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3 reasons quantum computing could be a ‘game-changer’ for AI

Quantum computing stocks are in focus after Google unveiled its new quantum computing chip, Willow, which contributed to Alphabet stock’s recent gains. D-Wave (QBTS), a quantum computing company, announced it secured $175 million in funding. CEO Alan Baratz joins Catalysts Co-Hosts Seana Smith and Madison Mills to break down what’s going on in the quantum […]

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Google’s biggest bet is AI for search, investment chief says

By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK (Reuters) -Alphabet, the Google parent that has pioneered self-driving cars and quantum computing, is making its biggest bet much closer to home: online search. Applying artificial intelligence to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet’s president and chief […]

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Into the multiverse? Google claims huge quantum computing advance

STORY: Google says it has cracked a key challenge in quantum computing, with a new chip capable of almost unfathomable speeds. The tech giant says it can perform one standard test in under five minutes, one that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years. That’s vastly longer than the universe has existed. […]

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The Incredible Power of Quantum Memory

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It’s not easy to study quantum systems—collections of particles that follow the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principlea cornerstone of quantum theory, says it’s impossible to simultaneously measure a particle’s exact position and its speed—pretty important information for understanding what’s going on. In […]