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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

5 July 2021

A team in China has demonstrated that it has the world's most powerful quantum computer, leapfrogging the previous record holder, Google
Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

21 June 2021

A secure quantum link has been created between two Chinese cities, allowing researchers to send entangled photons more than 500 kilometres using a relay hub in the middle that doesn't need to be trusted

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