A new Nature critique questions Microsoft’s quantum computing research, raising doubts about a key study behind its goal of building a working quantum computer by 2029.

RIKEN’s ROQUO supercomputer shows why hybrid quantum computing depends first on classical GPU, networking, cooling, and software infrastructure.

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A new federal initiative to build a quantum supercomputer could transform everything from encryption to drug discovery, creating the next wave of winners and losers.

The executive order is expected this week and tasks the departments of Defense and Energy to build and host a quantum computer for scientific discovery.

Researchers from the University of Sydney, working with IBM, have identified and quantified important factors limiting the performance of quantum computers and demonstrated ways to overcome their impact.

The tech giant has consistently stood by its Majorana chip research despite scepticism from some experts in the field.

For much of the past two years, investors treated quantum computing as a single investment theme. Whether a company pursued trapped-ion systems, superconducting qubits, quantum annealing, or photonic architectures mattered less than the fact that it was associated with quantum computing.