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Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a new chip that it said showed quantum computing is “years, not decades” away, joining Google and IBM in predicting that a fundamental change in computing technology is ...

TL;DR: Microsoft has introduced the Majorana 1 quantum computing chip, featuring a new "state of matter" and designed to accommodate up to 1 million qubits. Microsoft has just unveiled its new ...

While artificial intelligence still dominates the headlines in the tech world, there is another category that is getting much more attention from investors lately: quantum computing. A group of ...

Microsoft has unveiled a significant advancement in quantum computing with the introduction of the “Majorana 1” chip and the discovery of a new new state of matter. This development has the potential ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip. The achievement comes after the company has spent nearly two decades of research in the field. Technologists believe ...

For years, predicting when quantum computing would become practical has been difficult, largely because of fundamental challenges that had no clear solutions. Those timelines may need to be advanced ...