[content-module:CompanyOverview|NASDAQ:MSFT] In December 2024, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), Google's parent company, announced its new quantum computing chip. This started a frenzy of trading in pure-play ...

Microsoft's quantum computing scientists announced they have finally realized a long-held goal of building a "topological qubit", the equivalent of a transistor for ordinary chips, that may help ...

Microsoft has introduced Majorana 1, a chip for quantum computing, which it said will enable computers to solve incredibly difficult industrial-scale problems in mere years instead of the decades ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Researchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device that stores ...

Microsoft Corp. today debuted the Majorana 1, an eight-qubit chip that it touts as a major breakthrough in quantum computing. The processor is powered by quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes.

Microsoft (MSFT) has unveiled its new Majorana 1 chip, a breakthrough in quantum computing technology that signals practical quantum machines could be available in "years, not decades." The chip, ...

Microsoft has unveiled a significant advancement in quantum computing with the introduction of the “Majorana 1” chip and the discovery of a new new state of matter. This development has the potential ...

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Microsoft shocked the tech world by announcing its Majorana 1 quantum chip on Feb. 19, marking a transformative leap of innovation in the rapidly evolving field. Quantum computers are intended to ...

For years, predicting when quantum computing would become practical has been difficult, largely because of fundamental challenges that had no clear solutions. Those timelines may need to be advanced ...