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Record-breaking number of qubits entangled in a quantum computer

A group of 51 superconducting qubits have been entangled inside a quantum computer, not just in pairs but in a complex system that entangles each qubit to every other one

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Quantum twist on common computer algorithm promises useful speed boost

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Mathematicians calculate 42-digit number after decades of trying

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Mathematicians calculate 42-digit number after decades of trying

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Which quantum computer is the most powerful ever? It's complicated

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Microsoft says its weird new particle could improve quantum computers

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An employee among mining rigs at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Quantum computers could slash the energy use of cryptocurrencies

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IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a head-to-head test

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Quantum computers could be built that are based on sound

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Sound-based quantum computers could be built using chip-sized device

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DeepMind AI's new way to sort objects could speed up global computing

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Biologists are finally beginning to corral molecules, cells and whole organisms to carry out complex computations. These living processors could find use in everything from smart materials to new kinds of artificial intelligence

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Pneumatic computer uses pressure instead of electricity

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'Fluxonium’ is the longest lasting superconducting qubit ever

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Sound vibrations can encode and process data like quantum computers do

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AI can work out how quantum computers stack up to one another

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