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Quantum supremacy has arrived – what happens to computing now?

30 October 2019

The claim that a quantum computer has done something a classical machine can't has generated plenty of excitement, but true quantum computing will take time to appear
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Will Google bail if its quantum computer doesn’t turn a quick profit?

30 October 2019

Google is famous for ditching projects it loses interest in. The road to workable quantum computers will be long, but we must stick with it, says Douglas Heaven

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