Dec 25, 2024

A quantum leap for computers

A wafer with photonic chips used for quantum computing. Thoma Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images

While AI is the current darling of the tech world, quantum computing is also making gains.

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Quantum leap? This computing system could advance in 2025.

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence is sure to get most of the hype, but technologists are making progress in realizing the promise of quantum computing.

A model of a quantum computer in Japan. Some say quantum computing could help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems.

Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images

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