacy”
The Meaning of Google’s “Quantum Supremacy” Here’s what quantum supremacy does—and doesn’t—mean for computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + Doesn’t this speedup mean quantum machines can overtake other computers now? + No. Google picked a very narrow task. Quantum computers still have a long way to go before they can best classical ones at […]
QC Ware Finds Opportunity Among Quantum Computing Competitors
QC Ware Finds Opportunity Among Quantum Computing Competitors QC Ware launches Forge platform for easy access to quantum computing Key points… + QC Ware appears to have spotted an opportunity in what is an increasingly crowded and fragmented quantum computing landscape. Multiple firms including Google LLC, IBM Corp., D-Wave Systems Inc. and Rigetti Computing have […]
U.S. GAO to School U.S. Congress on Quantum Computing and Other Disruptive Technologies
U.S. GAO to School U.S. Congress on Quantum Computing and Other Disruptive Technologies GAO Center to Educate Congress on the Big Picture of Future Tech Excerpts and salient points ~ + “The deeper dive into, say, quantum computing, being able to understand what that is and what that really means, there are other parts of […]
Being Clever About Correcting Qubit Errors
Being Clever About Correcting Qubit Errors Scientists one step closer to a fully functioning quantum computer Selected notes ~ + Just like ordinary computers, however, quantum computers need a way to transfer information between qubits, and this presents a major experimental challenge. + “A quantum computer needs to have many qubits, and they’re really difficult […]