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Do you remember your first cell phone? It was probably a big, clunky thing that only made calls and maybe sent text messages. But now, you have a smartphone in your pocket. It’s something quite different from what we had in the past. They’re basically mini-computers that can do just about anything. How did we ...
Quantum computers harness some of the almost-mystical phenomena of quantum mechanics to deliver huge leaps forward in processing power. Quantum machines promise to outstrip even the most capable of today’s — and tomorrow’s — supercomputers. Quantum computers, as their name implies, operate on the bizarre principles of quantum mechanics to manipulate information and are poised ...
In October, Google announced that it had achieved the “quantum supremacy” milestone. The term refers to a situation when quantum computing is able to make calculations much faster than conventional computers. Google’s quantum computing milestone To test the supremacy of the quantum computer, Google ran an experiment where it was made to perform a calculation ...
IBM has announced that it will be acquiring Red Hat for a massive US$34 billion. While investing such a large amount of money in a company that basically provides software for free looks strange, Red Hat generates about US$3 billion in revenues every year from the businesses that seek its support. The acquisition of Red ...