AI, quantum computing and chip leaps transcend science fiction
2 weeks, 5 days ago

AI, quantum computing and chip leaps transcend science fiction

Hindustan Times  

In my younger years, teens and perhaps even younger, visual and written science fiction was a decidedly aspirational periscope. In just the past few days, Google’s unveiled a quantum chip thats a sort of breakthrough, Nvidia’s unveiled an affordable yet astonishingly powerful Generative AI supercomputer, OpenAI’s o1 model is out of preview, and Google’s raised that move with their own Gemini 2.0 update. By being able to handle 67 trillion operations per second in what is really a tiny form factor, Nvidia’s craziness makes this computing device more than relevant for robotics, research, small businesses, even for training advanced AI models and running somewhat lightweight AI applications. As Microsoft Azure describes the differences between qubit and bits, it states, “A qubit, however, can represent a 0, a 1, or any proportion of 0 and 1 in superposition of both states, with a certain probability of being a 0 and a certain probability of being a 1.” Google’s latest quantum chip, they claim, performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years—they specifically reference ORNL’s Exascale super computer, which itself exceeds a quintillion calculations per second; primed for scientists developing new tech and research for medicine, energy and materials. Here’s something that would likely escape wider attention—Google researchers say that the more qubits were being used with 105-qubit quantum processor Willow, the greater a reduction in errors.

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A beginner’s guide to quantum computing | Explained
2 weeks, 1 day ago

A beginner’s guide to quantum computing | Explained

The Hindu  

Over the last decade or so, quantum computing has become the talk of computer town. Significant milestones Quantum computers are technologically superior but this doesn’t automatically mean they will be better than classical computers at different tasks. Q System One uses quantum circuits composed of quantum gates that manipulate qubits, analogous to how classical computers use logic gates. A quantum …

Is Google’s Willow really a ‘wow’ moment for quantum computers?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Is Google’s Willow really a ‘wow’ moment for quantum computers?

Live Mint  

“Introducing Willow, our new state-of-the-art quantum-computing chip with a breakthrough that can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits, cracking a 30-year challenge in the field," Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in an X post on 9 December. Unlike conventional computers that use binary digits, quantum computers use ‘qubits’ and are therefore that much more powerful. According …

Mint Primer | Google’s Willow: Quantum computing’s next big leap?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mint Primer | Google’s Willow: Quantum computing’s next big leap?

Live Mint  

Two normal computer bits can exist in four possible states—00, 01, 10, or 11. A quantum computer allows two quantum bits to represent the four states at the same time due to ‘superposition’ and ‘entanglement’ properties, akin to running four computers. A quantum computer’s power grows exponentially with more qubits but it also induces errors, making the system like a …

Google's willow to usher in a new tech order
4 weeks ago

Google's willow to usher in a new tech order

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Will Google’s monumental tech revolution—the next-gen quantum computing chip, Willow—bring about civilizational change, or will it usher in a paradigm shift in services and applications across critical areas? On December 9, the tech giant announced Willow, a next-generation quantum computing chip that “performed a computation in under five minutes, which would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10²⁵ years—or …

Google unveils Willow, the world's fastest quantum chip, to revolutionise supercomputing
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Google unveils Willow, the world's fastest quantum chip, to revolutionise supercomputing

India TV News  

Google has made headlines in the world of advanced computing by introducing its new supercomputer chip called Willow, which is being hailed as the fastest quantum computing chip ever created. The announcement was made by Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, on his social media account, and even drew interest from Elon Musk, who responded to Pichai’s post. In his …

Google says it has made a chip that can be more than a billion times faster than the fastest supercomputers
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Google says it has made a chip that can be more than a billion times faster than the fastest supercomputers

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google says it has made a new quantum computing chip that can be …

Google announces quantum computing chip breakthrough
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Google announces quantum computing chip breakthrough

Raw Story  

Google on Monday showed off a new quantum computing chip that it said was a major breakthrough that could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. A custom chip called "Willow" does in minutes what it would take leading supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete, according to Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut Neven. Neven's team of about 300 people at …

Google Unveils Quantum Computing Chip Willow That Outpaces Supercomputers
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Google Unveils Quantum Computing Chip Willow That Outpaces Supercomputers

Deccan Chronicle  

Google has announced a groundbreaking advancement in quantum computing as it unveiled its latest quantum chip called Willow. “Willow performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years — a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe,” Google said in a blogpost. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, …

What Google’s Willow means for supercomputing and you
4 weeks, 2 days ago

What Google’s Willow means for supercomputing and you

Firstpost  

Google has claimed that ‘Willow,’ its new quantum computing chip, can solve a math equation in five minutes that the fastest supercomputers would take 10 septillion years to do. Experts say that though supercomputers could potentially revolutionise fields such as medicine, battery technology, materials science, financial modelling and Artificial Intelligence in the future, their benefits are years if not decades …

Google's new quantum chip is mindboggling, dwarves the fastest supercomputers we have today by miles
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Google's new quantum chip is mindboggling, dwarves the fastest supercomputers we have today by miles

Firstpost  

Google’s Willow quantum processor claims to solve problems in 5 minutes what the world’s fastest super computer will take 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. Image Credit: Google Google has unveiled its groundbreaking quantum chip, Willow, which claims to solve a problem in just five minutes that would take the world’s fastest supercomputers a staggering ten septillion years—that’s 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years, if you were wondering …

Google unveils Willow quantum chip, cracking computing challenge with new chip
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Google unveils Willow quantum chip, cracking computing challenge with new chip

The Hindu  

Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Like other tech giants such as Microsoft and International Business Machines, Alphabet's Google is chasing quantum computing because it …

Google's new quantum chip solves in 5 minutes what would take a classical computer billions of years
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Google's new quantum chip solves in 5 minutes what would take a classical computer billions of years

India Today  

Google announced on Monday a significant advancement in quantum computing as it unveiled its next-generation chip called Willow. This new chip, developed at the company’s quantum lab in Santa Barbara, California, was able to solve a complex mathematical problem in just five minutes — a task that would take classical computers longer than the history of the universe. “Willow performed …

Google says computational power of its new quantum chip Willow suggests we may live in a multiverse
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Google says computational power of its new quantum chip Willow suggests we may live in a multiverse

India Today  

In a monumental leap for science and technology, Google on Monday unveiled its next-generation quantum computing chip called Willow. The staggering speed of quantum computations aligns with the idea that quantum computers may operate by performing calculations across multiple parallel universes simultaneously, a concept first proposed by physicist David Deutsch. While this remains a theoretical notion, Willow’s astonishing capabilities lend …

Google's Willow solves billion-year problems in minutes: Quantum computing explained
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Google's Willow solves billion-year problems in minutes: Quantum computing explained

India Today  

Google has made a significant leap in quantum computing with the unveiling of its new chip, Willow, which promises to revolutionise the field. Google envisions future quantum computers tackling challenges in various fields, including medicine, battery technology, and artificial intelligence—areas where classical computers struggle to provide solutions. As researchers continue to explore the potential of quantum computing through innovations like …

What is Google Willow quantum chip? Here is everything you need to know
4 weeks, 2 days ago

What is Google Willow quantum chip? Here is everything you need to know

India Today  

Google has taken a major step forward in the world of quantum computing with the introduction of its new Willow quantum chip. But what exactly is a quantum computing, Willow quantum chip and what will it be used for? Google has positioned its Willow quantum chip as a big breakthrough in the journey toward large-scale quantum computing. Hartmut Neven, who …

Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip
1 month ago

Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip

CNN  

Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Like other tech giants such as Microsoft and IBM, Alphabet’s Google is chasing quantum computing because it promises computing …

Quantum computing gets real: It could even shorten your airport connection
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Quantum computing gets real: It could even shorten your airport connection

Live Mint  

One day, you might avoid a missed flight connection because of the weird ability of very small particles to act as though they are in two places at once. That critical point lies somewhere between 50 and 100 qubits, says Travis Humble, director of the Quantum Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn. A milestone came …

How long before quantum computers can benefit society? That’s Google’s USD 5 million question
9 months, 1 week ago

How long before quantum computers can benefit society? That’s Google’s USD 5 million question

Deccan Chronicle  

Austin, Mar 27 Google and the XPrize Foundation have launched a competition worth US$5 million to develop real-world applications for quantum computers that benefit society – by speeding up progress on one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, for example. The principles of quantum physics suggest quantum computers could perform very fast calculations on particular problems, so this competition may …

Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. But What Is It?
1 year ago

Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. But What Is It?

Bloomberg  

Four decades ago, computer engineers were theorizing that the mind-bending mechanics of quantum physics could be harnessed to make a new kind of computer that’s exponentially more powerful than conventional machines. A race is on to develop bigger machines that can accurately model the behavior of complex real-world phenomena and deliver a leap forward in fields as varied as drug …

The Quantum Promise - ABC listen
1 year, 2 months ago

The Quantum Promise - ABC listen

ABC  

Jonathan Webb: Hi, I’m Jonathan Webb – and this is the second Boyer Lecture for 2023. Without going into the details, you should know that the direction of this little bar magnet – or the superposition state of a single quantum bit – can be described mathematically using two classical bits of information, one describing the fraction of the one …

How can quantum computers be better than classical computers?
1 year, 3 months ago

How can quantum computers be better than classical computers?

The Hindu  

Quantum computing is becoming more popular – both as a field of study and in the public imagination. Facing the quantum challenge Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, whereas classical computers use binary bits. Classical computers struggle with #P-hard problems – a set of problems that includes estimating the probability that random quantum circuits will yield a certain output. …

Google claims quantum computer breaththrough
1 year, 6 months ago

Google claims quantum computer breaththrough

Daily Mail  

Now a newer device is 'beyond capabilities of existing classical supercomputers' But at the time the huge claim was questioned by quantum rivals including IBM Within the next couple of decades, experts think quantum computers will replace the 'classical' computers at our desks and revolutionise our lives. According to Google, the newest version of its Sycamore quantum processor runs 70 …

Quantum computers to overtake regular computers ‘within two years’ after breakthrough
1 year, 6 months ago

Quantum computers to overtake regular computers ‘within two years’ after breakthrough

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Microsoft has announced plans to build a quantum supercomputer after researchers said the …

Explained | The challenges of quantum computing
2 years ago

Explained | The challenges of quantum computing

The Hindu  

The story so far: The allure of quantum computers is their ability to take advantage of quantum physics to solve problems too complex for computers that use classical physics. The 2022 Nobel Prize for physics was awarded for work that rigorously tested one such ‘experience’ and paved the way for its applications in computing – which speaks to the contemporary …

Inside India’s quest to ride quantum wave
2 years, 5 months ago

Inside India’s quest to ride quantum wave

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : If India achieves its target of about 30 million electric vehicles in the next two years, it will also need many more electric charging stations. Quantum computing also rides on ‘quantum entanglement’, a property that Albert Einstein referred to as “spooky action at a distance" since it allows quantum particles to connect regardless of their location in …

Google builds ‘Qubit Game’ to teach students quantum computing
2 years, 8 months ago

Google builds ‘Qubit Game’ to teach students quantum computing

The Hindu  

Google has joined hands with a gaming company Doublespeak Games to acquaint students in quantum computing by playing a game. The duo has developed ‘The Qubit Game’, which simulates challenges faced by quantum engineers in their daily work. “If you succeed, you’ll discover new upgrades for your in-game quantum computer, complete big research projects, and hopefully become a little more …

Quantum Computing is a revolution whose time has come
3 years ago

Quantum Computing is a revolution whose time has come

The Hindu  

Be it automotive giant BMW launching a ‘Quantum Computing challenge’ or researchers with Google’s Quantum Computing division claiming to have created “Time Crystals” using the company’s Sycamore quantum computer, or The University of Tokyo and IBM Corp. initiating Japan’s first commercial-use quantum computer, this is a revolution whose time has come. Quantum Computing can solve complex optimisation issues, process information …

What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?
3 years, 6 months ago

What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?

Wired  

Quantum computers, you might have heard, are magical uber-machines that will soon cure cancer and global warming by trying all possible answers in different parallel universes. Alas, the work feels Sisyphean: The cringeworthy hype about quantum computers has only increased over the years, as corporations and governments have invested billions, and as the technology has progressed to programmable 50-qubit devices …

Google says it will build a commercial quantum computer before 2030
3 years, 7 months ago

Google says it will build a commercial quantum computer before 2030

Live Mint  

Tech giant Google today said it expects to build a commercial quantum computer that can perform large-scale calculations without errors before the end of the decade. The company announced its plans at the Google I/O developer conference today, making it one of the few companies in the world to have put concrete launch dates for their quantum computers. The campus …

IBM’s top executive says, quantum computers will never reign supreme over classical ones
3 years, 11 months ago

IBM’s top executive says, quantum computers will never reign supreme over classical ones

The Hindu  

Crunch numbers fast and at scale has been at the centre of computing technology. Dasgupta noted that quantum computers complement traditional computing machines, and said the notion that quantum computers will take over classical computers is not true. “Quantum computers are not ‘supreme’ against classical computers because of a laboratory experiment designed to essentially implement one very specific quantum sampling …

Opinion: The unhackable computers that could revolutionize the future
4 years ago

Opinion: The unhackable computers that could revolutionize the future

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Don Lincoln is a senior scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Physicists, engineers and computer scientists are trying to harness the counterintuitive behavior of quantum mechanics to build quantum computers, leading eventually to a quantum internet. What would take trillions of years using ordinary computers would take a few seconds with a quantum computer. Unlike ordinary computers, …

Billion-dollar quantum computing and AI fund announced by US
4 years, 4 months ago

Billion-dollar quantum computing and AI fund announced by US

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year, Google claimed to have achieved what is known as "quantum supremacy", whereby a quantum computer …

Quantum computing breakthrough as scientists find possible solution to technology's biggest hurdle
4 years, 4 months ago

Quantum computing breakthrough as scientists find possible solution to technology's biggest hurdle

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Noise" remains the biggest problem for the development of quantum computers, and must be solved before they …

Quantum computing adopted by airlines and car makers in hunt for world's first commercial applications
5 years ago

Quantum computing adopted by airlines and car makers in hunt for world's first commercial applications

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For the world’s most valuable airline, it could mean vastly improved route scheduling, with Delta CIO Rahul …

What are quantum computers, and is it time to throw your old PC away?
5 years, 2 months ago

What are quantum computers, and is it time to throw your old PC away?

The Hindu  

Researchers at Google say they have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, in which a computer harnessing the properties of sub-atomic particles did a far better job of solving a problem than the world’s most powerful supercomputer. Here’s an explainer: Quantum supremacy is a holy grail for researchers in the field: It’s when the superior potential of quantum computing is finally achieved in …

Google claims quantum computing breakthrough; others say hold on a qubit
5 years, 2 months ago

Google claims quantum computing breakthrough; others say hold on a qubit

The Hindu  

Google said on October 23 it had achieved a breakthrough in computer research, by solving a complex problem in minutes with a so-called quantum computer that would take today’s most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack. “This dramatic increase in speed compared to all known classical algorithms is an experimental realization of quantum supremacy for this specific computational task, …

Q&A: Google claims ‘quantum supremacy.’ What could that mean for the future of computing?
5 years, 2 months ago

Q&A: Google claims ‘quantum supremacy.’ What could that mean for the future of computing?

LA Times  

For the first time ever, a quantum computer has performed a computational task that would be essentially impossible for a conventional computer to complete, according to a team from Google. Google’s scientists are hailing the achievement as the first demonstration of what’s known as “quantum supremacy.” The phrase was coined in 2012 by John Preskill, a theoretical physicist at Caltech, …

Google claims quantum computing breakthrough
5 years, 2 months ago

Google claims quantum computing breakthrough

LA Times  

Google said an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. Google announced it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. Google’s leaked …

It’s only a matter of time before quantum computers start solving real-world problems
5 years, 2 months ago

It’s only a matter of time before quantum computers start solving real-world problems

Salon  

No, quantum computing did not come of age with Google’s Sycamore, a 53-qubit computer solving in 200 seconds a problem that would take even a supercomputer 10,000 years. Instead, it is the first step, showing that a functional computation can be done with a quantum computer, and it does indeed solve a special class of problems much faster than conventional …

Explained | What is ‘quantum supremacy’?
5 years, 3 months ago

Explained | What is ‘quantum supremacy’?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Tech websites and theoretical computer-science outlets were aflame earlier this week after a story in the U.K.-based Financial Times said Google had claimed to have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’. Because of quantum superposition, a quantum computer — if it works to plan — can mimic several classical computers working in parallel. Quantum supremacy refers to quantum computers …

Why Google’s quantum computing ‘breakthrough’ could be about to change everything
5 years, 3 months ago

Why Google’s quantum computing ‘breakthrough’ could be about to change everything

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers working on one of the technology giant’s quantum computers achieved what is known as quantum supremacy, …

Quantum computers still a decade away; will only be used in research projects say experts
5 years, 5 months ago

Quantum computers still a decade away; will only be used in research projects say experts

Firstpost  

Nobel laureate Klaus von Klitzing said that quantum computers may be helpful in limited fields while normal computers are a backbone of the society. Klitzing, the director of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany said that quantum computers may be helpful in limited fields while normal computers are a backbone of the society. “An important point …

Quantum computing breakthrough means Google could be very close to revealing revolutionary machine
5 years, 6 months ago

Quantum computing breakthrough means Google could be very close to revealing revolutionary machine

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hartmut Neven, director of Google’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab, revealed to Quanta magazine that his lab’s most …

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