Google’s quantum boost doesn’t really compute
One of Google’s science projects is paying off in a big way, albeit way early. Alphabet, parent company of the internet search giant, has seen its stock jump nearly 12% this week, since Google announced a new in-house chip called Willow designed to power quantum computing. “The next challenge for the field is to demonstrate a first ‘useful, beyond-classical’ computation on today’s quantum chips that is relevant to a real-world application," wrote Google’s Quantum AI head, Hartmut Neven, in a blog post on Monday. Quantum computing doesn’t solve Google’s problems with the government, but analysts say the news does serve as a good reminder that the company still has considerable technical heft. “While quantum is still years from broad commercial adoption, the new Willow quantum chip showcases, in our view, Google’s lead in quantum research," wrote Colin Sebastian of Robert W. Baird.
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