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Dec 2024
32m 34s

Google’s Quantum Chip

The Motley Fool
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The new Willow chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years. That’s longer than the universe has been around. (00:14) Nick Sciple and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The potential futures and lingering questions for quantum computers. - A restructuring at Warner Bros. Discovery that’s pleasing its investors. ... Show More
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