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What Does Google’s Quantum Computing Chip Mean for Bitcoin?

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What Does Google’s Quantum Computing Chip Mean for Bitcoin? Quantum supercomputer Willow can finish a tasks in 5 minutes that would take classical computers more than the age of the universe to figure out. But what does that mean for bitcoin and crypto security.

Coindesk 524 2024-12-11

Microsoft says it’s cracked the code on an important quantum computing problem

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Microsoft says it’s cracked the code on an important quantum computing problem Illustration: The VergeMicrosoft says it’s figured out how to improve error rates in quantum computing, bringing quantum computing closer to a commercial state. The company worked in collaboration with quantum computing hardware maker Quantinuum to improve the performance of the qubit — the very basic unit of quantum computing. Qubits work by h…

The Verge 1.1k 2024-04-18

Microsoft’s next Xbox, coming 2028, envisions hybrid computing

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Microsoft’s next Xbox, coming 2028, envisions hybrid computing Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X is far from the only news that just leaked out of the FTC v. Microsoft case. The documents may also reveal Microsoft’s far future plans for 2028 — by which the company believed it could achieve “full convergence” of its cloud gaming platform and physical hardware to deliver “cloud hybrid games.” “Our visi…

The Verge 744 2023-10-18