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Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing
Published in News
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:48

Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing


Cool for cats

Boffins working for Microsoft and Atom Computing have emerged from their smoke-filled shared lab claiming a significant breakthrough in their quest to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers that outperform classical systems.

A.I. is dumber than a cat, claims Meta man
Published in AI
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:08

A.I. is dumber than a cat, claims Meta man


Cat says Meta Man is dumber than AI

Meta senior researcher Yann LeCun told the Wall Street Journal that humanity has nothing to fear from A.I. and that it is “dumber than a cat.”

2025 will be the year of quantum on the desktop
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 11:17

2025 will be the year of quantum on the desktop


IonQ CEO's bold claim

We could see a quantum PC on the desktop by 2025 according to IonQ CEO Peter Chapman.

Digital information quantum teleported
Published in News
Monday, 30 December 2019 10:59

Digital information quantum teleported


Beam me up moggy

Scientists at the University of Bristol and the Technical University of Denmark have achieved quantum teleportation between two computer chips for the first time.

British bloke gets broadband using wet string
Published in News
Thursday, 14 December 2017 11:39

British bloke gets broadband using wet string


Who needs Cat 5 ?

A UK ISP techie has managed to set up broadband cables using just wet string.

Boffins create 50 qubits quantum simulators
Published in News
Thursday, 30 November 2017 12:45

Boffins create 50 qubits quantum simulators


Teach your quantum cat to do the accounts

Two teams of researchers have published papers in Nature detailing how they created unprecedented quantum simulators consisting of over 50 qubits.

Chinese networked intertwined quantum particles
Published in News


1,200 kilometres without needing a cat


Chinese boffins have sent intertwined quantum particles from a satellite to ground stations separated by 1,200 kilometres, smashing the previous world record and not needing a cat to work.

Aussies build a better Qubit
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 November 2016 11:07

Aussies build a better Qubit


Step closer to cat-friendly quantum computers

Australian boffins have come up with a better qubit which makes quantum computers more likely.

Microsoft working on a Quantum PC which may not work
Published in News


A bit like Vista only using cats

Software king of the world, Microsoft is building a quantum computer which, in addition to potentially dead and alive cats, features parts which physicists are not sure actually exist.

China puts quantum cats in space
Published in News
Wednesday, 17 August 2016 11:09

China puts quantum cats in space


Birth control to Ginger Tom

China appears to be investing in a huge number of potentially dead or alive cats as it builds one of the world's biggest wireless quantum networks.