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Google Previews New "Bristlecone" Quantum Processor
Google research scientist Julian Kelly presented Google’s new quantum processor, dubbed Bristlecone, able to scale up to 72 qubits.
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Microsoft Opens Its Quantum Development Kit to macOS and Linux
After making its Quantum Development Kit available to developers last December, Microsoft is now announcing its first major update, including support for macOS and Linux, interoperability with Python, and more.
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Intel Joins the Race for Quantum Supremacy with a 49-Qubit Chip
At CES 2018, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced Intel successfully built a 49-qubit chip, which aims to allow researchers to improve error correction techniques and simulate computational problems.
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Microsoft Quantum Development Kit Available to Developers
Microsoft announced its plans to build a quantum computer at its Ignite conference and promised a development kit. Now, the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit has become available as a free preview.
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Google Aims to Demonstrate Quantum Supremacy with a 50-Qubit Processor
In a paper published in Nature, Google has revealed its plans to demonstrate that quantum computers can perform a computational task beyond the capability of a classical computer, a claim known as quantum supremacy. Key in Google’s plan is building a 50-qubit processors to solve quantum sampling problems.
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Microsoft Joining the Race for Quantum Computing
At its Ignite conference, Microsoft announced a preview of its new quantum computing platform, and unveiled its plans for a topological quantum computer relying on recent advancements in particle physics.
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IBM Unveils Its Most Powerful Quantum Processor Yet for Business and Science
IBM has announced a new feat in its race towards building ever more powerful quantum processors. Indeed, its new 16 and 17 qubit processors are its most powerful yet, IBM researchers claim.
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IBM QISKit Aims to Enable Cloud-Based Quantum Computation
The Quantum Experience team at IBM has started to open source their quantum software QISKit, writes quantum computing and information scientist Jay Gambetta. QISKit allows developers to explore IBM cloud-enabled quantum processor using Python.