What is a quantum computer good for? Absolutely nothing — yet
To this day, we have yet to see a quantum computer conclusively perform a single useful task. Existing machines are simply too small and error-ridden
To this day, we have yet to see a quantum computer conclusively perform a single useful task. Existing machines are simply too small and error-ridden to solve commercially relevant problems.
That hasn't stopped Donald Trump's science adviser from promising a " quantum computer powerful enough for scientific discovery by 2028 " and Trump from issuing a new executive order to speed up the US quantum computing industry in its competition with China, both on June 22nd.
Companies drive the hype, too. In June, Microsoft announced a new quantum computing chip named Majorana 2. It claimed the chip was a hardware advancement
that accelerates its timel … Read the full story at The Verge.
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