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

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 how big a number that is. Willow’s big claim and the challenge of comparison Google describes Willow as the “best quantum processor built to date.” However, some experts urge caution in interpreting its achievements. The quantum race heats up Google’s Willow chip was developed in a purpose-built manufacturing facility in California, reflecting the growing global race in quantum computing.

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