China's quantum computer 1 million times more powerful than competitors

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China's quantum computer 1 million times more powerful than competitors
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China's quantum computer 1 million times more powerful than competitors

The closest competitor is Google's Sycamore quantum computer, with 55 qubits

A team of Chinese researchers claims to have built two different types of quantum computers that outperform their nearest competitors in terms of speed, and can perform calculations that are imposs...

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