Borealis quantum computer performs 9,000 years of calculation in microseconds

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Borealis quantum computer performs 9,000 years of calculation in microseconds. Image Credit: xanadu.ai
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Borealis quantum computer performs 9,000 years of calculation in microseconds. Image Credit: xanadu.ai

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Researchers at Canadian firm Xanadu claim to have developed a quantum computer capable of doing a computation in a fraction of a second that would take a traditional computer 9,000 years to finish....

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