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☆ Google claims quantum computing milestone — but the tech can't solve real-world problems yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

However, while Google's achievements have been noted for advancing the field, experts say that quantum computing still has no real-world uses — yet. Proponents of quantum computing claim it will be able to solve problems that current computers can't. Quantum computing uses quantum bits or qubits which can be zero, one or something in between. This is a very important milestone for quantum computers." But despite optimism that quantum computing could one day change the world — or at least computers' role in it — experts in the field have suggested that Google's quantum computing breakthrough is still lacking in real-world uses.

Persons: Josh Edelson, Francesco Ricciuti, Hartmut Neven, Willow, Google, Neven, Winfried Hensinger Organizations: Google, AFP, Getty, Runa, CNBC, University of Sussex Locations: Mountain View , California, U.S

☆ Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Like other tech giants such as Microsoft and IBM, Alphabet’s Google is chasing quantum computing because it promises computing speeds far faster than today’s fastest systems. As more qubits are packed onto a chip, those errors can add up to make the chip no better than a conventional computer chip. “We are past the break even point,” Hartmut Neven, who leads the Google Quantum AI unit, said in an interview. Some of Google’s rivals are producing chips with a larger number of qubits than Google, but Google is focused on making the most reliable qubits it can, Anthony Megrant, chief architect for Google Quantum AI, said in an interview.

Persons: ” Hartmut Neven, Anthony Megrant, Megrant, ” Megrant Organizations: Google, Microsoft, IBM, University of California Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Santa Barbara

A Colorado jury on Monday rejected an insanity defense and convicted the man who gunned down 10 people at a Boulder supermarket three years ago of murder. Ahmad Alissa, 25, was found guilty on all 55 charges, including 10 counts of first-degree murder, in the March 22, 2021, assault at King Soopers. Alissa remained seated as the verdicts were read and didn’t appear to show any demonstrative reaction. Responding Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley, 51, was the first law enforcement agent to arrive at the King Soopers when he was killed. "There are no words that describe how much we love and miss him," Nicolina Stanisic told the court during the sentencing phase after the verdict.

Persons: Ahmad Alissa, King Soopers, Ingrid Bakke, Alissa, hadn’t, Whitney Traylor, “ I’m, ” Traylor, ” Alissa, Eric Talley, Soopers, Talley, Denny Stong, Neven Stanisic, Rikki Olds, Tralona Bartkowiak, Suzanne Fountain, Teri Leiker, Kevin Mahoney, Lynn Murray, Jody Waters, Ali Aliwi Alissa, KUSA, Nicolina Stanisic, There's Organizations: NBC, Boulder Locations: Colorado, Boulder, Denver, Arvada

☆ A Dutch Quest for Buried Nazi Treasure Comes Up Empty
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A couple of weeks before the end of the war, five German soldiers buried the treasure, but another, Helmut Sonder, watched them while lying in the bushes with a war injury. He drew a map from memory, presumably with the idea of coming back for the spoils, according to the documents. The map suggested a degree of precision — the treasure, it said, was buried about 1.7 to 2.3 feet deep, next to three poplar trees. The Buren municipality, which includes Ommeren, turned away several requests for similar endeavors, according to Pieter Neven, an official there. Ms. Honders’s foray was approved, he said, because “We wanted to handle it professionally.”Mr. Neven said that the municipality had subsidized Ms. Honders’s search with 2,000 euros, about $2,200, to help pay for the archaeologists and professional metal-detector operators.

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