TL;DR: Microsoft has introduced the Majorana 1 quantum computing chip, featuring a new "state of matter" and designed to accommodate up to 1 million qubits. Microsoft has just unveiled its new ...

A possible new leap in quantum computing was announced this week when Microsoft’s Satya Nadella claimed he achieved a major breakthrough with its first chip, known as the Majorana 1 chip. The new leap ...

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 quantum computing stocks like Rigetti ...

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 ...

Quantum computing has often been hailed as the next frontier in technology, promising to solve problems far beyond the capabilities of today’s most powerful supercomputers. Yet for years, researchers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Only a little more than a month after Google announced its Willow quantum computing chip, Microsoft is revealing its own. The Majorana 1, Microsoft says, makes use of a topoconductor, which is ...

Microsoft (MSFT) on Wednesday announced a new kind of quantum computer chip that it says will make quantum computers useful in years, rather than decades in the future. The chip, called Majorana 1, ...

Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, a quantum chip powered by a new state of matter: topoconductors. MSFT stock remains bearish despite the breakthrough, but short-term buying pressure hints at bullish ...