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Japan to start building 1st 'zeta-class' supercomputer in 2025, 1,000 times more powerful than today's fastest machines
By Harry Baker published
Japan's new state-of-the-art supercomputer, which is due to cost more than $750 million to build, is set to turn on by 2030.
Radical quantum computing theory could lead to more powerful machines than previously imagined
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists have just theorized how to connect quantum processors over vast distances to form a giant quantum computing network that acts as a single machine.
Prototype quantum processor boasts record 99.9% qubit fidelity
By Owen Hughes published
IQM's quantum processor achieved 99.9% fidelity in recent tests, the company says. Here's what that actually means.
China's upgraded light-powered 'AGI chip' is now a million times more efficient than before, researchers say
By Owen Hughes published
The Taichi-II chiplet, which could one day power super-intelligent AI models, ups the ante in light-based processing.
Quantum compasses closer to replacing GPS after scientists squeeze key refrigerator-sized laser system onto a microchip
By Skyler Ware published
Quantum compasses need six atom interferometers, each the size of a small room, to work. But scientists have made crucial steps to miniaturizing these devices.
'Crazy idea' memory device could slash AI energy consumption by up to 2,500 times
By Owen Hughes published
By performing computations directly inside memory cells, CRAM will dramatically reduce power demands for AI workloads. Scientists claim it's a solution to AI's huge energy consumption.
World's 'best-performing' quantum computing chip could be used in machines by 2027, scientists claim
By Owen Hughes published
New ion-trap chip eschews lasers for an integrated circuit that can be mass produced in existing semiconductor factories.
'Defects' in silicon chips could house qubits, hastening the arrival of a future quantum internet
By Lisa D. Sparks published
Using manufacturing defects in silicon chips to house signal-amplifying qubits could help to usher in the much-anticipated quantum internet.
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