Big Tech companies are investing heavily in quantum computing research and development. Quantum computers aren't fault-tolerant yet, but the tech giants say they're nearing a breakthrough.

He receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The company uses so-called “photonic” quantum computing, which has long been dismissed as impractical. The approach, which encodes ...

Amazon on Thursday unveiled its first quantum computing chip, about a week after rival Microsoft announced its first chip devoted to the nascent technology. The new chip, called Ocelot, ...

Microsoft's claims about a potential breakthrough in quantum computing and the creation of a new state of matter have created backlash from physicists who question the claim's veracity.

AWS unveils Ocelot chip, aims to cut quantum computing timeline Ocelot uses 'cat' qubits, reducing needed physical qubits AWS aims for as few as 100,000 qubits for useful quantum computers Feb 27 ...

PsiQuantum burst out of "stealth mode" in 2021 with a blockbuster funding announcement. It followed up with two more last year. The company uses so-called "photonic" quantum computing, which has ...

Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Amazon is making its foray into ...

Amazon Web Services today announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum computing chip. While the chip has only rudimentary computing capability, the company says it is a proof-of-principle ...

The field of quantum computing has become increasingly prominent after recent announcements of new quantum chip prototypes from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Still, some industry insiders remain ...

Following up on Microsoft's announcement of a qubit based on completely new physics, Amazon is publishing a paper describing a very different take on quantum computing hardware. The system mixes ...