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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Back in 2019, Google made waves by claiming it had achieved what has been called “quantum supremacy” — the ability of a quantum computer to perform operations that would take a wildly impractical … Continue reading Google Identifies Low Noise ‘Phase Transition’ In Its Quantum Processor
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica, written by John Timmer: [P]art of the software stack that companies are developing to control their quantum hardware includes software that converts abstract representations of quantum algorithms i… Continue reading IBM Opens Its Quantum-Computing Stack To Third Parties
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Microsoft has updated a key cryptographic library with two new encryption algorithms designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. The updates were made last week to SymCrypt, a core crypto… Continue reading As Quantum Computing Threats Loom, Microsoft Updates Its Core Crypto Library
The founder of Cambridge-based Riverlane, Steve Brierley, predicts quantum computing will have its “Sputnik” breakthrough within years. “Quantum computing is not going to be just slightly better than the previous computer, it’s going to be a huge step … Continue reading After AI, Quantum Computing Eyes Its ‘Sputnik’ Moment
A Zillow listing for a $2.4 million house in a Dallas suburb is grabbing attention for its 5,786-square-foot data center with immersion cooling tanks, massive server racks, and two separate power grids. Tom’s Hardware reports: With a brick exterior, cu… Continue reading $2.4 Million Texas Home Listing Boasts Built-In 5,786 sq ft Data Center
Longtime Slashdot reader MattSparkes shares a report from NewScientist: Quantum computing experts are baffled by the UK government’s new export restrictions on the exotic devices (source paywalled), saying they make little sense. [The UK government has… Continue reading UK Imposes Mysterious Ban On Quantum Computer Exports
This week the nonprofit Linux Foundation announced the launch of the High Performance Software Foundation, which “aims to build, promote, and advance a portable core software stack for high performance computing” (or HPC) by “increasing adoption, lower… Continue reading Linux Foundation Announces Launch of ‘High Performance Software Foundation’
Josh Norem reports via ExtremeTech: At the recent International supercomputing conference called ISC 2024, Intel’s newest Aurora supercomputer installed at Argonne National Laboratory raised a few eyebrows by finally surpassing the exascale barrier. Be… Continue reading Intel Aurora Supercomputer Breaks Exascale Barrier
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: A key supplier to the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies is building a $20 million supercomputer with buzzy chipmaker Nvidia to speed deployment of artificial intelligence capabilities … Continue reading Defense Think Tank MITRE To Build AI Supercomputer With Nvidia
An anonymous reader quotes a report published last week by Physics World: Researchers at the Dutch quantum institute QuTech in Delft have announced plans to build Europe’s first 100-quantum bit (qubit) quantum computer. When complete in 2026, the devic… Continue reading Europe Plans To Build 100-Qubit Quantum Computer By 2026