Biggish Blue expands its “quantum” cloud computing
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Powered by millions of dead or alive cats
 
The ever shrinking Big Blue is expanding what it calls quantum computing as a cloud service.

Firefox Quantum finally speeds up
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Thursday, 28 September 2017 12:04

Firefox Quantum finally speeds up


It can even handle Fudz' CMS

After being stuck in the slow lane for ages, Mozilla’s new Quantum browser is starting to look like it might be faster than Chrome.

Microsoft spins its quantum plans
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Wednesday, 27 September 2017 10:42

Microsoft spins its quantum plans


Written a language for a computer which does not exist

Microsoft is trying to be prepared for the new breed of quantum computers, even though a true quantum PC does not exist yet. 

Aussies come up with new form of quantum computer
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Thursday, 07 September 2017 12:06

Aussies come up with new form of quantum computer


Who needs dead cats when you have a lot of sheep?


Aussie boffins, squatting in the outback, have come up with a new form of quantum computer which does not involve cats and will be dramatically easier and cheaper to produce.

China sends unbreakable cat code from space
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Thursday, 10 August 2017 11:39

China sends unbreakable cat code from space


Uses the power of potentially dead or alive cats


China has managed to harness the power of cats who may or may not be dead to send an unbreakable quantum code from space.

Chinese networked intertwined quantum particles
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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.

Microsoft puts quantum computing on ice
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Thursday, 20 April 2017 09:47

Microsoft puts quantum computing on ice


Cool for potentially dead or alive cats 


Software king of the world Microsoft has some rather cool quantum computing plans which involves rather a lot of ice.

IBM speeds up quantum time table
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Tuesday, 07 March 2017 11:34

IBM speeds up quantum time table


Down to a few years away.

Biggish Blue has said that it will build and sell commercial 50-qubit universal quantum computers, dubbed IBM Q, "in the next few years."

Aussies build a better Qubit
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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
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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.